Re: locale encoding and core functions

[John W. Eaton]

On 3/9/19 3:25 PM, Mike Miller wrote:
> The PKG_ADD and PKG_DEL files can be dropped into any directory on the
> load path, and they already support executing arbitrary commands.

Good point.  We might as well use those files.  As a separate issue, we 
might think about whether it is safe to execute arbitrary code found in 
those files..

> Do we need to define a new file or can we install PKG_ADD files that run
> some command that does what you need? Something like
>
>      dn = fileparts (mfilename ("fullpath"));
>      set_dir_file_encoding (dn);
Seems reasonable to me.

jwe