Re: GB18030-2022 Support in PostgreSQL

From: John Naylor <johncnaylorls(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: JiaoShuntian <jiaoshuntian(at)highgo(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: GB18030-2022 Support in PostgreSQL
Date: 2025-08-04 10:35:02
Message-ID: CANWCAZYzenc5nxx1Wm4dKv9hWbEzsge8FX=q-mtHj8NvhSwQww@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Aug 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM JiaoShuntian <jiaoshuntian(at)highgo(dot)com> 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.

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John Naylor
Amazon Web Services

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