[Python-Dev] Unicode database

["Martin v. Löwis"]

>> Ah, the makefile. I don't think you use it create the Unicode database.
>>
>> It's only good for generating the codecs (Lib/encodings)
> 
> Yes, but it DOES attempt to download the mappings, and is the ONLY
> script which attempts to do so.

Sure. But (again): you don't need to have the mappings at all for
what you want to achieve. So there is no point in downloading them

> beelzebub$find Python-2.5.1 -type f | xargs grep ftp.unicode.org
> Python-2.5.1/Doc/lib/libunicodedata.tex:4.1.0 which is publicly available from \url{ftp://ftp.unicode.org/}.
> grep: Python-2.5.1/Mac/Icons/Disk: No such file or directory
> grep: Image.icns: No such file or directory
> grep: Python-2.5.1/Mac/Icons/Python: No such file or directory
> grep: Folder.icns: No such file or directory
> Python-2.5.1/Misc/NEWS:  at ftp.unicode.org and contain a few updates (e.g. the Mac OS
> Python-2.5.1/Tools/unicode/Makefile:# files available at ftp://ftp.unicode.org/
> Python-2.5.1/Tools/unicode/Makefile:    ncftpget -R ftp.unicode.org . Public/MAPPINGS
> Python-2.5.1/Tools/unicode/gencodec.py:site (ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/) and creates Python codec
> Python-2.5.1/Tools/unicode/python-mappings/TIS-620.TXT:#       ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/ISO8859/8859-11.TXT the
> Python-2.5.1/Tools/unicode/python-mappings/TIS-620.TXT:#       ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/ISO8859/8859-11.TXT
> Python-2.5.1/Tools/unicode/python-mappings/KOI8-U.TXT:#       ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MISC/KOI8-R.TXT
> Python-2.5.1/Tools/unicode/python-mappings/CP1140.TXT:#       ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/VENDORS/MICSFT/EBCDIC/CP037.TXT
> Python-2.5.1/Modules/unicodedata.c:4.1.0 which is publically available from ftp://ftp.unicode.org/.\n
> 
>> AFAICT, the mappings are still where they always were: at the
>> location given in the Makefile. (e.g.
>> ftp://ftp.unicode.org/Public/MAPPINGS/ISO8859/8859-15.TXT
>> )
> 
> Then you DEFINITELY are using a non-standard set of files.  That
> above was from the source of Python 2.5.1 that I have just downloaded.

I don't understand. Why does this follow? What should I read out
of the grep lines above, and why does my citing of a URL prove
that I did something to my build environment?

Regards,
Martin