svn commit: r341775 - in head: Mk/Uses converters/libiconv devel/gettext

[Andrey Chernov]

On 31.01.2014 1:53, Tijl Coosemans wrote:
>> Well, exact steps for 10-release:
>> 1) Fully restore GNU iconv for ports, not partial restore as now. There
>> is no sense to wait for user reports that something is broken when the
>> possible bug source is clearly identified. Users not always able to
>> track it down.
>> 2) Implement GNU compatible //TRANSLIT, //IGNORE and WCHAR_T in system
>> iconv.
>> 3) Delete GNU one again in the future 10.x release.
>>
>> Even in case 2) and 3) will never happens, step 1) is required.
> 
> Well, if others also think this is necessary I won't object.  Libiconv
> is a small dependency after all.  But at the moment I don't think it's
> necessary.  System iconv works in the large majority of cases now and
> any remaining bugs will only be discovered if we continue to use it by
> default.

GNU configure may auto-pick installed libiconv from /usr/local/lib. In
that case package will depend on it without dependency actually listed.