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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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: "Dhruvin Gandhi" <contact <at> dhruvin.dev>
Subject: bug#50774: closed (Re: bug#50774: guix-install.sh outputs invalid
 utf-8 characters)
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:39:02 +0000
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Your bug report

#50774: guix-install.sh outputs invalid utf-8 characters

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

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From: Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer <at> gmail.com>
To: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
Cc: 50774-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Dhruvin Gandhi <contact <at> dhruvin.dev>
Subject: Re: bug#50774: guix-install.sh outputs invalid utf-8 characters
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 09:37:55 -0400
Hi,

Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be> writes:

> 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.

Closing, as a UTF-8 locale shouldn't be a requirement for using
install.sh.

Thanks for the report!

Maxim

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From: "Dhruvin Gandhi" <contact <at> dhruvin.dev>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: guix-install.sh outputs invalid utf-8 characters
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:21:28 +0000
I've recently submitted a patch to builds.sr.ht to support guix build
image. While installing guix binary on foreign distro via
guix-install.sh, it appears that the installer outputs invalid utf-8
characters[1].

References:

[1] https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.ht-dev/patches/25167#%3CCEH30J59XCDH.3NMOSL8GGLIRF <at> taiga%3E



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