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

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From: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net
To: control <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#12693: 24.2.50; src/w32font.c should depend on ANSI code page
Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 19:23:05 -0400

# the existing patch is not suitable
tags 12693 - patch
retitle 12693 [cygwin] Setting fonts with non-ascii names throws error
quit

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> 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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