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[cygwin] Setting fonts with non-ascii names throws error

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Message #23 received at 12693 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>
Cc: kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp, 12693 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12693: 24.2.50; src/w32font.c should depend on ANSI code page
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:30:36 +0200

> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:18:07 -0700
> From: Daniel Colascione <dancol <at> dancol.org>
> CC: Kazuhiro Ito <kzhr <at> d1.dion.ne.jp>, 12693 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> The right code for Cygw32 is to always define NTGUI_UNICODE and unconditionally
> use Unicode APIs when NTGUI_UNICODE is set.

I figured that much.  So I suggest that the patch to fix this issue be
reworked in that direction.

> Maybe, someday, we can define NTGUI_UNICODE for the NT port too.

That's the plan, yes.  Although I think it will not be a compile-time
test, since there's a lot of work involved, and so some old code will
have to coexist with the new for some time.  Volunteers are welcome.

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