[linux-dvb] Re: DVB character coding...

[Johannes Stezenbach <js@linuxtv.org>]

Gerd Knorr wrote:
> Johannes Stezenbach <js@linuxtv.org> writes:
> 
> > > Is this UCS-2?
> > 
> > Yes, "UCS2" for iconv.
> 
> eskarina kraxel ~# iconv --list | grep UCS.*2
> ISO-10646/UCS2/
> UCS-2//
> UCS-2BE//
> UCS-2LE//
> UCS2//
> 
> Which one?
> 
> I'd expect the versions without explicit byte order being native, thus
> only working by pure luck if the machine you are using happens to have
> the correct byte order.  I'm not sure through, and also havn't seen
> any ucs2-encoded strings broadcasted here in Berlin so I could just
> try ;)

We use glibc-2.2.5 and IIRC it only knows about UCS2.
IIRC there are some asian channels on Hotbird, and even
one in Berlin cable, however I haven't seen any USC2 either.

Johannes