--disable-nls vs. libiconv

Thu May 8 16:52:00 GMT 2003

>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Sturm <jsturm@one-point.com> writes:

Jeff> The submitter makes a reasonable argument that gcj shouldn't try
Jeff> to use iconv at all when configured with --disable-nls. What do
Jeff> others think?
I thought --disable-nls was intended to turn off the gettext
machinery...?
Jeff> a) Try to use iconv anyway
I think this is reasonable. I'd prefer this.
Jeff> b) Don't attempt to link with iconv support, building a cripped gcj
Jeff> frontend
This is also reasonable. We default to only allowing utf-8 input on
platforms without iconv.
Jeff> a) looks like the current behavior, but I don't remember if this
Jeff> was a deliberate choice or not.
I don't think it was. I don't remember thinking about --disable-nls
at all.
Tom