Re: GNU sed version 4.2.1: on OS X, C locale gets aliased to UTF-8

[Jim Meyering]

Paul Eggert wrote:
> Alas, I don't use OS X, or Mac OS X, or whatever it's called
> these days, so I can't easily test any fix, and I'd like some
> discussion if possible.
>
> In January Bruno wrote that my proposed patch
> <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-01/msg00319.html>
> would break gettext-based i18n of GNU programs on OS X; see
> <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-01/msg00342.html>.
>
> In July Max Horn proposed a different patch, which he said is more logical
> <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-07/msg00097.html>.
> Max's patch would set the codeset to be ASCII if
> the codeset is UTF-8 but MB_CUR_MAX is 1.  This seems like
> it should do the trick, and shouldn't break any system
> that isn't already broken.
>
> Nobody has replied to Max's proposal, as far as I know.
> Are there any objections if I install his July patch?

Thanks for stepping up, Paul.
I like that solution, too, but we should give Bruno one more chance to respond.