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Subject: Re: C and C++, promotion, stabilization, migrationFor embedded
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:44:09 -0400
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On 8/27/2024 8:26 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> 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.

You transscribe them per common rules.

å -> aa
ø -> oe

The IT people should not have any problems with that.

And the non-IT people should not be exposed to this.

More like:

<a href="Train_Timetable_Flaam_to_Hoenefoss.pdf">Train Timetable Flåm to 
Hønefoss (in PDF format)</a>

Arne