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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [php6] Unicode support, options?
From: cryptocompress@googlemail.com (Crypto Compress)

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.
>

What do you understand by "storage"?

Quote: "U_CHARSET_IS_UTF8 allows to force ICU to use UTF-8 by default. 
It is a ICU compile time setting."
Source: Pierre

Quote: "...stateless encodings like UTF-8..."
Source: 
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/libs/locale/doc/html/charset_handling.html#codecvt_limitations


> 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
>

Yes, a complete rewrite is insane not crazy. Prefer small evolutionary 
steps and some bigger ones.


> ...not really what I am looking for.
>

We know what you are looking for. You asked for ideas.


cryptocompress