GNU bug report logs - #33044
Guile misbehaves in the "ja_JP.sjis" locale

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Message #43 received at 33044 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Tom de Vries <tdevries <at> suse.de>
To: 33044 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
Subject: Re: Reproduced using guile binary
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 18:24:45 +0200

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

On 10/15/18 4:20 PM, Tom de Vries wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Using a simple scheme hello world:
> ...
> $ cat hello.scm
> (display "hello world")
> (newline)
> ...
> we're able to reproduce the problem using the guile binary:
> ....
> $ LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.sjis /home/vries/guile/2.2/install/bin/guile -s hello.scm
> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> ...
> 
> [ Note: When using 2.0, we need to set GUILE_INSTALL_LOCALE=1 in the
> environment, otherwise the 'LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.sjis' setting has no effect. ]
> 

I managed to create a testcase for this, patch attached.

Tested on master for x86_64, where it fails.

Thanks,
- Tom

[0001-Add-standalone-test-test-ja_JP.sjis.patch (text/x-patch, inline)]

Add standalone test test-ja_JP.sjis

Test for <https://bugs.gnu.org/33044>.

* test-suite/standalone/test-ja_JP.sjis: New test.
* test-suite/standalone/Makefile.am: Add test-ja_JP.sjis.

---
 test-suite/standalone/Makefile.am     | 4 ++++
 test-suite/standalone/test-ja_JP.sjis | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/test-suite/standalone/Makefile.am b/test-suite/standalone/Makefile.am
index 2aba708da..c5ce4bccb 100644
--- a/test-suite/standalone/Makefile.am
+++ b/test-suite/standalone/Makefile.am
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ TESTS += test-mb-regexp
 check_SCRIPTS += test-use-srfi
 TESTS += test-use-srfi
 
+# test-ja_JP.sjis
+check_SCRIPTS += test-ja_JP.sjis
+TESTS += test-ja_JP.sjis
+
 # test-scm-c-read
 test_scm_c_read_SOURCES = test-scm-c-read.c
 test_scm_c_read_CFLAGS = ${test_cflags}
diff --git a/test-suite/standalone/test-ja_JP.sjis b/test-suite/standalone/test-ja_JP.sjis
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4b7ba0d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-suite/standalone/test-ja_JP.sjis
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Test whether guile can run initialization code using ja_JP.sjis locale
+# (bug #33044).
+unset LC_ALL
+export LC_CTYPE
+LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.sjis
+exec guile -q -s "$0" "$@"
+!#

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