Look at the upper/lower I sent to the list, they should be able to replace upper/lower for the utf8 encoding.... (and works independent of locale)..
... John > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Momjian > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 10:35 PM > To: Tatsuo Ishii > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [HACKERS] [pgsql-hackers-win32] UNICODE/UTF-8 on win32 > > > Where are we on this? As far as I can tell, we never disabled UTF8 on > Win32 in our code. The only thing we did do was to disable > UTF8 in pginstaller. See this FAQ item: > > > http://pginstaller.projects.postgresql.org/faq/FAQ_windows.html#2.6 > > Is the current setup OK? Should we allow UTF8 on Win32 for > languages that can use C locale, like Asian languages? > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > > Tatsuo Ishii wrote: > > I do understand the problem, but don't undertstand the decision you > > guys made. The fact that UPPER/LOWER and some other > functions does not > > work in win32 is surely a problem for some languages, but not a > > problem for otheres. For example, Japanese (and probably Chinese and > > Korean) does not have a concept upper/lower. So the fact > UPPER/LOWER > > does not work with UTF-8/win32 is not problem for Japanese (and for > > some other languages). Just using C locale with UTF-8 is enough in > > this case. > > > > In summary, I think you guys are going to overkill the multibyte > > support functionality on UTF-8/win32 because of the fact that some > > langauges do not work. > > > > Same thing can be said to EUC-JP, EUC-CN and EUC-KR and so > on as well. > > > > I strongly object the policy to try to unconditionaly disable UTF-8 > > support on win32. > > -- > > Tatsuo Ishii > > > > From: "Magnus Hagander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [pgsql-hackers-win32] UNICODE/UTF-8 on win32 > > Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 14:48:04 +0100 > > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > UNICODE/UTF-8 does not work on the win32 server. The > reason is that > > > strcoll() and friends don't work with it. To support it > on win32, it > > > needs to be converted to UTF16 and use the wide-character > versions > > > of the fucntion. Which we do not do. > > > (See > > > > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers-win32/2004-11/msg00036. > > > php > > > and > > > > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers-win32/2004-12/msg00106. > > > php) > > > > > > > > > I don't *think* we need to disable ito n the client. AFAIK, the > > > client interfaces don't use any of these functions, and I've seen > > > reports of people using that long before we had a native > win32 server. > > > > > > > > > //Magnus > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: Tatsuo Ishii [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Sent: den 1 januari 2005 01:10 > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Cc: Magnus Hagander; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] UNICODE/UTF-8 on win32 > > > > > > > > > > > >Sorry, but I don't subscribe to pgsql-hackers-win32 list. What's > > > >the problem here? > > > >-- > > > >Tatsuo Ishii > > > > > > > >> "Magnus Hagander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> > We know it's broken and won't be fixed for 8.0. > > > >> > > > >> > If we just #ifndef WIN32 the definitions in > > > >utils/mb/encnames.c it won't > > > >> > be possible to select that encoding, right? Will that have > > > >any other > > > >> > unwanted effects (such as breaking client encodings)? If > > > >not, I suggest > > > >> > this is done. > > > >> > > > >> I believe the subscripts in those arrays have to match the > > > >> encoding enum type, so you can't just ifdef out > individual entries. > > > >> > > > >> > (Or perhaps something can be done in > pg_valid_server_encoding?) > > > >> > > > >> Making the valid_server_encoding function reject it might work. > > > >> Tatsuo-san would know for sure. > > > >> > > > >> Should we also reject it as a client encoding, or does > that work OK? > > > >> > > > >> regards, tom lane > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of > > broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, > Pennsylvania 19073 > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index > scan if your > joining column's datatypes do not match > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
