From suehiro@jrd.dec-j.co.jp Fri Sep 22 17:12:45 1995 Received: from gatekeeper.dec-j.co.jp (gatekeeper.dec-j.co.jp [202.34.226.2]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id RAA15981; Fri, 22 Sep 1995 17:12:34 +0200 Received: by gatekeeper.dec-j.co.jp (8.6.12+usagi/JNET-GW-940327.1); id AAA28096; Sat, 23 Sep 1995 00:12:24 +0900 Received: from cobra.jrd.dec.com by garfield.jrd.dec.com (8.6.12+usagi/JULT-4.4-gar) id AAA14523; Sat, 23 Sep 1995 00:12:16 +0900 Received: from localhost by cobra.jrd.dec.com (5.65v3.0/JOSF-3.0-cobra) id AA32734; Sat, 23 Sep 1995 00:14:00 +0900 Message-Id: <9509221514.AA32734@cobra.jrd.dec.com> To: sc22wg15rin@dkuug.dk Cc: sc22wg15@dkuug.dk Subject: Input from Japan to POSIX.2b (state-dependent encoding support) Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 00:13:59 +0900 From: Yoichi Suehiro The attached is an input from Japan to POSIX.2b about state-dependent encoding support, which should be discussed at the coming WG15 RIN meeting. This topic is present in RIN issues list (SC22WG15RIN.308). | 6. full support for state-dependent charsets [Open] regards, Yoichi Suehiro =========================================================================== Source: Japan Title: Japanese input to POSIX.2b on state-dependent character encodings Status: Japanese position Short description: It is expected that Japan propose an extension of charmap syntax to support state-dependent character encodings for POSIX.2b. However, considering the change of requirements for using state-dependent character encodings by POSIX systems, Japan decided not to pursue the extension of POSIX.2 standards. Text of contribution: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- It has been an action item assigned to Japan that Japan propose an extension of charmap syntax for supporting state-dependent encodings. When Japan raised the issue of state-dependent encoding support by ISO/IEC 9945-2, the ISO/IEC 2022, which is a typical state-dependent encoding, is the only one international standard code extension technique to include multiple scripts (multi-lingual text) in a character stream or character string. However, since the ISO/IEC 10646-1 became available in 1993 and UTF-8 is now being standardized, the user of POSIX standards got alternative way to represent multi-script/multi-lingual text without using state-dependent encodings. And that must be the way which POSIX standards will endorse. Therefore, Japan believes that the requirements for supporting state-dependent encodings with POSIX systems are very small now. It is difficult to get support from vendors and users for any proposed extension on this topic. Considering the above situation, Japan would propose not to pursue the extension for supporting state-dependent encodings. [End]