1 # Template file for 'libidn'
5 url=http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn
6 build_style=gnu_configure
7 pkgconfig_override="libidn.pc"
8 configure_env="EMACS=/bin/false"
9 configure_args="--disable-csharp --disable-java"
10 short_desc="Internationalized Domain Names command line tool"
11 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
12 checksum=e112eeb5340c8ded1e0aef8096432451a03351bb
14 GNU Libidn is an implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode, and IDNA
15 specifications defined by the IETF Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
16 working group. It is used to prepare internationalized strings (such as
17 domain name labels, usernames, and passwords) in order to increase the
18 likelihood that string input and string comparison work in ways that make
19 sense for typical users throughout the world.
21 The library contains a generic Stringprep implementation that does Unicode
22 3.2 NFKC normalization, mapping and prohibition of characters, and
23 bidirectional character handling. Profiles for iSCSI, Kerberos 5, Nameprep,
24 SASL, and XMPP are included. Punycode and ASCII Compatible Encoding (ACE) via