Author: paul
Date: 2008-04-28 21:25:37 +0200 (Mon, 28 Apr 2008)
New Revision: 10604
Log:
r31012@frost: paul | 2008-04-28 14:24:42 -0500
Adding-a-charset revisions
Modified:
trunk/it/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml
trunk/pt/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml
trunk/refman-4.1/internationalization.xml
trunk/refman-5.0/internationalization.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml
trunk/refman-6.0/internationalization.xml
Property changes on: trunk
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svk:merge
- 4767c598-dc10-0410-bea0-d01b485662eb:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:35828
7d8d2c4e-af1d-0410-ab9f-b038ce55645b:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc:31010
b5ec3a16-e900-0410-9ad2-d183a3acac99:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:14218
bf112a9c-6c03-0410-a055-ad865cd57414:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:30933
+ 4767c598-dc10-0410-bea0-d01b485662eb:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:35828
7d8d2c4e-af1d-0410-ab9f-b038ce55645b:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc:31012
b5ec3a16-e900-0410-9ad2-d183a3acac99:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:14218
bf112a9c-6c03-0410-a055-ad865cd57414:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:30933
Modified: trunk/it/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/it/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 17:29:50 UTC (rev 10603)
+++ trunk/it/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 19:25:37 UTC (rev 10604)
Changed blocks: 13, Lines Added: 60, Lines Deleted: 44; 9822 bytes
@@ -5503,16 +5503,16 @@
This step depends on whether you are adding a simple or
complex character set. A simple character set requires only a
configuration file, whereas a complex character set requires C
- source file that defines support routines for collation,
- multi-byte handling, or both.
+ source file that defines collation functions, multi-byte
+ functions, or both.
</para>
<para>
For a simple character set, create a configuration file that
describes the character set properties. Create the file
-
<filename>sql/share/charsets/<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
- (You can use a copy of
- <filename>sql/share/charsets/latin1.conf</filename> as the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>
+ file in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory.
+ (You can use a copy of <filename>latin1.conf</filename> as the
basis for this file.) The syntax for the file is very simple:
</para>
@@ -5542,19 +5542,15 @@
<para>
The <literal>ctype</literal> array takes up the first 257
words. The <literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
- <literal>to_upper[]</literal> and
+ <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, and
<literal>sort_order[]</literal> arrays take up 256 words
- each after that.
+ each after that. See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
For a complex character set, create a C source file that
describes the character set properties and defines the support
routines necessary to properly perform operations on the
@@ -5566,12 +5562,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Create the file
-
<filename>strings/ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
- in the MySQL source distribution. Look at one of the
- existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such as
- <filename>strings/ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what
- needs to be defined. The arrays in your file must have
- names like
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ in the <filename>strings</filename> directory. Look at one
+ of the existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such
+ as <filename>ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what needs to
+ be defined. The arrays in your file must have names like
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
and so on. These correspond to the arrays for a simple
@@ -5590,7 +5585,6 @@
* This comment is parsed by configure to create ctype.c,
* so don't change it unless you know what you are doing.
*
- * .configure.
number_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>MYNUMBER</replaceable>
* .configure.
strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
* .configure.
mbmaxlen_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
*/
@@ -5693,7 +5687,11 @@
<title>The Character Definition Arrays</title>
<para>
- Each character set is described by several arrays:
+ For each simple character set, the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename> file
+ in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory
+ contains several arrays that describe the character set's
+ properties:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -5723,6 +5721,22 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
+ For a complex character set as implemented in a
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, there are
+ corresponding arrays:
+
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+ and so forth. Not every complex character set has all of the
+ arrays. See the existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files for examples. See also the
+ <filename>CHARSET_INFO.txt</filename> file in the
+ <filename>strings</filename> directory for additional
+ information.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
<literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
<literal>to_upper[]</literal>,
and <literal>sort_order[]</literal> are indexed by character
value, whereas <literal>ctype[]</literal> is indexed by
@@ -5733,11 +5747,8 @@
<para>
<literal>ctype[]</literal> is an array of bit values, with one
element for each character of the character set. Each element
- describes the attributes of a single character.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The bitmask definitions are as defined in
+ describes the attributes of a single character. Each attribute
+ is associated with a bitmask, as defined in
<filename>include/m_ctype.h</filename>:
</para>
@@ -5753,16 +5764,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for each character should
- be the union of the applicable bitmask values that describe the
- character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is an uppercase
- character (<literal>_U</literal>) as well as a hexadecimal digit
- (<literal>_X</literal>), so
<literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal>
- should contain the value:
+ The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for a given character
+ should be the union of the applicable bitmask values that
+ describe the character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is
+ an uppercase character (<literal>_MY_U</literal>) as well as a
+ hexadecimal digit (<literal>_MY_X</literal>), so
+ <literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal> should contain the value:
</para>
<programlisting>
-_U | _X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
+_MY_U | _MY_X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
</programlisting>
<para>
@@ -5791,8 +5802,9 @@
the same as <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, which means that
sorting is case-insensitive. MySQL sorts characters based on the
values of <literal>sort_order[]</literal> elements. For more
- complicated sorting rules, see the discussion of string
- collating in <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
+ complicated sorting rules (for complex character sets), see the
+ discussion of string collating in
+ <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
</para>
</section>
@@ -5829,8 +5841,9 @@
You must specify the
<literal>strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable></literal>
value in the special comment at the top of the source file.
- <replaceable>N</replaceable> should be set to the maximum ratio
- to which strings may grow during execution of the
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive integer that
+ indicates the maximum ratio to which strings may grow during
+ execution of the
<function>my_strxfrm_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>()</function>
function. <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive
integer.
@@ -5853,18 +5866,21 @@
<para>
If you want to add support for a new character set that includes
- multi-byte characters, you need to use the multi-byte character
- functions.
+ multi-byte characters in the
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ source file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, you
+ need to use the multi-byte character functions.
</para>
<para>
- The best documentation for this is the existing character sets.
- Look at the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
+ For examples of how these functions are implemented, look at the
+ existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, such as the
+ files for the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
<literal>gb2312</literal>, <literal>gbk</literal>,
<literal>sjis</literal>, and <literal>ujis</literal>
character
- sets for examples. These are implemented in the
-
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
- files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory.
+ sets.
</para>
<para>
@@ -5895,7 +5911,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Your program uses an incorrect path to determine where the
- character sets are stored (typically in the
+ character sets are stored (which is typically the
<filename>share/mysql/charsets</filename> or
<filename>share/charsets</filename> directory under the MySQL
installation directory). This can be fixed by using the
@@ -5918,7 +5934,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- The character set is a multi-byte character set that cannot be
+ The character set is a complex character set that cannot be
loaded dynamically. In this case, you must recompile the
program with support for the character set.
</para>
Modified: trunk/pt/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/pt/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 17:29:50 UTC (rev 10603)
+++ trunk/pt/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 19:25:37 UTC (rev 10604)
Changed blocks: 13, Lines Added: 60, Lines Deleted: 44; 9822 bytes
@@ -5503,16 +5503,16 @@
This step depends on whether you are adding a simple or
complex character set. A simple character set requires only a
configuration file, whereas a complex character set requires C
- source file that defines support routines for collation,
- multi-byte handling, or both.
+ source file that defines collation functions, multi-byte
+ functions, or both.
</para>
<para>
For a simple character set, create a configuration file that
describes the character set properties. Create the file
-
<filename>sql/share/charsets/<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
- (You can use a copy of
- <filename>sql/share/charsets/latin1.conf</filename> as the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>
+ file in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory.
+ (You can use a copy of <filename>latin1.conf</filename> as the
basis for this file.) The syntax for the file is very simple:
</para>
@@ -5542,19 +5542,15 @@
<para>
The <literal>ctype</literal> array takes up the first 257
words. The <literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
- <literal>to_upper[]</literal> and
+ <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, and
<literal>sort_order[]</literal> arrays take up 256 words
- each after that.
+ each after that. See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
For a complex character set, create a C source file that
describes the character set properties and defines the support
routines necessary to properly perform operations on the
@@ -5566,12 +5562,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Create the file
-
<filename>strings/ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
- in the MySQL source distribution. Look at one of the
- existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such as
- <filename>strings/ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what
- needs to be defined. The arrays in your file must have
- names like
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ in the <filename>strings</filename> directory. Look at one
+ of the existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such
+ as <filename>ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what needs to
+ be defined. The arrays in your file must have names like
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
and so on. These correspond to the arrays for a simple
@@ -5590,7 +5585,6 @@
* This comment is parsed by configure to create ctype.c,
* so don't change it unless you know what you are doing.
*
- * .configure.
number_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>MYNUMBER</replaceable>
* .configure.
strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
* .configure.
mbmaxlen_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
*/
@@ -5693,7 +5687,11 @@
<title>The Character Definition Arrays</title>
<para>
- Each character set is described by several arrays:
+ For each simple character set, the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename> file
+ in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory
+ contains several arrays that describe the character set's
+ properties:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -5723,6 +5721,22 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
+ For a complex character set as implemented in a
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, there are
+ corresponding arrays:
+
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+ and so forth. Not every complex character set has all of the
+ arrays. See the existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files for examples. See also the
+ <filename>CHARSET_INFO.txt</filename> file in the
+ <filename>strings</filename> directory for additional
+ information.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
<literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
<literal>to_upper[]</literal>,
and <literal>sort_order[]</literal> are indexed by character
value, whereas <literal>ctype[]</literal> is indexed by
@@ -5733,11 +5747,8 @@
<para>
<literal>ctype[]</literal> is an array of bit values, with one
element for each character of the character set. Each element
- describes the attributes of a single character.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The bitmask definitions are as defined in
+ describes the attributes of a single character. Each attribute
+ is associated with a bitmask, as defined in
<filename>include/m_ctype.h</filename>:
</para>
@@ -5753,16 +5764,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for each character should
- be the union of the applicable bitmask values that describe the
- character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is an uppercase
- character (<literal>_U</literal>) as well as a hexadecimal digit
- (<literal>_X</literal>), so
<literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal>
- should contain the value:
+ The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for a given character
+ should be the union of the applicable bitmask values that
+ describe the character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is
+ an uppercase character (<literal>_MY_U</literal>) as well as a
+ hexadecimal digit (<literal>_MY_X</literal>), so
+ <literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal> should contain the value:
</para>
<programlisting>
-_U | _X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
+_MY_U | _MY_X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
</programlisting>
<para>
@@ -5791,8 +5802,9 @@
the same as <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, which means that
sorting is case-insensitive. MySQL sorts characters based on the
values of <literal>sort_order[]</literal> elements. For more
- complicated sorting rules, see the discussion of string
- collating in <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
+ complicated sorting rules (for complex character sets), see the
+ discussion of string collating in
+ <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
</para>
</section>
@@ -5829,8 +5841,9 @@
You must specify the
<literal>strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable></literal>
value in the special comment at the top of the source file.
- <replaceable>N</replaceable> should be set to the maximum ratio
- to which strings may grow during execution of the
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive integer that
+ indicates the maximum ratio to which strings may grow during
+ execution of the
<function>my_strxfrm_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>()</function>
function. <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive
integer.
@@ -5853,18 +5866,21 @@
<para>
If you want to add support for a new character set that includes
- multi-byte characters, you need to use the multi-byte character
- functions.
+ multi-byte characters in the
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ source file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, you
+ need to use the multi-byte character functions.
</para>
<para>
- The best documentation for this is the existing character sets.
- Look at the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
+ For examples of how these functions are implemented, look at the
+ existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, such as the
+ files for the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
<literal>gb2312</literal>, <literal>gbk</literal>,
<literal>sjis</literal>, and <literal>ujis</literal>
character
- sets for examples. These are implemented in the
-
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
- files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory.
+ sets.
</para>
<para>
@@ -5895,7 +5911,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Your program uses an incorrect path to determine where the
- character sets are stored (typically in the
+ character sets are stored (which is typically the
<filename>share/mysql/charsets</filename> or
<filename>share/charsets</filename> directory under the MySQL
installation directory). This can be fixed by using the
@@ -5918,7 +5934,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- The character set is a multi-byte character set that cannot be
+ The character set is a complex character set that cannot be
loaded dynamically. In this case, you must recompile the
program with support for the character set.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-4.1/internationalization.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-4.1/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 17:29:50 UTC (rev 10603)
+++ trunk/refman-4.1/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 19:25:37 UTC (rev 10604)
Changed blocks: 13, Lines Added: 60, Lines Deleted: 44; 9813 bytes
@@ -5644,16 +5644,16 @@
This step depends on whether you are adding a simple or
complex character set. A simple character set requires only a
configuration file, whereas a complex character set requires C
- source file that defines support routines for collation,
- multi-byte handling, or both.
+ source file that defines collation functions, multi-byte
+ functions, or both.
</para>
<para>
For a simple character set, create a configuration file that
describes the character set properties. Create the file
-
<filename>sql/share/charsets/<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
- (You can use a copy of
- <filename>sql/share/charsets/latin1.conf</filename> as the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>
+ file in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory.
+ (You can use a copy of <filename>latin1.conf</filename> as the
basis for this file.) The syntax for the file is very simple:
</para>
@@ -5683,19 +5683,15 @@
<para>
The <literal>ctype</literal> array takes up the first 257
words. The <literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
- <literal>to_upper[]</literal> and
+ <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, and
<literal>sort_order[]</literal> arrays take up 256 words
- each after that.
+ each after that. See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
For a complex character set, create a C source file that
describes the character set properties and defines the support
routines necessary to properly perform operations on the
@@ -5707,12 +5703,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Create the file
-
<filename>strings/ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
- in the MySQL source distribution. Look at one of the
- existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such as
- <filename>strings/ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what
- needs to be defined. The arrays in your file must have
- names like
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ in the <filename>strings</filename> directory. Look at one
+ of the existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such
+ as <filename>ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what needs to
+ be defined. The arrays in your file must have names like
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
and so on. These correspond to the arrays for a simple
@@ -5731,7 +5726,6 @@
* This comment is parsed by configure to create ctype.c,
* so don't change it unless you know what you are doing.
*
- * .configure.
number_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>MYNUMBER</replaceable>
* .configure.
strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
* .configure.
mbmaxlen_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
*/
@@ -5834,7 +5828,11 @@
<title>The Character Definition Arrays</title>
<para>
- Each character set is described by several arrays:
+ For each simple character set, the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename> file
+ in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory
+ contains several arrays that describe the character set's
+ properties:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -5864,6 +5862,22 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
+ For a complex character set as implemented in a
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, there are
+ corresponding arrays:
+
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+ and so forth. Not every complex character set has all of the
+ arrays. See the existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files for examples. See also the
+ <filename>CHARSET_INFO.txt</filename> file in the
+ <filename>strings</filename> directory for additional
+ information.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
<literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
<literal>to_upper[]</literal>,
and <literal>sort_order[]</literal> are indexed by character
value, whereas <literal>ctype[]</literal> is indexed by
@@ -5874,11 +5888,8 @@
<para>
<literal>ctype[]</literal> is an array of bit values, with one
element for each character of the character set. Each element
- describes the attributes of a single character.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The bitmask definitions are as defined in
+ describes the attributes of a single character. Each attribute
+ is associated with a bitmask, as defined in
<filename>include/m_ctype.h</filename>:
</para>
@@ -5894,16 +5905,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for each character should
- be the union of the applicable bitmask values that describe the
- character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is an uppercase
- character (<literal>_U</literal>) as well as a hexadecimal digit
- (<literal>_X</literal>), so
<literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal>
- should contain the value:
+ The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for a given character
+ should be the union of the applicable bitmask values that
+ describe the character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is
+ an uppercase character (<literal>_MY_U</literal>) as well as a
+ hexadecimal digit (<literal>_MY_X</literal>), so
+ <literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal> should contain the value:
</para>
<programlisting>
-_U | _X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
+_MY_U | _MY_X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
</programlisting>
<para>
@@ -5932,8 +5943,9 @@
the same as <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, which means that
sorting is case-insensitive. MySQL sorts characters based on the
values of <literal>sort_order[]</literal> elements. For more
- complicated sorting rules, see the discussion of string
- collating in <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
+ complicated sorting rules (for complex character sets), see the
+ discussion of string collating in
+ <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
</para>
</section>
@@ -5970,8 +5982,9 @@
You must specify the
<literal>strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable></literal>
value in the special comment at the top of the source file.
- <replaceable>N</replaceable> should be set to the maximum ratio
- to which strings may grow during execution of the
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive integer that
+ indicates the maximum ratio to which strings may grow during
+ execution of the
<function>my_strxfrm_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>()</function>
function. <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive
integer.
@@ -5994,18 +6007,21 @@
<para>
If you want to add support for a new character set that includes
- multi-byte characters, you need to use the multi-byte character
- functions.
+ multi-byte characters in the
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ source file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, you
+ need to use the multi-byte character functions.
</para>
<para>
- The best documentation for this is the existing character sets.
- Look at the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
+ For examples of how these functions are implemented, look at the
+ existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, such as the
+ files for the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
<literal>gb2312</literal>, <literal>gbk</literal>,
<literal>sjis</literal>, and <literal>ujis</literal>
character
- sets for examples. These are implemented in the
-
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
- files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory.
+ sets.
</para>
<para>
@@ -6036,7 +6052,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Your program uses an incorrect path to determine where the
- character sets are stored (typically in the
+ character sets are stored (which is typically the
<filename>share/mysql/charsets</filename> or
<filename>share/charsets</filename> directory under the MySQL
installation directory). This can be fixed by using the
@@ -6059,7 +6075,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- The character set is a multi-byte character set that cannot be
+ The character set is a complex character set that cannot be
loaded dynamically. In this case, you must recompile the
program with support for the character set.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/internationalization.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 17:29:50 UTC (rev 10603)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 19:25:37 UTC (rev 10604)
Changed blocks: 13, Lines Added: 60, Lines Deleted: 44; 9813 bytes
@@ -5502,16 +5502,16 @@
This step depends on whether you are adding a simple or
complex character set. A simple character set requires only a
configuration file, whereas a complex character set requires C
- source file that defines support routines for collation,
- multi-byte handling, or both.
+ source file that defines collation functions, multi-byte
+ functions, or both.
</para>
<para>
For a simple character set, create a configuration file that
describes the character set properties. Create the file
-
<filename>sql/share/charsets/<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
- (You can use a copy of
- <filename>sql/share/charsets/latin1.conf</filename> as the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>
+ file in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory.
+ (You can use a copy of <filename>latin1.conf</filename> as the
basis for this file.) The syntax for the file is very simple:
</para>
@@ -5541,19 +5541,15 @@
<para>
The <literal>ctype</literal> array takes up the first 257
words. The <literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
- <literal>to_upper[]</literal> and
+ <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, and
<literal>sort_order[]</literal> arrays take up 256 words
- each after that.
+ each after that. See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
For a complex character set, create a C source file that
describes the character set properties and defines the support
routines necessary to properly perform operations on the
@@ -5565,12 +5561,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Create the file
-
<filename>strings/ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
- in the MySQL source distribution. Look at one of the
- existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such as
- <filename>strings/ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what
- needs to be defined. The arrays in your file must have
- names like
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ in the <filename>strings</filename> directory. Look at one
+ of the existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such
+ as <filename>ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what needs to
+ be defined. The arrays in your file must have names like
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
and so on. These correspond to the arrays for a simple
@@ -5589,7 +5584,6 @@
* This comment is parsed by configure to create ctype.c,
* so don't change it unless you know what you are doing.
*
- * .configure.
number_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>MYNUMBER</replaceable>
* .configure.
strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
* .configure.
mbmaxlen_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
*/
@@ -5692,7 +5686,11 @@
<title>The Character Definition Arrays</title>
<para>
- Each character set is described by several arrays:
+ For each simple character set, the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename> file
+ in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory
+ contains several arrays that describe the character set's
+ properties:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -5722,6 +5720,22 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
+ For a complex character set as implemented in a
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, there are
+ corresponding arrays:
+
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+ and so forth. Not every complex character set has all of the
+ arrays. See the existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files for examples. See also the
+ <filename>CHARSET_INFO.txt</filename> file in the
+ <filename>strings</filename> directory for additional
+ information.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
<literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
<literal>to_upper[]</literal>,
and <literal>sort_order[]</literal> are indexed by character
value, whereas <literal>ctype[]</literal> is indexed by
@@ -5732,11 +5746,8 @@
<para>
<literal>ctype[]</literal> is an array of bit values, with one
element for each character of the character set. Each element
- describes the attributes of a single character.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The bitmask definitions are as defined in
+ describes the attributes of a single character. Each attribute
+ is associated with a bitmask, as defined in
<filename>include/m_ctype.h</filename>:
</para>
@@ -5752,16 +5763,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for each character should
- be the union of the applicable bitmask values that describe the
- character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is an uppercase
- character (<literal>_U</literal>) as well as a hexadecimal digit
- (<literal>_X</literal>), so
<literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal>
- should contain the value:
+ The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for a given character
+ should be the union of the applicable bitmask values that
+ describe the character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is
+ an uppercase character (<literal>_MY_U</literal>) as well as a
+ hexadecimal digit (<literal>_MY_X</literal>), so
+ <literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal> should contain the value:
</para>
<programlisting>
-_U | _X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
+_MY_U | _MY_X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
</programlisting>
<para>
@@ -5790,8 +5801,9 @@
the same as <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, which means that
sorting is case-insensitive. MySQL sorts characters based on the
values of <literal>sort_order[]</literal> elements. For more
- complicated sorting rules, see the discussion of string
- collating in <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
+ complicated sorting rules (for complex character sets), see the
+ discussion of string collating in
+ <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
</para>
</section>
@@ -5828,8 +5840,9 @@
You must specify the
<literal>strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable></literal>
value in the special comment at the top of the source file.
- <replaceable>N</replaceable> should be set to the maximum ratio
- to which strings may grow during execution of the
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive integer that
+ indicates the maximum ratio to which strings may grow during
+ execution of the
<function>my_strxfrm_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>()</function>
function. <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive
integer.
@@ -5852,18 +5865,21 @@
<para>
If you want to add support for a new character set that includes
- multi-byte characters, you need to use the multi-byte character
- functions.
+ multi-byte characters in the
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ source file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, you
+ need to use the multi-byte character functions.
</para>
<para>
- The best documentation for this is the existing character sets.
- Look at the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
+ For examples of how these functions are implemented, look at the
+ existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, such as the
+ files for the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
<literal>gb2312</literal>, <literal>gbk</literal>,
<literal>sjis</literal>, and <literal>ujis</literal>
character
- sets for examples. These are implemented in the
-
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
- files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory.
+ sets.
</para>
<para>
@@ -5894,7 +5910,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Your program uses an incorrect path to determine where the
- character sets are stored (typically in the
+ character sets are stored (which is typically the
<filename>share/mysql/charsets</filename> or
<filename>share/charsets</filename> directory under the MySQL
installation directory). This can be fixed by using the
@@ -5917,7 +5933,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- The character set is a multi-byte character set that cannot be
+ The character set is a complex character set that cannot be
loaded dynamically. In this case, you must recompile the
program with support for the character set.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 17:29:50 UTC (rev 10603)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 19:25:37 UTC (rev 10604)
Changed blocks: 13, Lines Added: 60, Lines Deleted: 44; 9813 bytes
@@ -5503,16 +5503,16 @@
This step depends on whether you are adding a simple or
complex character set. A simple character set requires only a
configuration file, whereas a complex character set requires C
- source file that defines support routines for collation,
- multi-byte handling, or both.
+ source file that defines collation functions, multi-byte
+ functions, or both.
</para>
<para>
For a simple character set, create a configuration file that
describes the character set properties. Create the file
-
<filename>sql/share/charsets/<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
- (You can use a copy of
- <filename>sql/share/charsets/latin1.conf</filename> as the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>
+ file in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory.
+ (You can use a copy of <filename>latin1.conf</filename> as the
basis for this file.) The syntax for the file is very simple:
</para>
@@ -5542,19 +5542,15 @@
<para>
The <literal>ctype</literal> array takes up the first 257
words. The <literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
- <literal>to_upper[]</literal> and
+ <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, and
<literal>sort_order[]</literal> arrays take up 256 words
- each after that.
+ each after that. See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
For a complex character set, create a C source file that
describes the character set properties and defines the support
routines necessary to properly perform operations on the
@@ -5566,12 +5562,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Create the file
-
<filename>strings/ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
- in the MySQL source distribution. Look at one of the
- existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such as
- <filename>strings/ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what
- needs to be defined. The arrays in your file must have
- names like
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ in the <filename>strings</filename> directory. Look at one
+ of the existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such
+ as <filename>ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what needs to
+ be defined. The arrays in your file must have names like
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
and so on. These correspond to the arrays for a simple
@@ -5590,7 +5585,6 @@
* This comment is parsed by configure to create ctype.c,
* so don't change it unless you know what you are doing.
*
- * .configure.
number_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>MYNUMBER</replaceable>
* .configure.
strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
* .configure.
mbmaxlen_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
*/
@@ -5693,7 +5687,11 @@
<title>The Character Definition Arrays</title>
<para>
- Each character set is described by several arrays:
+ For each simple character set, the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename> file
+ in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory
+ contains several arrays that describe the character set's
+ properties:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -5723,6 +5721,22 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
+ For a complex character set as implemented in a
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, there are
+ corresponding arrays:
+
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+ and so forth. Not every complex character set has all of the
+ arrays. See the existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files for examples. See also the
+ <filename>CHARSET_INFO.txt</filename> file in the
+ <filename>strings</filename> directory for additional
+ information.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
<literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
<literal>to_upper[]</literal>,
and <literal>sort_order[]</literal> are indexed by character
value, whereas <literal>ctype[]</literal> is indexed by
@@ -5733,11 +5747,8 @@
<para>
<literal>ctype[]</literal> is an array of bit values, with one
element for each character of the character set. Each element
- describes the attributes of a single character.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The bitmask definitions are as defined in
+ describes the attributes of a single character. Each attribute
+ is associated with a bitmask, as defined in
<filename>include/m_ctype.h</filename>:
</para>
@@ -5753,16 +5764,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for each character should
- be the union of the applicable bitmask values that describe the
- character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is an uppercase
- character (<literal>_U</literal>) as well as a hexadecimal digit
- (<literal>_X</literal>), so
<literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal>
- should contain the value:
+ The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for a given character
+ should be the union of the applicable bitmask values that
+ describe the character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is
+ an uppercase character (<literal>_MY_U</literal>) as well as a
+ hexadecimal digit (<literal>_MY_X</literal>), so
+ <literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal> should contain the value:
</para>
<programlisting>
-_U | _X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
+_MY_U | _MY_X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
</programlisting>
<para>
@@ -5791,8 +5802,9 @@
the same as <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, which means that
sorting is case-insensitive. MySQL sorts characters based on the
values of <literal>sort_order[]</literal> elements. For more
- complicated sorting rules, see the discussion of string
- collating in <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
+ complicated sorting rules (for complex character sets), see the
+ discussion of string collating in
+ <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
</para>
</section>
@@ -5829,8 +5841,9 @@
You must specify the
<literal>strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable></literal>
value in the special comment at the top of the source file.
- <replaceable>N</replaceable> should be set to the maximum ratio
- to which strings may grow during execution of the
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive integer that
+ indicates the maximum ratio to which strings may grow during
+ execution of the
<function>my_strxfrm_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>()</function>
function. <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive
integer.
@@ -5853,18 +5866,21 @@
<para>
If you want to add support for a new character set that includes
- multi-byte characters, you need to use the multi-byte character
- functions.
+ multi-byte characters in the
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ source file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, you
+ need to use the multi-byte character functions.
</para>
<para>
- The best documentation for this is the existing character sets.
- Look at the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
+ For examples of how these functions are implemented, look at the
+ existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, such as the
+ files for the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
<literal>gb2312</literal>, <literal>gbk</literal>,
<literal>sjis</literal>, and <literal>ujis</literal>
character
- sets for examples. These are implemented in the
-
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
- files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory.
+ sets.
</para>
<para>
@@ -5895,7 +5911,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Your program uses an incorrect path to determine where the
- character sets are stored (typically in the
+ character sets are stored (which is typically the
<filename>share/mysql/charsets</filename> or
<filename>share/charsets</filename> directory under the MySQL
installation directory). This can be fixed by using the
@@ -5918,7 +5934,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- The character set is a multi-byte character set that cannot be
+ The character set is a complex character set that cannot be
loaded dynamically. In this case, you must recompile the
program with support for the character set.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-6.0/internationalization.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-6.0/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 17:29:50 UTC (rev 10603)
+++ trunk/refman-6.0/internationalization.xml 2008-04-28 19:25:37 UTC (rev 10604)
Changed blocks: 13, Lines Added: 60, Lines Deleted: 44; 9813 bytes
@@ -6770,16 +6770,16 @@
This step depends on whether you are adding a simple or
complex character set. A simple character set requires only a
configuration file, whereas a complex character set requires C
- source file that defines support routines for collation,
- multi-byte handling, or both.
+ source file that defines collation functions, multi-byte
+ functions, or both.
</para>
<para>
For a simple character set, create a configuration file that
describes the character set properties. Create the file
-
<filename>sql/share/charsets/<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>.
- (You can use a copy of
- <filename>sql/share/charsets/latin1.conf</filename> as the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename>
+ file in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory.
+ (You can use a copy of <filename>latin1.conf</filename> as the
basis for this file.) The syntax for the file is very simple:
</para>
@@ -6809,19 +6809,15 @@
<para>
The <literal>ctype</literal> array takes up the first 257
words. The <literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
- <literal>to_upper[]</literal> and
+ <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, and
<literal>sort_order[]</literal> arrays take up 256 words
- each after that.
+ each after that. See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- See <xref linkend="character-arrays"/>.
- </para>
-
- <para>
For a complex character set, create a C source file that
describes the character set properties and defines the support
routines necessary to properly perform operations on the
@@ -6833,12 +6829,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Create the file
-
<filename>strings/ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
- in the MySQL source distribution. Look at one of the
- existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such as
- <filename>strings/ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what
- needs to be defined. The arrays in your file must have
- names like
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ in the <filename>strings</filename> directory. Look at one
+ of the existing <filename>ctype-*.c</filename> files (such
+ as <filename>ctype-big5.c</filename>) to see what needs to
+ be defined. The arrays in your file must have names like
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable></literal>,
and so on. These correspond to the arrays for a simple
@@ -6857,7 +6852,6 @@
* This comment is parsed by configure to create ctype.c,
* so don't change it unless you know what you are doing.
*
- * .configure.
number_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>MYNUMBER</replaceable>
* .configure.
strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
* .configure.
mbmaxlen_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable>
*/
@@ -6960,7 +6954,11 @@
<title>The Character Definition Arrays</title>
<para>
- Each character set is described by several arrays:
+ For each simple character set, the
+
<filename><replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.conf</filename> file
+ in the <filename>sql/share/charsets</filename> directory
+ contains several arrays that describe the character set's
+ properties:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -6990,6 +6988,22 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
+ For a complex character set as implemented in a
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, there are
+ corresponding arrays:
+
<literal>ctype_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+
<literal>to_lower_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>[]</literal>,
+ and so forth. Not every complex character set has all of the
+ arrays. See the existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files for examples. See also the
+ <filename>CHARSET_INFO.txt</filename> file in the
+ <filename>strings</filename> directory for additional
+ information.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
<literal>to_lower[]</literal>,
<literal>to_upper[]</literal>,
and <literal>sort_order[]</literal> are indexed by character
value, whereas <literal>ctype[]</literal> is indexed by
@@ -7000,11 +7014,8 @@
<para>
<literal>ctype[]</literal> is an array of bit values, with one
element for each character of the character set. Each element
- describes the attributes of a single character.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- The bitmask definitions are as defined in
+ describes the attributes of a single character. Each attribute
+ is associated with a bitmask, as defined in
<filename>include/m_ctype.h</filename>:
</para>
@@ -7020,16 +7031,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for each character should
- be the union of the applicable bitmask values that describe the
- character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is an uppercase
- character (<literal>_U</literal>) as well as a hexadecimal digit
- (<literal>_X</literal>), so
<literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal>
- should contain the value:
+ The <literal>ctype[]</literal> entry for a given character
+ should be the union of the applicable bitmask values that
+ describe the character. For example, <literal>'A'</literal> is
+ an uppercase character (<literal>_MY_U</literal>) as well as a
+ hexadecimal digit (<literal>_MY_X</literal>), so
+ <literal>ctype['A'+1]</literal> should contain the value:
</para>
<programlisting>
-_U | _X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
+_MY_U | _MY_X = 01 | 0200 = 0201
</programlisting>
<para>
@@ -7058,8 +7069,9 @@
the same as <literal>to_upper[]</literal>, which means that
sorting is case-insensitive. MySQL sorts characters based on the
values of <literal>sort_order[]</literal> elements. For more
- complicated sorting rules, see the discussion of string
- collating in <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
+ complicated sorting rules (for complex character sets), see the
+ discussion of string collating in
+ <xref linkend="string-collating"/>.
</para>
</section>
@@ -7096,8 +7108,9 @@
You must specify the
<literal>strxfrm_multiply_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>=<replaceable>N</replaceable></literal>
value in the special comment at the top of the source file.
- <replaceable>N</replaceable> should be set to the maximum ratio
- to which strings may grow during execution of the
+ <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive integer that
+ indicates the maximum ratio to which strings may grow during
+ execution of the
<function>my_strxfrm_<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>()</function>
function. <replaceable>N</replaceable> must be a positive
integer.
@@ -7120,18 +7133,21 @@
<para>
If you want to add support for a new character set that includes
- multi-byte characters, you need to use the multi-byte character
- functions.
+ multi-byte characters in the
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>MYSET</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ source file in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, you
+ need to use the multi-byte character functions.
</para>
<para>
- The best documentation for this is the existing character sets.
- Look at the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
+ For examples of how these functions are implemented, look at the
+ existing
+
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
+ files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory, such as the
+ files for the <literal>euc_kr</literal>,
<literal>gb2312</literal>, <literal>gbk</literal>,
<literal>sjis</literal>, and <literal>ujis</literal>
character
- sets for examples. These are implemented in the
-
<filename>ctype-<replaceable>charset_name</replaceable>.c</filename>
- files in the <filename>strings</filename> directory.
+ sets.
</para>
<para>
@@ -7162,7 +7178,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
Your program uses an incorrect path to determine where the
- character sets are stored (typically in the
+ character sets are stored (which is typically the
<filename>share/mysql/charsets</filename> or
<filename>share/charsets</filename> directory under the MySQL
installation directory). This can be fixed by using the
@@ -7185,7 +7201,7 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- The character set is a multi-byte character set that cannot be
+ The character set is a complex character set that cannot be
loaded dynamically. In this case, you must recompile the
program with support for the character set.
</para>
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