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Date:      Sun, 6 Jan 2002 15:41:24 +0200
From:      Alexey Zelkin <phantom@freebsd.org>
To:        Motoyuki Konno <motoyuki@freebsd.org>
Cc:        stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, re@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP: several locale renames were MFCed
Message-ID:  <20020106154124.A32469@ark.cris.net>
In-Reply-To: <200201061333.g06DXmd05825@sakura.mk.bsdclub.org>; from motoyuki@freebsd.org on Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 10:33:48PM %2B0900
References:  <20020105183137.A79023@ark.cris.net> <200201060751.g067pJd05268@sakura.mk.bsdclub.org> <20020106145658.A24730@ark.cris.net> <200201061333.g06DXmd05825@sakura.mk.bsdclub.org>

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hi,

On Sun, Jan 06, 2002 at 10:33:48PM +0900, Motoyuki Konno wrote:

> > >   Many ports assumes that FreeBSD uses *.EUC locale name.
> > > For example, X applications stores locale-specific resource
> > > files under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/[locale name]/.  Currently,
> > > many ports install their Japanese locale resource files
> > > under /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ja_JP.EUC/.  We must fix these ports.
> > 
> > I am not expert in X11 locale, but quick look on half-year old
> > setup XFree86-4.1.0's X11R6/lib/X11/locale/locale.aliases shown
> > that ja_JP.eucJP is prefered name and ja_JP.EUC is preserved
> > there for compatibility.
> > 
> > As conclusion I may suggest to fix ports. But since many
> > things named ja_JP.EUC are placed to distfiles (as far as I could
> > see from quick look to your list) and these ports are supposed
> > to be usable at pre-4.5 -STABLE also I would suggest to setup
> > compability (symbolic?) link between old EUC and new eucXX directories/files.
> > 
> > Should it be enough to satisfy everybody ?
> 
> There are still difficulties with this solution.
> 
>   a.  In case /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ja_JP.EUC/ exists,
>       "ln ja_JP.eucJP ja_JP.EUC" will fail.

Two ways in my opinion:

1. link ja_JP.EUC -> ja_JP.eucJP
2. Always create ja_JP.EUC and ja_JP.eucJP and make links
between files.

>   b.  If a user installs pre-4.5 binary package,
>       /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/ja_JP.EUC directory will be created.
> 
> So, please wait for a while.  I'll discuss this problem with other
> developers in Japan.  Then, we'll fix ports.

Thanks!

> > NOTE: Don't do it now, please because if I get at least few requests
> > to backout *EUC to *euc* rename it will be backed out.
> 
> If we have **enough time** before 4.5-RELEASE,  I don't request to
> backout renames.

Let me know.

PS: Why this question was not arised when EUC -> euc rename was done in
-CURRENT in summer ?


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