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Re: [PATCH 06/10] gnu: Add libiconv.
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John Darrington |
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Re: [PATCH 06/10] gnu: Add libiconv. |
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Sun, 1 May 2016 21:07:45 +0200 |
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On Sun, May 01, 2016 at 08:58:12PM +0200, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
John Darrington writes:
> I am sorry for my ignorance but why is libiconv needed when
> targeting mingw?
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> Because Microsoft does not implement iconv, and presumably this package
needs it.
It's a good question, it puzzles me too why GNU libc decides to bundle
or duplicate the GNU iconv functionality. In general (webkit, qt), such
practice is frowned upon?
I think the reason is historical. Libc implemented iconv before libiconv became
available. I suppose they could drop it, but then a lot of people will be
suprised
when their programs no longer link.
But yes it's not a nice sitation ... especially as the api of the iconv function
is gratuitously different between the implementations.
J'
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