Bug#148413: ITP: iconv -- GNU Unicode conversion library
On Tue, 28 May 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 07:23:55PM -0400, Joe Drew wrote: >> On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 18:06, Joel Baker wrote: >> > * Package name: iconv >> > It also >> > provides a command-line interface via the 'iconv' program. >> >> In what ways is this iconv different from the iconv provided in the >> libc6 package? > > I expect there is very little, if any, difference; they're both GNU > code, and I would be amazed if it were not simply > duplicated. Then be amazed, for the code is indeed different. ;-) > However, since none of the *BSD ports have GNU libc, and not all of > them implement iconv() in a native fashion, it is necessary to have > the package available. > > It can be limited to only those architectures which lack an > implementation of iconv(), if it would cause problems; this is part > of why I CC'ed the ITP to debian-devel. > -- > *** > Joel Baker System Administrator - lightbearer.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.lightbearer.com/lucifer/ -- Gaute Strokkeneshttp://www.srcf.ucam.org/~gs234/ My face is new, my license is expired, and I'm under a doctor's care -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#148413: ITP: iconv -- GNU Unicode conversion library
"Adam Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immo vero scripsit: > > In what ways is this iconv different from the iconv provided in the > > libc6 package? > > > > It's probably nearly identical. And that would be the point, since > NetBSD isn't using glibc (and Joel is packaging it for the benefit of > the NetBSD port) Isn't it possible to build iconv from glibc sources ? regards, junichi -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Junichi Uekawa http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer GPG Fingerprint : 17D6 120E 4455 1832 9423 7447 3059 BF92 CD37 56F4 Libpkg-guide: http://www.netfort.gr.jp/~dancer/column/libpkg-guide/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#148413: ITP: iconv -- GNU Unicode conversion library
> -Original Message- > From: Joe Drew [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:24 PM > > In what ways is this iconv different from the iconv provided in the > libc6 package? > It's probably nearly identical. And that would be the point, since NetBSD isn't using glibc (and Joel is packaging it for the benefit of the NetBSD port) ... Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#148413: ITP: iconv -- GNU Unicode conversion library
On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 07:23:55PM -0400, Joe Drew wrote: > On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 18:06, Joel Baker wrote: > > * Package name: iconv > > It also > > provides a command-line interface via the 'iconv' program. > > In what ways is this iconv different from the iconv provided in the > libc6 package? I expect there is very little, if any, difference; they're both GNU code, and I would be amazed if it were not simply duplicated. However, since none of the *BSD ports have GNU libc, and not all of them implement iconv() in a native fashion, it is necessary to have the package available. It can be limited to only those architectures which lack an implementation of iconv(), if it would cause problems; this is part of why I CC'ed the ITP to debian-devel. -- *** Joel Baker System Administrator - lightbearer.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.lightbearer.com/lucifer/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#148413: ITP: iconv -- GNU Unicode conversion library
On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 18:06, Joel Baker wrote: > * Package name: iconv > It also > provides a command-line interface via the 'iconv' program. In what ways is this iconv different from the iconv provided in the libc6 package? -- Joe Drew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please encrypt email sent to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#148413: ITP: iconv -- GNU Unicode conversion library
Package: wnpp Version: N/A; reported 2002-05-28 Severity: wishlist * Package name: iconv Version : 1.7 Upstream author : GNU Project * URL : http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/ * License : LGPL Description : A Unicode conversion library This is an open source Unicode conversion library provided by the GNU Project. It is required to provide this functionality on the NetBSD platform, and is a pre-requisite to successfully building GCC 3.1. It also provides a command-line interface via the 'iconv' program. I am currently in the NM queue, pending DAM approval and account creation, and have a sponsor for the package. -- *** Joel Baker System Administrator - lightbearer.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://users.lightbearer.com/lucifer/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
