Re: BUG #17611: SJIS conversion rule about duplicated characters differ from Windows - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #17611: SJIS conversion rule about duplicated characters differ from Windows
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Msg-id 5964.1662692311@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #17611: SJIS conversion rule about duplicated characters differ from Windows  (Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: BUG #17611: SJIS conversion rule about duplicated characters differ from Windows
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Kyotaro Horiguchi <horikyota.ntt@gmail.com> writes:
> This is not a bug, but the designed behavior. But we could change that
> conversion table if a plausible reasoning is raised.

Given how long our current behavior has stood, I think it'd have to be
a pretty convincing argument.  As you say, there'd be some serious
compatibility costs to changing that behavior.

IIUC, SJIS<->Unicode conversions have always been a squishy thing
because of inconsistencies between the various versions of "SJIS".
I'm not seeing a good reason we should regard Windows' behavior as
authoritative here.

I'm not saying I can't be convinced, but "Microsoft does it that
way" isn't enough to convince me.

            regards, tom lane



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