Bug#97053: IANA registered character set names are not recognized
> Package: locales
> Version: 2.2.3-1
> Severity: normal
>
> IANA registered character sets `windows-1250' to `windows-1258' are not
> recognized by glibc. Instead glibc uses unregistered `cp1250' to
> `cp1258' which, for example, cannot be used in Internet mail (according
> to RFC 2046).
>
> See http://www.iana.org/assignments/character-sets.
Look at /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules .
gconv (iconv(3)) uses this alias database, so 'windows-125x'
is equal to 'cp125x'.
But the problem is /etc/locale.gen . It uses cp125x.
I want to know people is really willing to use 'windows-125x'
instead of 'cp125x'. We do not change them without _real_
'cp125x' user requests. IANA is not perfect.
Do you know the real demand for changing it?
> Suggestion: add appropriate `% alias WINDOWS-125x' lines to
> /usr/share/i18n/charmaps/CP125*
'%' means 'this line is comment'.
Adding this line is trivial issue.
-- gotom
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