Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 16 Oct 2001 10:03:32 +0200 | From | Radovan Garabik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] dead keys in unicode console mode |
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On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 05:19:34PM +0000, Pavel Machek wrote: > Hi! > > > > And now all existing binaries that use the KDGKBDIACR ioctl > > > dump core? And all existing binaries that use the KDSKBDIACR > > > ioctl do very strange things? > > > > well, of course, existing binaries need to be recompiled, > > that's what sources are for... > > And go to hell when you boot older kernel?
Uh, why? KDSKBDIACR ioctl checks the size of accent_table array. (if that is what you have in mind) All that happens is that diacritics will be messed up with older kernel, which is acceptable and to be expected.
> Not an option. Add new ioctl.
As it has been already said, 16-bit unicode console mode has outlived its usefulness, and we should move to full 32 bit support. Adding new 16-bit structures is IMHO waste of time.
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