Date:	Thu, 15 Nov 2001 14:36:33 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: small comment about shl20b.zip
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Juan Manuel Guerrero wrote:

> 1) No DJGPP port, no matter if it supports or not NLS,
>    should install a charset.alias file in lib.

I agree with the goal, but the question is: is that goal reasonably 
reachable?  If not, we are asking package maintainers something they
cannot easily provide.

The problem, as I recall it, is that "make install" installs that file.  
If that is true, we should do something to prevent that.

> 2) The only ports that will continuosly provide an up to date charset.alias file,
>    and will install them in lib, are gettext and libiconv.

Perhaps gettext and libiconv should make this file read-only.  This way, 
the users will at least see a warning (or would they?).

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