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installer: No way to input Latin characters with non-Latin keyboard layouts

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Message #62 received at 40273 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe <at> gmail.com>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 40273 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40273: installer: No way to input Latin characters with
 non-Latin keyboard layouts
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:49:03 +0200

Hello Ludo,

> Ouch.  Are there possible other such issues lurking?

The problem occurs when using `procedure->pointer' and passing the
returned pointer to a C library that stores it globally. Because, in
that case the pointer can be collected from the Guile side and used
later-on from the C side.

I fixed the two problematic patterns in Guile-Newt. Guile-Git seems to
be safe, but there might be an issue with Guile-Parted in
`exception-set-handler' method. I will investigate it.

>
>> Now I pushed a 'wip-installer-help' branch that implement this
>> mechanism. I'm now able to switch the installer keyboard layout from any
>> step.
>
> Woohoo, awesome!

Thanks :)

Mathieu

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