FM / charsets

/usr/share/mysql/charsets

Name	Size	Mode	Actions
armscii8.xml	5526	0644	edit dl rm
ascii.xml	5512	0644	edit dl rm
cp850.xml	5506	0644	edit dl rm
cp852.xml	5528	0644	edit dl rm
cp866.xml	5613	0644	edit dl rm
cp1250.xml	8241	0644	edit dl rm
cp1251.xml	8365	0644	edit dl rm
cp1256.xml	5569	0644	edit dl rm
cp1257.xml	8902	0644	edit dl rm
dec8.xml	6529	0644	edit dl rm
geostd8.xml	5516	0644	edit dl rm
greek.xml	5728	0644	edit dl rm
hebrew.xml	5517	0644	edit dl rm
hp8.xml	5502	0644	edit dl rm
Index.xml	23509	0644	edit dl rm
keybcs2.xml	5529	0644	edit dl rm
koi8r.xml	5510	0644	edit dl rm
koi8u.xml	6532	0644	edit dl rm
latin1.xml	9816	0644	edit dl rm
latin2.xml	7238	0644	edit dl rm
latin5.xml	5515	0644	edit dl rm
latin7.xml	7438	0644	edit dl rm
macce.xml	8047	0644	edit dl rm
macroman.xml	8058	0644	edit dl rm
README	1749	0644	edit dl rm
swe7.xml	6530	0644	edit dl rm

Edit: /usr/share/mysql/charsets/README (1749B)

This directory holds configuration files that enable MySQL to work with
different character sets.  It contains:

charset_name.xml
    Each charset_name.xml file contains information for a simple character
    set.  The information in the file describes character types,
    lower- and upper-case equivalencies and sorting orders for the
    character values in the set.

Index.xml
    The Index.xml file lists all of the available charset configurations,
    including collations.

Each collation must have a unique number.  The number is stored
    IN THE DATABASE TABLE FILES and must not be changed.

The max-id attribute of the <charsets> element must be set to
    the largest collation number.

Compiled in or configuration file?
    When should a character set be compiled in to MySQL's string library
    (libmystrings), and when should it be placed in a charset_name.xml
    configuration file?

If the character set requires the strcoll functions or is a
    multi-byte character set, it MUST be compiled in to the string
    library.  If it does not require these functions, it should be
    placed in a charset_name.xml configuration file.

If the character set uses any one of the strcoll functions, it
    must define all of them.  Likewise, if the set uses one of the
    multi-byte functions, it must define them all.  See the manual for
    more information on how to add a complex character set to MySQL.

Syntax of configuration files
    The syntax is very simple.  Words in <map> array elements are
    separated by arbitrary amounts of whitespace. Each word must be a
    number in hexadecimal format.  The ctype array has 257 words; the
    other arrays (lower, upper, etc.) take up 256 words each after that.

This directory holds configuration files that enable MySQL to work with different character sets. It contains: charset_name.xml Each charset_name.xml file contains information for a simple character set. The information in the file describes character types, lower- and upper-case equivalencies and sorting orders for the character values in the set. Index.xml The Index.xml file lists all of the available charset configurations, including collations. Each collation must have a unique number. The number is stored IN THE DATABASE TABLE FILES and must not be changed. The max-id attribute of the element must be set to the largest collation number. Compiled in or configuration file? When should a character set be compiled in to MySQL's string library (libmystrings), and when should it be placed in a charset_name.xml configuration file? If the character set requires the strcoll functions or is a multi-byte character set, it MUST be compiled in to the string library. If it does not require these functions, it should be placed in a charset_name.xml configuration file. If the character set uses any one of the strcoll functions, it must define all of them. Likewise, if the set uses one of the multi-byte functions, it must define them all. See the manual for more information on how to add a complex character set to MySQL. Syntax of configuration files The syntax is very simple. Words in array elements are separated by arbitrary amounts of whitespace. Each word must be a number in hexadecimal format. The ctype array has 257 words; the other arrays (lower, upper, etc.) take up 256 words each after that.