Re: [Boost-users] [boost] Boost.Locale on mobile

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boost] Boost.Locale on mobile
From: Artyom Beilis (artyomtnk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-05-17 00:51:37

1. I had never tested Boost.Locale on Android
   platform, so it likely may not work as-is, but
   there should not be big restrictions on that.

2. Boost.Locale does not work on Windows mobile (at least Win CE)

   due to lack of basic C functionality like localtime...


About Android.


Generally Bionic library is very limited so does
the standard C++ library can't use the POSIX locale API
on this platform, so even if you have standard C++ library
it would not likely support locales others than C/POSIX.

So this lives "posix" and "std" backends quite useless
for anything but "gettext" handing.


Now the question is if ICU works on Android. If it does
there should be no technical problem.

Another thing is that sizeof(wchar_t) == 4 starting from
2.3, so I don't think that Boost.Locale would be even

able to compile on older versions.

So... If you have android... Why wouldn't you try to
compile it and run some tests :-)
 

Artyom Beilis
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> From: Klaim - Joël Lamotte <mjklaim_at_[hidden]>
>To: Boost users list <boost-users_at_[hidden]> 
>Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 5:55 AM
>Subject: [Boost-users] [boost] Boost.Locale on mobile
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>Hi,
>
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>are there limitations in boost.locale that would prevent it's use on mobile platforms?
>For example: iOS, Android, other mobile platforms that allow native applications
>
>Or put in another way: are there known system limitations on some target platforms that prevent the use of all features of Boost.Locale or even forbid it's use?
>
>My current understanding is that there is no restriction, but as I am not an expert in this matter I prefer to ask more experienced users.
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>Joel Lamotte
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