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Re: [1.7] Recent build failures (grap and nano) and strange characters in error log
Am 27.01.2010 18:33, schrieb Andy Koppe:
> 2010/1/27 Fergus:
>> Q2 I attach the error log (only 6 lines) when attempting "make" after a
>> successful "./configure" of grap v.1.43. I am particularly surprised at and
>> bothered by the intrusive strange characters.
>
> It's due to using rxvt with a UTF-8 locale, which rxvt does not support.
>
>> Should I be re-setting LANG or otherwise adjusting my environment?
>
> Yep, either use a different terminal or set LANG to something that
> rxvt supports, e.g. en_GB.ISO-8859-1.
different terminal = mintty
It's available via cygwin's setup.
mintty also has an options dialog, in which the locale/charset for
cygwin can be adjusted.
Regards,
Sven
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