$750 Bounty: Issue 16416 - Phobos std.uni out of date (should be updated to latest Unicode standard)

[Robert M. Münch]

On 2020-05-04 21:34:27 +0000, rikki cattermole said:

> On 05/05/2020 7:26 AM, notna wrote:
>> Maybe you want to add an additional constraint... It would be great if 
>> this would result in a tool, scripts or at least a simple-to-follow 
>> to-do (say Wiki?!)... so best case we could use this also for the next 
>> updates / releases in the future?!
> 
> The reason we can't just grab a newer copy of the unicode database and 
> throw it into Phobos is because the format was changed.

Sure, nevertheless, I think it makes sense to have the reproducibility 
of the process in mind. Maybe not with a script that lasts for 10 
years. But the process, some tools for a specific version, which can be 
used as inspiration for upcoming changes.

IMO it makes a lot of sense for D to keep up close with the unicode 
development.

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