Intl

[rvagg]

This has landed in joyent/node from what I understand and from nodejs/node-v0.x-archive#7676 (comment) it seems that we may be adjusting builds to do ./configure --with-intl=small-icu and vcbuild.bat small-icu if we are to stay in step.

As far as I know @piscisaureus has been the only one to raise objections to the way Intl is being handled, specifically with regard to the download step and increase in binary size even with small-icu. Is there anything we need to discuss here or is that a discussion for joyent/node and we're just going to follow along?

Then there's our impending 1.0.0-alpha release. I'd really like to see the Intl changes land in io.js ASAP so we can get them properly tested in our CI and be part of our initial release. Then we just have to agree about the build configuration for release.

• Action: someone land the Intl changes here please
• Action: discussion required about how io.js handles Intl, whether small-icu is enabled for releases and what we enable for general CI builds

[bnoordhuis]

/cc @srl295

[bnoordhuis]

By the way:

Then there's our impending 1.0.0-alpha release. I'd really like to see the Intl changes land in io.js ASAP so we can get them properly tested in our CI and be part of our initial release.

This is the case after yesterday's merge in commit 94e1475.

[rvagg]

put on the v1.0.0 milestone as this needs a final decision, we didn't get much TC engagement in the last meeting on this and I want to be sure we want to go live with 1.0.0 without even small-icu

[bnoordhuis]

I want to be sure we want to go live with 1.0.0 without even small-icu

+1 from me. Intl is a nice-to-have at this point, not a blocker.

[rvagg]

going to cross this off the list for the purposes of 1.0.0 now, confirmation from @bnoordhuis and @piscisaureus is enough for me (particularly given that they are the ESL members of the TC)

[ruimarinho]

Just my two cents - we should postpone this and discuss how we want to integrate with Intl more thoroughly. Shipping with small-icu which, afaik, is equivalent to ship the full API but with just English support, doesn't bring anything special to the table to 1.0.0. @rvagg shouldn't this be re-added to the next tc-agenda (after 1.0.0)?

[rvagg]

@ruimarinho perhaps, if you feel it important enough then you could remind us prior to a TC meeting, I'm not going to label it right now

[keithamus]

I have no idea if this will be helpful to anyone (seems like maintains are very much aware of this), but I'm currently working on a PR for testing Intl support on Kangax's Compat Table.

Here's the ouput:

[rvagg]

We have a standing item to try and get @srl295 on to a TC meeting to discuss this in more depth, I'll keep chipping away at him and we may get him to agree some time! The main concerns are about packing size and @piscisaureus has been doing some work on that too.

[srl295]

@rvagg yes and - as to size - faq entry and my nodesummit presentation discusses some. .. i'm working on some other PRs around the data packaging and docs also.

[srl295]

@rvagg hi, was any of the above related to your questions?