[haskell-platform] #48: Proposal: platform should provide utf8 IO support

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#48: Proposal: platform should provide utf8 IO support
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 Reporter:  dons              |        Owner:  dons    
     Type:  enhancement       |       Status:  closed  
 Priority:  major             |    Milestone:  2009.4.0
Component:  Package Addition  |   Resolution:  wontfix 
 Keywords:                    |  
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Changes (by dons):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix

Old description:

> {{{
> Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:23:31 -0700
> From: Simon Michael
> To: libraries at haskell.org
> Subject: add utf8-string in haskell platform
>
> I'd like to request that utf8-string be added to the haskell platform, so
> that HP users can work with
> +non-ascii text
> }}}
>
> Options for this are:
>
>  * text : adds new C dependencies (icu)?
>  * utf8-string : workaround for utf8 encoded String, widely used.
>
>  * A discussion took place:
> http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/libraries/2009-May/thread.html#11704
>
> We may be agreed that utf8 is needed, but have yet to see anyone propose
> a specific library.

New description:

 Support for utf8 has been requested. However, no specific package was
 proposed. Closing this in favour of specific package requests.


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 {{{
 Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:23:31 -0700
 From: Simon Michael
 Subject: add utf8-string in haskell platform

 I'd like to request that utf8-string be added to the haskell platform, so
 that HP users can work with non-ascii text
 }}}

 == Discussion ==

  * A discussion took place:
 http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/libraries/2009-May/thread.html#11704

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