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23.0.92; emacs 23.0.93 on windows fails at startup with "Unsupported coding system in Encoded-kbd mode: cp950"

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Lee. YJ \(GSM\)" <yj_lee <at> Compalcomm.com>
To: <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Cc: <liyuray <at> gmail.com>
Subject: 23.0.92; emacs 23.0.93 on windows fails at startup with "Unsupported coding system in Encoded-kbd mode: cp950"
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 09:47:20 +0800

Hi,

I got emacs 23.0.93 for windows from http://alpha.gnu.org and unzip it
to c:/emacs/emacs-23.0.93.
and I invoked emacs like below on cmd.exe command prompt:

D:\>c:\emacs\emacs-23.0.93\bin\emacs.exe -Q
Unsupported coding system in Encoded-kbd mode: cp950

It just fails and cannot enter emacs at all.
I guess maybe it's because i'm using the Windows Vista Traditional
Chinese Version.
Emacs tries to set cp950 as default the keyboard encoding but fails.
but it's just my guess.
could you please check?

Regards,
Liyuray




In GNU Emacs 23.0.92.1 (i386-mingw-nt6.0.6001)
 of 2009-04-27 on YJ-PC
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.0.6001
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.3)'

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: CHT
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: cp950
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Emacs-Lisp

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  display-battery-mode: t
  desktop-save-mode: t
  cua-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  size-indication-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <M-return> <return> q <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> C-s 
s t r a w <return> <M-return> <return> C-x o C-x 1 
<next> <next> <next> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> 
<lwindow> C-h t n C-x k <return> y <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-x 
b z <backspace> z <backspace> a z u <return> g n n 
p <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <down> <right> 
<up> <up> <down> d x y e s <return> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-x d c : / e 
m a c s / <return> g n n p n p n R e m a c s - 2 3 
. 0 . 9 2 . 3 <return> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> g p 
n v g n n n n n v g g s n n n n n n n n q <help-echo> 
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-x 
b l i s p <return> g <C-home> s C-s i n t e r n a <return> 
g n p v g s <help-echo> g n n n C-s k b <return> e 
C-s s h i f t - j i s <return> <home> C-k C-k C-v C-v 
<up> <up> ; <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-k 1 SPC 1 ) 
C-M-p C-M-u C-M-n C-M-u C-M-n C-M-u C-M-n C-x C-s M-x 
y <backspace> b y t SPC c o m SPC SPC SPC <return> 
e n c o <tab> <return> M-x l o a d SPC f SPC <return> 
e M-p <return> M-! w h i c h SPC e m a c s <return> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <lwindow> <help-echo> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-1> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug
-report>

Recent messages:
Mark saved where search started [3 times]
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Saving file c:/emacs/emacs-23.0.93/lisp/international/encoded-kb.el...
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Compiling c:/emacs/emacs-23.0.93/lisp/international/encoded-kb.el...
Fontifying *Compile-Log*...
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Compiling c:/emacs/emacs-23.0.93/lisp/international/encoded-kb.el...done
Wrote c:/emacs/emacs-23.0.93/lisp/international/encoded-kb.elc
Loading c:/emacs/emacs-23.0.93/lisp/international/encoded-kb.el
(source)...done
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Message #10 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>
To: "Lee. YJ (GSM)" <yj_lee <at> Compalcomm.com>, 3203 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org, liyuray <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#3203: 23.0.92;	emacs 23.0.93 on windows fails at startup
 with "Unsupported coding	system in Encoded-kbd mode: cp950"
Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 13:07:35 +0800

Lee. YJ (GSM) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I got emacs 23.0.93 for windows from http://alpha.gnu.org and unzip it
> to c:/emacs/emacs-23.0.93.
> and I invoked emacs like below on cmd.exe command prompt:
>
> D:\>c:\emacs\emacs-23.0.93\bin\emacs.exe -Q
> Unsupported coding system in Encoded-kbd mode: cp950
>
> It just fails and cannot enter emacs at all.
> I guess maybe it's because i'm using the Windows Vista Traditional
> Chinese Version.
> Emacs tries to set cp950 as default the keyboard encoding but fails.
> but it's just my guess.
> could you please check?
>   

This error also occurs on GNU/Linux with Emacs trunk from 2009-04-15 
started as follows:

LANG=zh_TW emacs -Q

In my case (both GNU/Linux and Windows) the unsupported coding system is 
reported as chinese-big5, but cp950 is just an alias of that.

Message #22 received at 3203 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Kenichi Handa  <handa <at> m17n.org>
Cc: Jason Rumney <jasonr <at> gnu.org>, "Lee. YJ \(GSM\)" <yj_lee <at> Compalcomm.com>,
        3203 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3203: 23.0.92; emacs 23.0.93 on windows fails at startup
Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 22:02:24 -0400

> > It just fails and cannot enter emacs at all.
> >
> > Unsupported coding system in Encoded-kbd mode: cp950
>
> This error also occurs on GNU/Linux with Emacs trunk from 2009-04-15 
> started as follows:
>
> LANG=zh_TW emacs -Q
>
> In my case (both GNU/Linux and Windows) the unsupported coding system
> is reported as chinese-big5, but cp950 is just an alias of that.

Could this have to do with the change introduced in bug#1654?

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=1654

Message #27 received at 3203 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: jasonr <at> gnu.org, yj_lee <at> Compalcomm.com, 3203 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3203: 23.0.92; emacs 23.0.93 on windows fails at startup
Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 11:27:26 +0900

In article <87ws8w71e7.fsf <at> cyd.mit.edu>, Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> writes:

> > > It just fails and cannot enter emacs at all.
> > >
> > > Unsupported coding system in Encoded-kbd mode: cp950
> >
> > This error also occurs on GNU/Linux with Emacs trunk from 2009-04-15 
> > started as follows:
> >
> > LANG=zh_TW emacs -Q
> >
> > In my case (both GNU/Linux and Windows) the unsupported coding system
> > is reported as chinese-big5, but cp950 is just an alias of that.

> Could this have to do with the change introduced in bug#1654?

> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=1654

You are right.  I've just installed a fix.  Please try
again.

---
Kenichi Handa
handa <at> m17n.org

Message #32 received at 3203-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
Cc: jasonr <at> gnu.org, yj_lee <at> Compalcomm.com,
        3203-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3203: 23.0.92; emacs 23.0.93 on windows fails at startup
Date: Thu, 07 May 2009 23:16:48 -0400

Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org> writes:

>> Could this have to do with the change introduced in bug#1654?
>
>> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=1654
>
> You are right.  I've just installed a fix.  Please try
> again.

I can confirm that the bug has gone away.  Thank you.

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