GNU bug report logs - #50774
guix-install.sh outputs invalid utf-8 characters

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Package: guix;

Reported by: "Dhruvin Gandhi" <contact <at> dhruvin.dev>

Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:22:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 50774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
To: Dhruvin Gandhi <contact <at> dhruvin.dev>, 50774 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50774: guix-install.sh outputs invalid utf-8 characters
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:55:08 +0200

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Dhruvin Gandhi schreef op vr 24-09-2021 om 13:26 [+0000]:
> [...]
> > This seems like a locale issue:
> > 
> > [...]
> > Did you set LC_ALL to an UTF-8 locale before running guix-install.sh?
> 
> No
> 
> > If not, the default ANSI_X3.4-1968 encoding is used, which doesn't support the letter รจ.
> 
> I think this must be it.
> 
> Is defining LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 necessary before using the installer? If yes, should we document
> it or maybe add it to the installer itself?

I don't think it is.  Other locales such as LC_ALL=nl_NL.UTF-8 should work too I think,
and an UTF-8 locale isn't required AFAIK, though an UTF-8 locale appears to be required to
get UTF-8 output from guix-install.

Greetings,
Maxime.

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