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diff --git a/maint/README b/maint/README index 0e1ff8f..fac36b2 100644 --- a/maint/README +++ b/maint/README @@ -54,10 +54,12 @@ Unicode.tables The files in this directory were downloaded from the Unicode ucptest.c A short C program for testing the Unicode property macros that do lookups in the pcre2_ucd.c data, mainly useful after rebuilding the Unicode property table. Compile and run this in - the "maint" directory (see comments at its head). + the "maint" directory (see comments at its head). This program + can also be used to find characters with specific properties. -ucptestdata A directory containing two files, testinput1 and testoutput1, - to use in conjunction with the ucptest program. +ucptestdata A directory containing four files, testinput{1,2} and + testoutput{1,2}, for use in conjunction with the ucptest + program. utf8.c A short, freestanding C program for converting a Unicode code point into a sequence of bytes in the UTF-8 encoding, and vice @@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ utf8.c A short, freestanding C program for converting a Unicode code outputs a list of the equivalent UTF-8 bytes. If its argument is a sequence of concatenated UTF-8 bytes (e.g. e188b4) it treats them as a UTF-8 character and outputs the equivalent - code point in hex. + code point in hex. See comments at its head for details. Updating to a new Unicode release @@ -96,9 +98,10 @@ lists of scripts. The ucptest program can be compiled and used to check that the new tables in pcre2_ucd.c work properly, using the data files in ucptestdata to check a -number of test characters. The source file ucptest.c should also be updated -whenever new Unicode script names are added, and adding a few tests for new -scripts is a good idea. +number of test characters. It used to be necessary to update the source +ucptest.c whenever new Unicode scripts were added, but this is no longer +required because that program now uses the lists in the PCRE2 source. However, +adding a few tests for new scripts to the files in ucptestdata is a good idea. Preparing for a PCRE2 release @@ -437,4 +440,4 @@ very sensible; some are rather wacky. Some have been on this list for years. Philip Hazel Email local part: ph10 Email domain: cam.ac.uk -Last updated: 03 June 2019 +Last updated: 01 April 2020 |