Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:57:49 -0600 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "David Yu" <chiahsing@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel iconv support? Message-ID: <opskv5qnhe9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <ad2ada4b05011922443bd0f9d3@mail.gmail.com> References: <ad2ada4b05011922443bd0f9d3@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:44:48 -0800, David Yu <chiahsing@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks, > I was wondering why the kernel side iconv support is so incomplete. I > mean, only XLAT and XLAT 16 converters are implemented. Is there any > reason that we don't want to put all converters into the kernel (e.g. > too large)? Or just no one wrote it? > I think the iconv support is really important in filename conversion > in some file systems, especially for non-English users. A fully > functional iconv will be good for many people. http://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-july-2004-dec-2004.html#Improved-Multibyte/Wide-Character-Support > David -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org
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