On 22-3-2016 15:10, Alex Peshkoff wrote:
> On 03/22/2016 04:54 PM, Jim Starkey wrote:
>> On 3/22/2016 8:33 AM, Dimitry Sibiryakov wrote:
>>>       Hello, All.
>>>
>>>       Because there is nothing like isc_spb_lc_ctype, must be established a 
>>> rule for
>>> determining of encoding of all strings passed into services and back. I 
>>> suggest to use
>>> following:
>>>       If isc_spb_utf8_filename is included in SPB, all strings are supposed 
>>> to be in UTF8.
>>>       Otherwise they are in ANSI code page on Windows and current locale on 
>>> *nix.
>>>
>>>       Do you agree?
>>>
>> I don't agree.  It would be better all around if everything passing over
>> the wire is passed as utf-8.
>
> Certainly - but we must support old clients.

In that case wouldn't it be better to bump the SPB version and declare 
that from that version strings buffers are UTF-8 only?

Mark
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