# Special encoding aliases

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/special-encoding-aliases/151951>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [October 28, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/special-encoding-aliases/151951 "2008-10-28T11:03:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 28, 2008, 11:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/special-encoding-aliases/151951/1 "2008-10-28T11:03:09Z")

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# Index: encoding.c

— encoding.c (revision 19983)  
+++ encoding.c (working copy)  
@@ -997,9 +997,9 @@ rb\_locale\_encoding(void)

```
 if (NIL_P(charmap))

```

- 

```
   return rb_usascii_encoding();

```

- else
- 

```
   idx = rb_enc_find_index(StringValueCStr(charmap));

```

- if (idx \< 0)
- 

```
   return rb_ascii8bit_encoding();

```

- 

```
   idx = rb_usascii_encindex();

```

- else if ((idx = rb\_enc\_find\_index(StringValueCStr(charmap))) \< 0)

- 

```
   idx = rb_ascii8bit_encindex();

```

- 
- if (rb\_enc\_registered(“locale”) \< 0) enc\_alias(“locale”, idx);

- enc\_alias(“external”, default\_external\_index);  
}

@@ -1106,5 +1106,6 @@

default\_internal\_index = rb\_utf8\_encindex();  
default\_internal = 0;

- enc\_alias(“internal”, default\_internal\_index);  
}

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**Author:** ![nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/special-encoding-aliases/151951/2 "2008-10-29T15:40:30Z")

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In message “Re: [ruby-dev:36976] special encoding aliases”  
on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:02:05 +0900, Nobuyoshi N.  
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