X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:54:45 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: UTF-8 Cygwin Message-ID: <20060816195445.GD7674@trixie.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <20060816194059 DOT 95551 DOT qmail AT web32611 DOT mail DOT mud DOT yahoo DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060816194059.95551.qmail@web32611.mail.mud.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com On Wed, Aug 16, 2006 at 04:40:59PM -0300, Paulo Castro wrote: >I would like to ask that the decision to reject Mr Suzuki Hisao's patch >to include UTF-8 file name support in Cygwin was reconsidered. I've >read the discussion between Mr Suzuki Hisao and Mr Christopher Faylor >(cygwin-patches mail list, thread "UTF-8 Cygwin", 26 Jun - 06 Jul >2006), and Christopher's arguments didn't convince me: as it appears, >it was mostly an issue with function wrappers not being a solution as >clean and elegant as the ideal. The alternative would be a major >redesign in Cygwin that would require considerable additional efforts >which no one seems to be willing to undertake at this time. Sorry but we don't accept flawed patches just because they add desired functionality. I don't think the cygwin project is alone in adopting this type of rule. cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/