Re: [PATCH] UTF-8 for users of Japanese language (was: [Lynx-dev] Re: lynx-dev a problem of Japanesewith2.8.5pre.5compiled withncursesw)

[Thomas Dickey]

On Sat, 15 May 2004 address@hidden wrote:

> On Fri, 14 May 2004, Henry Nelson wrote:
>
> > On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 10:13:24AM +0900, Atsuhito KOHDA wrote:
> > > From: address@hidden
> > > Subject: Re: [Lynx-dev] Re: lynx-dev a problem of Japanese 
> > > with2.8.5pre.5compiled withncursesw
> > > Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 23:59:13 +0900 (JST)
> > >
> > > > OK.  I'll update my patch on this weekend because it can't be applied
> > > > to the latest Lynx and it seems to be better to introduce new macro
> > > > like EXP_JAPANESEUTF8_SUPPORT in order to make Lynx configurable.
> >
> > Before doing too much work (unless it's "work of love" :), maybe wait for
> > confirmation from Tom Dickey about incorporating the patch.  (To be sure
> > you are aware: I talk a lot, but have no direct connection with lynx-dev.)
>
> I see.  I already updated my patch and put it below URL with not so
> much work :).
>
>     http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~patakuti/tmp/lynx/lynx.patch_for_286dev3UTF8JP

I have a copy of that (thanks)

> The patch introduces a new macro EXP_JAPANESEUTF8_SUPPORT.  In order
> to make the enhancement enable, you have to
>     set "-liconv" to SITE_LIBS
> and
>     add "-DEXP_JAPANESEUTF8_SUPPORT" to CPPFLAGS
> in your makefile after configure.
>
> Tom, if you think my patch can be adopted, would you mind to make a
> new configure option for making the enhancement automatically enable?
> Thanks in advance.

it's on my to-do list (aside from simplifying the ifdef's, I don't see
anything that requires immediate attention).

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