Paul Eggert wrote: > Alas, I don't use OS X, or Mac OS X, or whatever it's called > these days, so I can't easily test any fix, and I'd like some > discussion if possible. > > In January Bruno wrote that my proposed patch > <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-01/msg00319.html> > would break gettext-based i18n of GNU programs on OS X; see > <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-01/msg00342.html>. > > In July Max Horn proposed a different patch, which he said is more logical > <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2012-07/msg00097.html>. > Max's patch would set the codeset to be ASCII if > the codeset is UTF-8 but MB_CUR_MAX is 1. This seems like > it should do the trick, and shouldn't break any system > that isn't already broken. > > Nobody has replied to Max's proposal, as far as I know. > Are there any objections if I install his July patch?
Thanks for stepping up, Paul. I like that solution, too, but we should give Bruno one more chance to respond.
