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

[haskell-platform]

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

  * summary:  utf8 IO support => Proposal: platform should provide utf8 IO
              support

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.

New 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.

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