Version 0.02 - 03 July 2006
Encode::BOCU1 is a Perl module for encoding / decoding BOCU-1 string. Works as part of Encode.pm.
BOCU-1 is a MIME-compatible application of the Binary Ordered Compression for Unicode [BOCU] base algorithm.
XS-version module is also available: runs much faster than this pure-perl version.
INSTALLATION
To install this module type the following:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
DEPENDENCIES
no dependencies
COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE
Based on pure-perl port of "Sample C Code" on http://www.unicode.org/notes/tn6/, written by Markus W. Scherer on 2002jan24 and is
Copyright (C) 2002, International Business Machines Corporation and others. All Rights Reserved.
The "Sample C Code" is under the X license (ICU version). ICU License : http://dev.icu-project.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/checkout/icu/license.html
BOCU "Binary-Ordered Compression For Unicode" is a patent-protected technology of IBM. (US Patent 6737994)
Ported and modified by Naoya Tozuka <naoyat@naochan.com> As with the original C code, this port is licensed under the X license (ICU version).