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MSYS2 locale support
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msys2
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Description
MSYS2 (and underlying Mingw C++) only support "C" and "POSIX" locales.
Need to find a solution for local support on MSYS2. Maybe use boost.locale or ICU?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by investigating the MSYS2 and MinGW C++ locale limitations, then compare the suggested Boost.Locale and ICU approaches. Done means establishing and implementing a viable solution for locale support on MSYS2.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- internationalization, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100