At 12:43 AM 2/16/2004, Edward Diener wrote:
I have never talked to a C++ standards committee, nor have claimed to. I did converse with more than one committee member about this issue on comp.std.c++. If that is what your statement above is supposed to mean, I can assure you that the parallel universe is a real one and it is ours.
Regarding the C++ standards committee not being in favor of wide character filenames, I quote from your own FAQ on filesystem.
"The C++ standards committee Library Working Group discussed this in some detail both on the committee's library reflector and at the Spring, 2002, meeting, and feels that (1) names based on types other than char are extremely non-portable, (2) there are no agreed upon semantics for conversion between wide-character and narrow-character names for file systems which do not support wide-character name, and (3) even the committee members most interested in wide-character names are unsure that they are a good idea in the context of a portable library."
I interpret this to mean ...
That's the problem. The wording was intended to convey that there is considerable interest, but that there are unresolved technical issues. Someday someone will come forward with an actual written proposal. Instead of informal discussions, an actual vote will be taken. Then you will be able to say the committee is or is not in favor of the proposal. But that hasn't happened yet. --Beman