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Re: "C" character set (again)
2010/1/8 Eric Blake:
> My opinion is that it would still be nice to keep "C" in the UTF-8 charset
> (to encourage people to fix their programs that do not comply with POSIX
> rules about the C locale)
Cygwin's aim is Linux compatibility, not teaching people the
subtleties of POSIX.
> fix 8-bit transparency issues in as many
> APIs as possible (such as printf) so that invalid characters are at least
> still handled as transparently-clean 8-bit bytes.
I think that's a good idea either way.
> ÂIn the long run,
> sticking with the UTF-8 charset will only be doing users a favor
By forcing them to make changes that are necessary only for Cygwin??
I'm all for sticking with UTF-8 for the default locale, but not for
the "C" locale.
> even if
> we end up having to point people to the FAQ about locale implications.
And to what purpose? Where's the gain for Cygwin here?
Andy