Re: [Python-Dev] Unicode database

2007-08-10 Thread Martin v. Löwis
>> Sure. But (again): you don't need to have the mappings at all for >> what you want to achieve. So there is no point in downloading them > > Sigh. No, I don't. But, if I want to be able to merge anything > back into the main Python source, it is a VERY good idea to use the > existing mechanism

Re: [Python-Dev] Unicode database

2007-08-10 Thread Nick Maclaren
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sure. But (again): you don't need to have the mappings at all for > what you want to achieve. So there is no point in downloading them Sigh. No, I don't. But, if I want to be able to merge anything back into the main Pytho

Re: [Python-Dev] Unicode database

2007-08-09 Thread Martin v. Löwis
>> Ah, the makefile. I don't think you use it create the Unicode database. >> >> It's only good for generating the codecs (Lib/encodings) > > Yes, but it DOES attempt to download the mappings, and is the ONLY > script which attempts to do so. Sure. But (again): you don't need to have the mappings

Re: [Python-Dev] Unicode database

2007-08-09 Thread M.-A. Lemburg
Nick Maclaren wrote: >> Ah, the makefile. I don't think you use it create the Unicode database. >> >> It's only good for generating the codecs (Lib/encodings) > > Yes, but it DOES attempt to download the mappings, and is the ONLY > script which attempts to do so. Of course it does. The Tools/unic

Re: [Python-Dev] Unicode database

2007-08-09 Thread Nick Maclaren
=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=22Martin_v=2E_L=F6wis=22?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think that you will find that you are using a non-standard > > environment and set of Python sources. > > Please trust me that I didn't. See below. I always trust people as much as I trust myself, but I do tend to check