Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 20:39:28 -0400
Would it be worth having a note making it clear that compiler uses only
stable parts of the spec, and it's safe to upgrade all of them
consistently?
On Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 20:30 Corentin Jabot <corentinjabot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 02:19 Steve Downey via SG16 <sg16_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
>
>> What implementation headaches would it cause to bump our Unicode
>> reference? TR31 identifier characters and named escapes might be impacted?
>> Neither of which is hard, but are still some work.
>>
>
> Expect clang to support Unicode 15 soon, i did the pr earlier today.
> In general because Unicode releases faster than C++, vendors should update
> without waiting for the standard to catch up, in order to support new
> codepoints.
>
> How many references to Unicode do we have?.
> Most of the wording sadly relies on iso 10646 which doesn't get updated as
> fast.
>
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: announcements via announcements <announcements_at_[hidden]>
>> Date: Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 17:40
>> Subject: Announcing The Unicode® Standard, Version 15.0
>> To: <announcements_at_[hidden]>
>> Cc: announcements <announcements_at_[hidden]>
>>
>>
>> [image: [Nag Mundari image]]Version 15.0 of the Unicode Standard is now
>> available, including the core specification, annexes, and data files. This
>> version adds 4,489 characters, bringing the total to 149,186 characters.
>> These additions include two new scripts, for a total of 161 scripts, along
>> with 20 new emoji characters, and 4,193 CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)
>> ideographs. The new scripts and characters in Version 15.0 add support for
>> modern language groups including:
>>
>> - Nag Mundari
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-1E4D0.pdf>, a
>> modern script used to write Mundari, a language spoken in India
>> - A Kannada character used to write Konkani, Awadhi, and Havyaka
>> Kannada in India
>> - Kaktovik
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-1D2C0.pdf>
>> numerals, devised by speakers of Iñupiaq in Kaktovik, Alaska for the
>> counting systems of the Inuit and Yupik languages
>>
>> Among the popular symbol additions are 20 new emoji, including hair pick,
>> maracas, jellyfish, khanda, and pink heart. For the full list of new emoji
>> characters, see emoji additions for Unicode 15.0
>> <https://unicode.org/emoji/charts-15.0/emoji-released.html>, and Emoji
>> Counts <https://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts-15.0/emoji-counts.html>.
>> For a detailed description of support for emoji characters by the Unicode
>> Standard, see UTS #51, Unicode Emoji
>> <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/tr51-23.html>.
>>
>> [image: [Image credit Noto Emoji]]
>> <https://www.unicode.org/announcements/u15-emoji-annc-large.png>
>>
>> Other symbol and notational additions include:
>>
>> - The nine pointed white star, used by members of the Bahá’í faith
>> - Eight symbols for celestial bodies
>> <http://blog.unicode.org/2022/05/out-of-this-world-new-astronomy-symbols.html>,
>> used by astronomers and astrologers
>> - Twenty-nine additional Egyptian hieroglyph format controls
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-13430.pdf>,
>> which will enable Egyptologists to better represent texts
>>
>> Support for other languages and scholarly work includes:
>>
>> - Kawi
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-11F00.pdf>, a
>> historical script found in Southeast Asia, used to write Old Javanese and
>> other languages
>> - Three additional characters for the Arabic script to support
>> Quranic marks used in Turkey
>> - Three Khojki characters found in handwritten and printed documents
>> - Ten Devanagari characters used to represent auspicious signs found
>> in inscriptions and manuscripts
>> - Six Latin letters used in Malayalam transliteration
>> - Sixty-three Cyrillic modifier letters used in phonetic transcription
>>
>> Important chart font updates include:
>>
>> - A set of updated glyphs for Egyptian
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-13000.pdf>
>> hieroglyphs, in addition to standardized variation sequences to support
>> rotated glyphs found in texts
>> - Improved glyphs for Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
>> <https://blog.unicode.org/2022/06/working-with-local-communities-to.html>,
>> which provide better support for Carrier and other languages
>> - A new Wancho
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-1E2C0.pdf>
>> font, with improved and simplified shapes
>>
>> Updates to the CJK blocks add:
>>
>> - 4,192 ideographs in the new CJK Unified Ideographs Extension H block
>> - One ideograph in the CJK Unified Ideographs Extension C block
>>
>> Unicode properties and specifications determine the behavior of text on
>> computers and phones. The following six Unicode Standard Annexes and
>> Technical Standards have noteworthy updates for Version 15.0:
>>
>> - UAX #9 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr9/tr9-46.html>, Unicode
>> Bidirectional Algorithm, amends the note in UAX9-C2 to emphasize the use of
>> higher-level protocols to mitigate potential source code spoofing attacks.
>> - UAX #31 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr31/tr31-37.html>,
>> Unicode Identifier and Pattern Syntax, provides more guidance on profiles
>> for default identifiers, clarifies the use of default ignorable code points
>> in identifiers, and discusses the relationship between Pattern_White_Space
>> and bidirectional ordering issues in programming languages.
>> - UAX #38 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr38/tr38-33.html>,
>> Unicode Han Database, adds the kAlternateTotalStrokes property. The kCihaiT
>> property’s category was changed to Dictionary Indices, the kKangXi property
>> was expanded, and Sections 3.0, 3.10, and 4.5 were added.
>> - UTS #39 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr39/tr39-26.html>,
>> Unicode Security Mechanisms, changes the zero width joiner (ZWJ) and zero
>> width non-joiner (ZWNJ) characters from Identifier_Status=Allowed to
>> Identifier_Status=Restricted; they are therefore no longer allowed by the
>> General Security Profile by default.
>> - UAX #45 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr45/tr45-27.html>,
>> U-Source Ideographs, has records for new ideographs in its data file,
>> “ExtH” was added as a new status, the status identifiers for the existing
>> CJK Unified Ideographs blocks were improved, and Section 2.5 was added.
>> - UTS #46 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr46/tr46-29.html>,
>> Unicode IDNA Compatibility Processing, clarified the edge case of the empty
>> label in ToASCII and added documentation regarding the new IDNA derived
>> property data files.
>>
>> About the Unicode Standard The Unicode Standard provides the basis for
>> processing, storage and seamless data interchange of text data in any
>> language in all modern software and information technology protocols. It
>> provides a uniform, universal architecture and encoding for all languages
>> of the world, with over 140,000 characters currently encoded.
>>
>> Unicode is required by modern standards such as XML, Java, C#, ECMAScript
>> (JavaScript), LDAP, CORBA 3.0, WML, etc., and is the official way to
>> implement ISO/IEC 10646. It is a fundamental component of all modern
>> software.
>>
>> For additional information on the Unicode Standard, please visit
>> https://home.unicode.org/.
>> About the Unicode Consortium The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit
>> organization founded to develop, extend and promote use of the Unicode
>> Standard and related globalization standards.
>> The membership of the consortium represents a broad spectrum of
>> corporations and organizations, many in the computer and information
>> processing industry. Members include: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Emojipedia,
>> Google, Government of Bangladesh, International Emerging Technology Company
>> (ETCO), Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Salesforce, SAP, Tamil Virtual Academy,
>> The University of California (Berkeley), Yat Labs, plus well over a hundred
>> Associate, Liaison, and Individual members. For a complete member list go
>> to https://home.unicode.org/membership/members/.
>> For more information, please contact the Unicode Consortium
>> https://home.unicode.org/connect/contact-unicode/.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *Over 144,000 characters are available for adoption
>> <https://www.unicode.org/consortium/adopt-a-character.html> to help the
>> Unicode Consortium’s work on digitally disadvantaged languages*
>>
>> [image: [badge]]
>> <https://www.unicode.org/consortium/adopt-a-character.html>
>>
>>
>> https://blog.unicode.org/2022/09/announcing-unicode-standard-version-150.html
>> --
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>> SG16_at_[hidden]
>> https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sg16
>>
>
stable parts of the spec, and it's safe to upgrade all of them
consistently?
On Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 20:30 Corentin Jabot <corentinjabot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 02:19 Steve Downey via SG16 <sg16_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
>
>> What implementation headaches would it cause to bump our Unicode
>> reference? TR31 identifier characters and named escapes might be impacted?
>> Neither of which is hard, but are still some work.
>>
>
> Expect clang to support Unicode 15 soon, i did the pr earlier today.
> In general because Unicode releases faster than C++, vendors should update
> without waiting for the standard to catch up, in order to support new
> codepoints.
>
> How many references to Unicode do we have?.
> Most of the wording sadly relies on iso 10646 which doesn't get updated as
> fast.
>
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>> From: announcements via announcements <announcements_at_[hidden]>
>> Date: Tue, Sep 13, 2022, 17:40
>> Subject: Announcing The Unicode® Standard, Version 15.0
>> To: <announcements_at_[hidden]>
>> Cc: announcements <announcements_at_[hidden]>
>>
>>
>> [image: [Nag Mundari image]]Version 15.0 of the Unicode Standard is now
>> available, including the core specification, annexes, and data files. This
>> version adds 4,489 characters, bringing the total to 149,186 characters.
>> These additions include two new scripts, for a total of 161 scripts, along
>> with 20 new emoji characters, and 4,193 CJK (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)
>> ideographs. The new scripts and characters in Version 15.0 add support for
>> modern language groups including:
>>
>> - Nag Mundari
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-1E4D0.pdf>, a
>> modern script used to write Mundari, a language spoken in India
>> - A Kannada character used to write Konkani, Awadhi, and Havyaka
>> Kannada in India
>> - Kaktovik
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-1D2C0.pdf>
>> numerals, devised by speakers of Iñupiaq in Kaktovik, Alaska for the
>> counting systems of the Inuit and Yupik languages
>>
>> Among the popular symbol additions are 20 new emoji, including hair pick,
>> maracas, jellyfish, khanda, and pink heart. For the full list of new emoji
>> characters, see emoji additions for Unicode 15.0
>> <https://unicode.org/emoji/charts-15.0/emoji-released.html>, and Emoji
>> Counts <https://www.unicode.org/emoji/charts-15.0/emoji-counts.html>.
>> For a detailed description of support for emoji characters by the Unicode
>> Standard, see UTS #51, Unicode Emoji
>> <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr51/tr51-23.html>.
>>
>> [image: [Image credit Noto Emoji]]
>> <https://www.unicode.org/announcements/u15-emoji-annc-large.png>
>>
>> Other symbol and notational additions include:
>>
>> - The nine pointed white star, used by members of the Bahá’í faith
>> - Eight symbols for celestial bodies
>> <http://blog.unicode.org/2022/05/out-of-this-world-new-astronomy-symbols.html>,
>> used by astronomers and astrologers
>> - Twenty-nine additional Egyptian hieroglyph format controls
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-13430.pdf>,
>> which will enable Egyptologists to better represent texts
>>
>> Support for other languages and scholarly work includes:
>>
>> - Kawi
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-11F00.pdf>, a
>> historical script found in Southeast Asia, used to write Old Javanese and
>> other languages
>> - Three additional characters for the Arabic script to support
>> Quranic marks used in Turkey
>> - Three Khojki characters found in handwritten and printed documents
>> - Ten Devanagari characters used to represent auspicious signs found
>> in inscriptions and manuscripts
>> - Six Latin letters used in Malayalam transliteration
>> - Sixty-three Cyrillic modifier letters used in phonetic transcription
>>
>> Important chart font updates include:
>>
>> - A set of updated glyphs for Egyptian
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-13000.pdf>
>> hieroglyphs, in addition to standardized variation sequences to support
>> rotated glyphs found in texts
>> - Improved glyphs for Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
>> <https://blog.unicode.org/2022/06/working-with-local-communities-to.html>,
>> which provide better support for Carrier and other languages
>> - A new Wancho
>> <https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/Unicode-15.0/U150-1E2C0.pdf>
>> font, with improved and simplified shapes
>>
>> Updates to the CJK blocks add:
>>
>> - 4,192 ideographs in the new CJK Unified Ideographs Extension H block
>> - One ideograph in the CJK Unified Ideographs Extension C block
>>
>> Unicode properties and specifications determine the behavior of text on
>> computers and phones. The following six Unicode Standard Annexes and
>> Technical Standards have noteworthy updates for Version 15.0:
>>
>> - UAX #9 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr9/tr9-46.html>, Unicode
>> Bidirectional Algorithm, amends the note in UAX9-C2 to emphasize the use of
>> higher-level protocols to mitigate potential source code spoofing attacks.
>> - UAX #31 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr31/tr31-37.html>,
>> Unicode Identifier and Pattern Syntax, provides more guidance on profiles
>> for default identifiers, clarifies the use of default ignorable code points
>> in identifiers, and discusses the relationship between Pattern_White_Space
>> and bidirectional ordering issues in programming languages.
>> - UAX #38 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr38/tr38-33.html>,
>> Unicode Han Database, adds the kAlternateTotalStrokes property. The kCihaiT
>> property’s category was changed to Dictionary Indices, the kKangXi property
>> was expanded, and Sections 3.0, 3.10, and 4.5 were added.
>> - UTS #39 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr39/tr39-26.html>,
>> Unicode Security Mechanisms, changes the zero width joiner (ZWJ) and zero
>> width non-joiner (ZWNJ) characters from Identifier_Status=Allowed to
>> Identifier_Status=Restricted; they are therefore no longer allowed by the
>> General Security Profile by default.
>> - UAX #45 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr45/tr45-27.html>,
>> U-Source Ideographs, has records for new ideographs in its data file,
>> “ExtH” was added as a new status, the status identifiers for the existing
>> CJK Unified Ideographs blocks were improved, and Section 2.5 was added.
>> - UTS #46 <https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr46/tr46-29.html>,
>> Unicode IDNA Compatibility Processing, clarified the edge case of the empty
>> label in ToASCII and added documentation regarding the new IDNA derived
>> property data files.
>>
>> About the Unicode Standard The Unicode Standard provides the basis for
>> processing, storage and seamless data interchange of text data in any
>> language in all modern software and information technology protocols. It
>> provides a uniform, universal architecture and encoding for all languages
>> of the world, with over 140,000 characters currently encoded.
>>
>> Unicode is required by modern standards such as XML, Java, C#, ECMAScript
>> (JavaScript), LDAP, CORBA 3.0, WML, etc., and is the official way to
>> implement ISO/IEC 10646. It is a fundamental component of all modern
>> software.
>>
>> For additional information on the Unicode Standard, please visit
>> https://home.unicode.org/.
>> About the Unicode Consortium The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit
>> organization founded to develop, extend and promote use of the Unicode
>> Standard and related globalization standards.
>> The membership of the consortium represents a broad spectrum of
>> corporations and organizations, many in the computer and information
>> processing industry. Members include: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Emojipedia,
>> Google, Government of Bangladesh, International Emerging Technology Company
>> (ETCO), Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Salesforce, SAP, Tamil Virtual Academy,
>> The University of California (Berkeley), Yat Labs, plus well over a hundred
>> Associate, Liaison, and Individual members. For a complete member list go
>> to https://home.unicode.org/membership/members/.
>> For more information, please contact the Unicode Consortium
>> https://home.unicode.org/connect/contact-unicode/.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *Over 144,000 characters are available for adoption
>> <https://www.unicode.org/consortium/adopt-a-character.html> to help the
>> Unicode Consortium’s work on digitally disadvantaged languages*
>>
>> [image: [badge]]
>> <https://www.unicode.org/consortium/adopt-a-character.html>
>>
>>
>> https://blog.unicode.org/2022/09/announcing-unicode-standard-version-150.html
>> --
>> SG16 mailing list
>> SG16_at_[hidden]
>> https://lists.isocpp.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sg16
>>
>
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