The purpose of these release notes for IBM Informix Global Language Support (GLS) Version 4.50 is to:
These release notes are not intended to be all-inclusive; they should be used as an addendum to the product manuals.
IBM Informix GLS is an application programming interface (API) that provides functions and macros for the implementation of internationalized applications that are compatible with IBM Informix GLS internationalization. This API allows applications to access information in Informix locale files. The GLS 4.50 library incorporates the International Components for Unicode (ICU) 3.4.1 library.
Previous versions of the IBM Informix GLS product were called Informix GLS API. Use of the name GLS API is discontinued in the documentation.
The GLS 4.50 library incorporates the International Components for Unicode (ICU) 3.4.1 library.
To use GLS, you must remember to include the header file in any source code that references a GLS function:
Include the ifxgls.h header file in any source code that references a GLS function. The ESQL/C preprocessor automatically includes the GLS library. For information on how to build ESQL/C applications, refer to the IBM Informix ESQL/C Programmer's Manual.
Include the ifxgls.h header file in any source code that references a GLS function. You can use the ESQL/C preprocessor to automatically include the GLS library in your DataBlade API application. Otherwise, you must explicitly list the library at link time. For information on how to build DataBlade API applications that use GLS, refer to the IBM Informix GLS User's Guide.
Include the ifxgls.h header file in any source code that references a GLS function. The GLS library is already linked into IBM Informix Dynamic Server. Therefore, you do not need to take special link steps to use GLS in a server routine.
A comprehensive list of the problems fixed in this release and also a list of known problems that are not yet fixed can be found in the DEFECTS document.
This section describes the known corrections and changes that need to be made to the IBM Informix GLS User's Guide.
There are no known corrections or changes at this time.
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