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diff --git a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog index 75c5e5371..fdd3a5399 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/winsup/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2009-08-22 Corinna Vinschen <corinna@vinschen.de> + + * setup2.sgml (setup-locale-charsetlist): Add description of + case-insensitivity of charsets. Fix a typo. Add "UTF8" to the list. + 2009-08-12 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com> * faq-using.xml (faq.using.bloda): Typofix MacAfee -> McAfee. diff --git a/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml b/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml index 9d046034e..e102c0714 100644 --- a/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml +++ b/winsup/doc/setup2.sgml @@ -387,12 +387,16 @@ formats, and no support for native language sorting orders. be glad for coding help in this area.</para> </sect2> - + <sect2 id="setup-locale-charsetlist"><title>List of supported character sets</title> <para>Last but not least, here's the list of currently supported character sets. The left-hand expression is the name of the charset, as you would use it in the internationalization environment variables as outlined above. +Note that charset specifiers are case-insensitive. <literal>EUCJP</literal> +is equivalent to <literal>eucJP</literal> or <literal>eUcJp</literal>. +Writing the charset in the exact case as given in the list below is a +good convention, though. </para> <para>The right-hand side is the number of the equivalent Windows @@ -400,7 +404,7 @@ codepage as well as the Windows name of the codepage. They are only noted here for reference. Don't try to use the bare codepage number or the Windows name of the codepage as charset in locale specifiers, unless they happen to be identical with the left-hand side. Especially in case -oif the "CPxxx" style charsets, always use them with the trailing "CP".</para> +of the "CPxxx" style charsets, always use them with the trailing "CP".</para> <para>This works:</para> @@ -465,7 +469,7 @@ oif the "CPxxx" style charsets, always use them with the trailing "CP".</para> eucJP 20932 (EUC Japanese) eucKR 949 (EUC Korean) - UTF-8 65001 (UTF-8) + UTF-8 or UTF8 65001 (UTF-8) </screen> </sect2> |