Re: Text_IO on WinNT problem

[David Starner <dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu>]

On Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:14:43, Mark Johnson <mark_h_johnson@raytheon.com> wrote:
> Larry Kilgallen wrote:
> 
>> In article <9oqo67$8a21@news.cis.okstate.edu>, David Starner <dvdeug@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu> writes:
>>
>> > As I pointed out, GNAT can't read in UTF-16LE using Wide_Text_IO.
>>
>> Why is that ?  (asked by somebody who does not know GNAT)

Because it hasn't been implemented yet?
 
> A quick look at the GNAT reference manual describes six different encoding schemes - none of which appear
> to look like UTF-16LE. I don't have enough background to tell if one of the following matches UTF-16LE or
> not.... After reading the description that goes with each one, my guess is not.
[...]
> I'll assume the original author may have already gone down that path.

Yep. Basically, the only real Unicode encoding that GNAT can read in
is UTF-8. 

> Another alternative is to request the enhancement (assuming ACT support).

To someone familar with GNAT, the addition would probably take less than
an hour. If someone with a contract requested it, it would probably be
added promptly. I have considered doing some minor GNAT hacking for 
more Unicode support, when it gets into GCC. I may try adding this then.

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