P4CHARSET
Description
Character set used for translation of unicode files.
Usage Notes
Used by Client? |
Used by Server? |
Command-Line Alternative |
Can be set in P4CONFIG file? |
---|---|---|---|
Yes |
No |
p4 -C |
Yes |
Value if not Explicitly Set
Operating System |
Value |
---|---|
All |
None. If the Perforce service is operating in unicode mode and
|
Notes
If the server is set to Unicode-mode, the client sets
P4CHARSET
to
auto
and examines the client's environment to determine
the character set to use in converting files of type
unicode
. Thus, the only time you need to set
P4CHARSET
to a specific
type is if the client's choice of charset results in a faulty conversion
or if you have other special needs. For example, the application that uses
the checked out files expects a specific character set.
P4CHARSET
only affects
files of type unicode
and utf16
;
non-unicode files are never translated.
For Perforce services operating in the default (non-Unicode mode),
P4CHARSET
must be left
unset (or set to none
) on user workstations. If
P4CHARSET
is set, but the
service is not operating in internationalized mode, the service returns
the following error message:
Unicode clients require a unicode enabled server.
For Perforce services operating in Unicode mode, P4CHARSET
must either be set to auto
or be set to some value
(other than none
) on user machines. If
P4CHARSET
is unset, but the service is operating in Unicode
mode, Perforce applications return the following error message:
Unicode server permits only unicode enabled clients.
For more about Unicode mode, including settings of
P4CHARSET
for various UTF-8, UTF-16, and UTF-32 character
sets, with and without byte-order marks, see the
Internationalization
Notes:
http://www.perforce.com/perforce/r15.1/user/i18nnotes.txt
For a complete list of valid P4CHARSET
values, issue the
command p4 help charset.