Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:20:11 +0100 From: Philip Paeps <philip@freebsd.org> To: Alexander Churanov <alexanderchuranov@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unicode-based FreeBSD Message-ID: <20081111152011.GF9030@detritus.paeps.cx> In-Reply-To: <3cb459ed0811110629g5c7cef8ascb024a9c1a920efa@mail.gmail.com> References: <3cb459ed0808221700w335b0906g6901d8b8bec4dad9@mail.gmail.com> <200808241415.31812.mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk> <6a7033710808241239p1cbdc7adwd4f87814b428b10b@mail.gmail.com> <3cb459ed0808241958v552eafejf7841f0f9993928e@mail.gmail.com> <slrnghj0b8.163f.vadim_nuclight@server.filona.x88.info> <3cb459ed0811110616t76235e72n24f2411a324a9807@mail.gmail.com> <3cb459ed0811110629g5c7cef8ascb024a9c1a920efa@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2008-11-11 17:29:34 (+0300), Alexander Churanov <alexanderchuranov@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks! > > I'd like to announce that the work on UTF8-compatible syscons is going on. > > Current Status: > > I've finished with UTF-8 decoding in syscons. This includes kernel-mode > decoder, user-mode unit-tests for it, patch for syscons output processor to > transcode UTF-8 to 8-bit encoding depending on global mode flag using > specified transcoding map, and user-mode integration test application that > produces UTF8-encoded characters from various unicode regions on its > standard output stream. > > What needs to be done: > > * encoder to convert user input to UTF-8 > > * IOCTLs for setting UTF-8 mode on and off (currently hardcoded un syscons > initialization routine) > > * IOCTLs for updating UTF-8-to-8-bit transcoding map (map is also hardcoded > in init routine) > > * patch vidcontrol for utilizing IOCTLs mentioned earlier > > * examing impact of switching to UTF-8 on the system, utilities, ports, etc. > > For the purpose of updates like that I would like to have something like a > page on FreeBSD wiki. I would place status information, documentation and > current patches there. In my opinion it's better than having it placed on > 3rd party website. Is it possible? Perhaps you'd like to work on this in perforce? :-) I've been working on syscons off and on for a while (mainly on airplanes where there is nothing more interesting to do). I would like to take a look at your code. - Philip -- Philip Paeps Please don't Cc me, I am philip@freebsd.org subscribed to the list. I'm deaf. -- Trapper's uncle Alan, when asked what the secret behind his long and happy marriage was
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