Re: C and C++, promotion, stabilization, migrationFor embedded

On 2024-08-23, Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> wrote:

On 8/23/2024 11:32 AM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:

OpenVMS has ~no concept of languages, either. Yeah, the C abd C++ I18N
giblets, Java and its own little world, maybe using the existing and
older ICU or maybe you ported a newer ICU, and the deprecated Terminal
Fallback Facility (TFF) and National (Replacement)  Character Set (NCS)
giblets, sure. All of which make things more interesting for apps that
want or need to deal with the UTF-8 and post-ASCII world.

>
Regarding UTF-8 support, then  my take is that:
>
UTF-8 in file names, in usernames, in logicals, in identifiers and in
programs/scripts: not really needed.
>

Some possible examples:

Train_Timetable_Flåm_to_Hønefoss.pdf

or (in a filesystem):

/data/sites/Flåm/
/data/sites/Hønefoss/
/data/sites/Bodø/

How do you think these should be handled ?

Not every location on the planet is restricted to using US-ASCII naming.

Simon.

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