Re: kernel tty patches

[Bruno Haible]

Tomohiro KUBOTA writes:

> The kernel need wcwidth for console-displaying driver.

No, console and ttys are quite different subsystems of the kernel. The
console is optional; you can build a kernel with only a serial
"console".

Moreover, CJK or UTF-8 display needs large fonts and therefore doesn't
belong in the kernel. It's better done in a user mode program that
relies on the framebuffer. Only the fallback ASCII console belongs in
the kernel - and it doesn't need wcwidth.

Bruno
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