The utf-8 crate is unmaintained

[SimonSapin]

This is to let you know that I’ve archived https://github.com/SimonSapin/rust-utf8, the source repository for https://crates.io/crates/utf-8 which https://crates.io/crates/uu_wc depends on. No action is required as I’m not planning the yank the crate, and it’s small enough that it’s possibly bug-free. However if at some point you still need changes in it, you’ll be better off copying relevant code into your own repository.

[sylvestre]

ok, merci Simon :)

[n0bml]

I'm an experienced developer and I've been learning Rust. If there's no one else already working on this I'd like to take a stab at it.

[tertsdiepraam]

@n0bml What would you like to change? Do you want to change wc to use a different library or do you want to incorporate the code from this crate into uutils?

[n0bml]

@tertsdiepraam I hadn't gotten that far yet. I was thinking of incorporating the code from the create into uutils as Simon mentioned. I'm open to whatever is best for the project and have no strong feelings either way.

[tertsdiepraam]

Alright, let's see how much code from that crate we need and try to incorporate that!

[stefins]

@n0bml Are you still working on this issue?

[n0bml]

@stefins yes but some critical problems at my day job have eaten up my free time. Hopefully they'll be done soon and I can get back to this soon. If there's a need for it to be faster I'm ok with someone taking it over and I'll find another way to contribute.

[stefins]

Ok fine. You can work on this. Let me know in the thread if this can't be handled by you. Thanks :)