iconv bug in 2.2.3

[Dana Lacoste]

This isn't a really serious bug, but I'm not sure how
to get it fixed.  I'm using iconv to convert from an
IBM 850 character to 'unicodelittle' (note that it
doesn't appear to be a problem using code page 1250,
just 850)

the character is the copyright symbol.  According to
the two maps below, it should be straightforward to
convert them :

http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0080.pdf
http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/eprebel/Communication/CharacterSets/CodePage8
50.html

When I do it however (methodology below) I get the Registered
Trademark symbol instead of the copyright symbol.

Any suggestions?  I don't want to have to patch the character
mapping if I can get away with it :)

Dana Lacoste         Linux Developer
Peregrine Systems     Ottawa, Canada

Methodology :
1 - Create a test file :
   cd /tmp
   vi test1
   © - copyright symbol
   ® - registered trademark

2 - run the iconv program to convert the symbols :
   iconv -f ibm850 -t unicodelittle < test1 > output1

3 - look at the results
   cat output1
   ® - copyright symbol
   « - registered trademark

3a- Insert Shocked Response
   WHAT?

4 - try again with a different/compatible code page to see what happens :
   iconv -f cp1250 -t unicodelittle < test1 > output2
   (IF I remember correctly [and web searches seem to back me up] CP1250
    and IBM850 are the same)

5 - look at the results
   cat output2
   © - copyright symbol
   ® - registered trademark

6 - Draw conclusions
    It looks like there's something wrong with IBM850.