From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 10 17:15:22 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) id RAA11835 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 10 Jan 1995 17:15:22 -0800 Received: from sequent.kiae.su (sequent.kiae.su [144.206.136.6]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.9/8.6.6) with SMTP id RAA11827 for ; Tue, 10 Jan 1995 17:15:20 -0800 Received: by sequent.kiae.su id AA25305 (5.65.kiae-2 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org); Wed, 11 Jan 1995 04:02:54 +0300 Received: (from ache@localhost) by astral.msk.su (8.6.8/8.6.6) id DAA03746; Wed, 11 Jan 1995 03:48:37 +0300 To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, "Andrew V. Stesin" References: <199501102233.AAA23354@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <199501102233.AAA23354@office.elvisti.kiev.ua>; from "Andrew V. Stesin" at Wed, 11 Jan 1995 00:33:21 +0200 (EET) Message-Id: Organization: Olahm Ha-Yetzirah Date: Wed, 11 Jan 1995 03:48:37 +0300 X-Mailer: Mail/@ [v2.31 FreeBSD] From: "Andrew A. Chernov, Black Mage" X-Class: Fast Subject: Re: Localization stuff? Lines: 46 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 1652 Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In message <199501102233.AAA23354@office.elvisti.kiev.ua> Andrew V. Stesin writes: >I'm using 1.1.5 and I'm not going to upgrade soon; >anyway, for my work I need (and not only me) the complete >localization kit, not only LC_CTYPE, but LC_COLLATE and company, >too. Locale scheme changed since 1.x, so you better try 2.x. With 2.x changes all ctype-oriented programs can easily understands koi8-r f.e. with only few environment settings. However, only LC_CTYPE locale still provided. >In 1.1.5's libc I found only a kind of template for everything >but LC_CTYPE. I contacted the author of Linux' locale, >Nickolay Saukh, and he permitted to use his locale kit >with FreeBSD. But after I've got it, I discovered that >this package is based on SysV's locale, and is differs >_much_ from the ideas found in FreeBSD library sources. IMHO, better way is to keep LC_CTYPE locale in current (BSD) style, because it more powerful than SysV LC_CTYPE. And additionly intergate into this scheme LC_COLLATE and company. >My questions are: > Is the development of the localization kit going on? No, just adopting of current code. > What's the current state of this development? I describe it in few words above. > Whom should I contact? You can contact me at least. Maybe wollman@freefall.cdrom.com would be interested to as first importer of locale code. -- Andrew A. Chernov : And I rest so composedly, /Now, in my bed, ache@astral.msk.su : That any beholder /Might fancy me dead - FidoNet: 2:5020/230.3 : Might start at beholding me, /Thinking me dead. RELCOM Team,FreeBSD Team : E.A.Poe From "For Annie" 1849