Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:09:36 +0200 From: Jilles Tjoelker <jilles@stack.nl> To: Jaakko Heinonen <jh@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>, Gabor Kovesdan <gabor@FreeBSD.org>, i18n@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [CFT] BSDL iconv in base system Message-ID: <20100616200935.GA26321@stack.nl> In-Reply-To: <20100616190416.GA3896@a91-153-117-195.elisa-laajakaista.fi> References: <4C16C5B5.1070308@FreeBSD.org> <20100616190416.GA3896@a91-153-117-195.elisa-laajakaista.fi>
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On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:04:16PM +0300, Jaakko Heinonen wrote: > On 2010-06-15, Gabor Kovesdan wrote: > > - The iconv.h header files is supposed to be compatible with the GNU > > version, i.e. sources should build with base iconv.h and GNU libiconv. > > I've just did a very quick test and it seems ports can safely link to > > GNU libiconv, there's no conflict. > > The rather big patch (42,5M) is available here: > > http://www.kovesdan.org/patches/iconv_base_integrate.diff > iconv(3) prototype doesn't conform to POSIX.1-2008. Is it a > well-considered decision? I think the difference from POSIX.1-2008 is pretty common and may therefore cause less compilation problems. NetBSD's Citrus iconv and GNU iconv have the extra 'const', and so does the default Solaris iconv (Solaris has a separate iconv for standards-conforming applications with the POSIX prototype.) -- Jilles Tjoelker
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