Re: Coding systems documentation

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Kenichi Handa <address@hidden>
> CC: address@hidden, address@hidden
> Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:30:49 +0900
> 
> > >     address@hidden I think this paragraph is no longer correct.
> > >     address@hidden
> > >        Most coding systems specify a particular character code for
> > >      conversion, but some of them leave the choice unspecified---to be 
> > > chosen
> > >      heuristically for each file, based on the data.
> > >     address@hidden ignore
> > > 
> > > I think these still exist.  For example, there are `undecided' and 
> > > friends.
> 
> > Is this only about undecided? or are there other examples?
> 
> All coding systems that don't have -unix, -dos, and -mac at
> the tail leaves the choice of eol-format unspecified.

Yes, but the above says "character code", so it's about text
conversion, not eol conversion.

> By the way, "specify a particular character code for
> conversion" is a little bit strange.  "specify a particular
> conversion rule between an encoded byte sequence and a
> character sequence." is more accurate (and I think clearer).

Right.