Re: GB18030-2022 Support in PostgreSQL

On 2025-08-04 Mo 6:35 AM, John Naylor wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM JiaoShuntian  wrote:
>> I noticed that PostgreSQL currently supports GB18030 encoding based on the older GB18030-2000 standard (as seen in commits like extend GB18030 conversion). However, China has since updated its mandatory character set standard to GB18030-2022, which includes additional characters and stricter compliance requirements.GB18030-2022 is now the official standard in China, and ensuring PostgreSQL’s full compliance would be beneficial for users in Chinese-speaking regions.
> This is a non-backwards-compatible change:
>
> https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2022/22274-disruptive-changes.pdf
> https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2023/23003r-gb18030-recommendations.pdf
>
> There is a risk of breaking applications, although only a few dozen
> mappings changed. If it were added as a separate encoding, users could
> opt in.
>

That makes sense ... naming the new encoding so as to avoid confusion 
might be a challenge.


cheers


andrew


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