On Fri Sep 19 07:32:09 2008, pgerd wrote: > On Do. 18. Sep. 2008, 10:52:32, julianalbo wrote: > > Is not good that pir or pasm code meaning be dependent of locale > > specifics of the system. > > > > Also in several operating systems is not the computer who is working > > with some charset and encoding or other, is each process (depending of > > user settings on locale env vars, for example). So establishing an > > immutable global default is not a good idea. > > > > I think Parrot use a global default (fixed_8) which should be > configurable at least. I think it would be nice to have a changeable > default as an Opcode.
I think that this is a question which will call for a ruling from the architect and core developers. Allison, care to weigh in? Thank you very much. kid51
