Re: gh_repl

[Mike Gran]

> From: Mark H Weaver <address@hidden>
>>     scm_from_locale_symbol ("scheme"));
> 
> Note that it's good practice to always use `scm_from_utf8_symbol' or
> `scm_from_latin1_symbol' when the argument is a C string literal.
 
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> More importantly, since many people tend to copy code snippets from what
> they see here and elsewhere, it's good to start spreading good i18n
> habits.  The key idea to spread is: it's wrong to use the user's locale
> to interpret a C string literal.
 
Good point.
 
Virtually all of my personal code is written in the subset of documented API
between 1.8 and 2.0 and is written in US-ASCII, but, you're right
about spreading good habits when discussing code in public.
 
Thanks,
 
Mike