Item9241: add a little hint why Win32::Console 'may be required'

-- SvenDowideit - 02 Jul 2010

I don't think that "May be required for Internationalization on Windows" is enough of a hint.

Is this for viewing Foswiki pages through a browser on Windows? For editing Foswiki pages through a browser on Windows?

For hosting Foswiki on a Windows system?

All Windows versions?

-- VickiBrown - 10 Apr 2014

From a discussion in the mailing list:

From Vicki Brown
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014

A possible client wants to install Foswiki. In describing required CPAN modules, the Foswiki docs say:

    Win32:Console May be required for international characters on Windows

It's not at all clear from this phrase whether Win32:Console
   -- may (or may not) be required for viewing international characters when using a browser on Windows
   -- may (or may not) be required for inserting international characters when editing with Windows
   -- may (or may not) be required when installing / hosting on Windows

   -- more than one of the above

My _suspicion_ is that the Win32::Console (possible) requirement only applies if Foswiki is hosted on a Windows server, not if the server in question is running Linux.

Does anyone _know_?

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From: Chris Hoefler 
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 

No idea, but I can report that we have several Windows users (server is linux) that have no problems with international characters without this module. I suspect it is a workaround in core to deal with improper Perl locale support on some Windows servers.

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From: Crawford Currie 
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 

I did a bit of (superficial) research. The requirements was added
because that module was required for generating new language files. I
believe the dependency is redundant now.

-- VickiBrown - 15 Apr 2014

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