On Fri, Aug 18, 2000 at 10:07:08AM +0200, Antoine Leca wrote:
> Keld wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 17, 2000 at 04:40:27PM +0200, Antoine Leca wrote:
> > > One of the problem I have with the current interface(s) (I mean, strcoll,
> > > regex et alii), is that I am unable to use them to do "partial" collation,
> <snip>
> > ISO 15435 (in draft) has an API for doing partial collation.
> >
> > > Another application is to create indices grouped by the first collation
> <snip>
> > That is also included in the 15435 API.
> >
> > > Of course, a solution is (and it had been used for a while), to design
> > > ad hoc libraries for just this kind of uses
>
> So, it appears that ISO 15435 is yet-another-one kind of library (_but_ a
> "Standard" one), or perhaps (I do not know it) encompass all these existing
> libraries.
> This is a good thing.
It is just a library, it does not (at this time) try to encompas
all other APIs in the field. It tries to encompass all of 14652
(enhanced locale/charmap spec).
>
> > > My point is rather to ask if the new API intends to cover these needs,
> > > or if it needs to, or if it does not have to.
> >
> > If the new API has this sort of intention,
>
> Sorry, it looks like we do not understand ourselves.
> By "new API" above, I was referring to Ulrich's proposal, and certainly
> *not* to the many existing libraries that already exist (and that will be
> encompassed/superceeded by ISO 15435)
I was thinking of the possible new API that we are discussing
for inclusion of the Austin revision.
Keld
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