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Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:44:10 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [php6] Unicode support, options?
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre Joye)

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On Feb 20, 2014 10:05 PM, "Crypto Compress" <cryptocompress@googlemail.com>
wrote:
>
> 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:
>
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

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