From: Yukihiro Matsumoto <matz@...>
Date: 2008-10-13T06:59:13+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:19305] Re: 1.9, encoding & win32 wide char support

Hi,

In message "Re: [ruby-core:19304] 1.9, encoding & win32 wide char support"
    on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:57:58 +0900, Lloyd Hilaiel <lloyd@hilaiel.com> writes:

|I was wondering if there's any interest in this patch, and further  
|what the strategy is on win32 to allow correct handling of paths with  
|non-english characters?

It's something we should do before the release, so we are VERY
interested in the patch.

|This feature is especially important for our product because we're  
|embedding ruby and installing the standard library in a user-scoped  
|path.  Given a non-english login name on vista or xp, most paths will  
|have non-english characters.  If there is general interest, I'd love  
|to contribute some time.

I have to ask Win32 maintainers first, but I believe they will
appreciate your contribution.

							matz.