Re: A question about scm_{to,from}_locale_string()

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

() Peter TB Brett <address@hidden>
() Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:09:03 +0100

   I've added a configure check that defines
   scm_{to,from}_utf8_string to scm_{to,from}_locale_string if
   the former isn't available in libguile.  Seems to work okay.

   Obviously there are some cases where we still use the locale
   functions explicitly, e.g. parsing command-line arguments.

Probably sooner or later it behooves us (clients of libguile)
to hold a libguile "portability summit", where common bits of
autoconfigury, shimming, etc can be actively pooled, refactored
and (hopefully) incorporated into a time-saving tarball.

In this way, stuff like the autoconf check you mention, and
stuff like Autogen's or Serveez's C shims can be centrally
maintained and not re-invented time and time again.

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