Re: Unicode mapping scripts cleanup - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tatsuo Ishii
Subject Re: Unicode mapping scripts cleanup
Date
Msg-id 20150902.082737.1071076718592681150.t-ishii@sraoss.co.jp
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In response to Re: Unicode mapping scripts cleanup  (Greg Stark <stark@mit.edu>)
Responses Re: Unicode mapping scripts cleanup  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
>>   So apparently, the
>> CJK to Unicode mappings are still evolving and should be updated
>> occasionally.  Next steps would be to commit some or all of these
>> differences after additional verification, and then update the scripts
>> to use whatever the non-obsolete mapping sources are supposed to be.
> 
> Would that pose a problem for databases which have data in them
> already using the old mappings?

I think so. We must be very careful updating the maps. Adding new
mapping data would cause less problem, but replacing existing mappings
will be definitely a big problem for users.

Best regards,
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS, Inc. Japan
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