Re: [php6] Unicode support, options?
| From: | Pierre Joye | Date: | Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:44:10 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [php6] Unicode support, options? | ||
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On Feb 20, 2014 10:05 PM, "Crypto Compress" <cryptocompress@googlemail.com>
wrote:
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> Hi Pierre,
>
>> Thoughts, comments or ideas?
>
>
> it may be crazy to even think about it, but my idea is to mix the "worst"
(C++ *and* ICU) to get the ultimate unicode foundation.
>
> Boost.Locale:
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http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/libs/locale/doc/html/rationale.html#why_icu
>
Mainly because we like to use UTF-8 storage.
Also pure c++ api is not an option yet. Unless we rewrite php in c++ but
then I would go with a 3-4 years Dev phase, not really what I am looking
for.
Cheers
Pierre