i'd like to integrate citrus multibyte LC_CTYPE support into NetBSD-
	current, however, because of dlopen() twists presented in the original
	article, i am unable to do that.

	the problem is like this:
	- we plan to use dlopen() from within setlocale(LC_CTYPE), so that
	  we can dynamically load multibyte LC_CTYPE locale code from, like
	  /usr/lib/localemod/libiso2022.so.*.
	- if we do that, ld_elf.so will effectively pull dlopen() into
	  its binary.  this causes chicken-and-egg problem.

	i can think of couple of workarounds for now:
	- do not use dlopen() from within setlocale(LC_CTYPE), have LC_CTYPE
	  locale code inside libc.
	  pros: libc build gets simple.  setuid binary issues go simple.
		we can use LC_CTYPE locale handling code from /sbin/* too.
	  cons: libc gets much bigger.  everyone calls printf() would need to
		pull iso2022/utf8/whatever support code, even if they
		do not really need locale code.
	- use dlopen() from within setlocale(LC_CTYPE).  compile ld_elf.so
	  directly with special singlebyte-only setlocale code.
	  pros: we can add new locale handling code on the fly, by adding
		*.so under /usr/lib/localemod.  libc is kept small, and
		when LC_CTYPE is set to something other than C, we pull in
		locale handling code dynamically.
	  cons: is it really ld_elf.so only problem?  dlopen() cannot be used
		from non-dynamic binaries so we cannot use localized
		characters from /sbin/*.
	- make dlopen() available everywhere, including non-shared binaries.
	  for ld_elf.so we may still need some hack.

	attached is the patch to do the 2nd bullet.  or, we may want to supply
	/usr/lib/libnolocale.a (or libsinglebytelocale.a) for use with special
	binaries like ld.elf_so.

itojun


Index: Makefile
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RCS file: /cvsroot/basesrc/libexec/ld.elf_so/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -r1.34 Makefile
--- Makefile	2000/11/10 21:31:30	1.34
+++ Makefile	2001/01/02 11:11:20
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 #CPPFLAGS+= -DRTLD_DEBUG_RELOC
 #DBG=	-g
 
+# always use singlebyte locale.
+SRCS+=	multibyte_sb.c iswctype_sb.c setlocale.c
+CPPFLAGS+=	-UWITH_RUNE -I${.CURDIR}/../../lib/libc/locale \
+		-I${.CURDIR}/../../lib/libc/include
+.PATH:	${.CURDIR}/../../lib/libc/locale
+
 LDADD+=	-non_shared -L${DESTDIR}/${LIBDIR} -lc_pic
 DPADD+=	${LIBC_PIC}