to, 2006-06-22 kello 23:56 +0200, Denis Barbier kirjoitti: > On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 07:21:15PM +0300, Martin-Éric Racine wrote: > > Package: wnpp > > Severity: wishlist > > Owner: "Martin-Éric Racine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > * Package name : utf8-migration-tool > > Version : 0.4 > > Upstream Authors: Tollef Fog Heen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Martin-Éric Racine > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * URL : http://q-funk.iki.fi/debian/pool/u/utf8-migration-tool/ > > * License : GPL > > Programming Lang: Python, GTK2+ > > Description : tool to migrate a Debian system to UTF-8 > > This wizard upgrades legacy system locales to their UTF-8 equivalent. It > > also informs users whenever files in their home directory still utilize > > legacy encodings. > > ***** > > > > This started as an Ubuntu tool to enable easy migration to UTF-8 for both > > locale settings and user file encodings. Tollef says that since Ubuntu has > > been UTF-8 by default for a few releases already, they are not likely to > > further develop it and invited me to take over development, so I have. > > > > I have found this tool very usefull to help me locate remaining files in my > > home directory that are still in a legacy encoding and to check system files > > for UTF-8 locales utilization. > > > > Given how Etch is going to be the first Debian release with UTF-8 locales > > by > > default, I figure that it could be a usefull migration tool for others as > > well. > > > > Frans Pop suggest it could be worth mentioning in Etch's Release Notes and > > recommended that I filed an ITP. > > > > I would gladly welcome co-maintainance with Debian's i10n/i18n team. > > What are his benefits over convmv?
convmv is good at doing recursive batch conversions from command line. utf8-migration-tool is good at inspecting and reporting the encoding, and it operates as a user-friendly GUI druid written in PyGTK. The telling takes longer than the showing, so I invite interested parties to simply try it. The package is arch:all and available in my personal repository (source+binary). -- Martin-Éric Racine http://q-funk.iki.fi
