Re: [icu-support] Khmer and Breakiterator

[Richard W. <ric...@nt...>]

On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:02:03 -0700
"Steven R. Loomis" <sr...@ic...> wrote:


> > Of course, for Pali in Thai script the features needed are something
> > like:
> >
> > brkitr/pi.txt:
> >
> > pi{
> > ...
> >     boundaries{
> >         line:process(dependency){"line_pi.brk"}
> >         word:process(dependency){"word_pi.brk"}
> >     }
> > }
> >
> > line_pi.txt and word_pi.txt:
> > # In the Thai script, words are separated by spaces!
> > $dictionary = [$dictionary - [:script = Thai:]]

And I presume add word_pi.txt and line_pi.txt to BRK_SOURCE in
brkfiles.mk and pi.txt to BRK_RES_SOURCE. But that doesn't seem to be
enough.  What else should I do to include these files in my ICU build?
I am working with ICU Version 53 if that is relevant.

>  So, I was mostly trying to address the question of ICU assuming
> language from one character, and whether locale specific dictionaries
> would even be useful, hypothetically.  As it stands that would need to
> be a new feature request in any event.

At least most of the syntax is present.

Richard.