Roland Mainz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > 2. Conversion to UTF-8
> > > 3. Conversion to a defined encoding (encoding=<encodingidetifer>)
> >
> > This would create the demand for an in-kernel iconv.
>
> Yes... and an in-kernel way to figure-out which locale is used by the
> system (or... maybe "mount_pcfs" can pass the value to the kernel
> module) ...
There is a better way:
Pass the locale to the kernel and make it part of the proc structure,
then let the kernel create a prozess local translation. Note that Solaris is
not a single user system.
> > I am already waiting for it for better Joliet support in hsfs.
> > Anybody interested in writing a new, free and kernel aware iconv?
>
> Yes and no. I would prefer to keep the first implementation
> "pcfs"-private and then work on improving it...
Why? pcfs is a more local filesystem than hsfs, you usually use
pcfs created locally while hsfs published over the world and has a bigger
demand for different localization.
Jörg
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