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Deeper Localization
- From: Daniel Yacob <yacob at geez dot org>
- To: libc-alpha at sources dot redhat dot com
- Cc: yacob at geez dot org
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 00:59:53 +0300
- Subject: Deeper Localization
Greetings All,
The localization support in glibc is a fantastic system resource
and I can honestly say has made my computing experience a happier,
more natural and intuitive one. In the back of my mine there remain
two areas where I still feel the experience is constrained by some
underlying legacy assumptions. I feel the same way of every
localization infrastructure however.
What are the localization goals of glibc? Is it limited to
supporting ISO 14652 or is it only a guide? Has consideration
for the LDML spec been given? Or is it limited only by the
available time of developers?
What I'd love to see glibc support would be non-gregorian calendar
system and non-decimal (radix 10) numeral systems. I'm working
with some students who could work on implementing support for
something like LC_CALSYS and LC_NUMSYS. But what would the
requirements be for the results to be incorporated into a future
glibc? Also, should it be implemented in auxiliary libraries or
into the core?
thanks,
/Daniel