[debbugs-tracker] bug#16952: closed (Failing locale)

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> Failing locale
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> Date: 
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> Thu, 6 Mar 2014 11:28:10 +0100
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> Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14)
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> I am trying to install guix on Debian. I am getting a locale conversion error:
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> make
> /usr/bin/guile --no-auto-compile -c                             \
>           "(use-modules (rnrs io ports))                        \
>            (call-with-output-file \"nix/libstore/schema.sql.hh\"                
>         \
>              (lambda (out)                                      \
>                (call-with-input-file \"nix/libstore/schema.sql\"                
>         \
>                  (lambda (in)                                   \
>                    (write (get-string-all in) out)))))"
> Backtrace:
> In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
>  149: 2 [catch #t #<catch-closure b9ca00> ...]
>  157: 1 [#<procedure b380f0 ()>]
> In unknown file:
>    ?: 0 [catch-closure]
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> ERROR: In procedure catch-closure:
> ERROR: Throw to key `decoding-error' with args `("scm_from_stringn" "input 
> locale conversion error" 22 #vu8(40 117 115 101 45 109 111 100 117 108 101 115 
> 32 40 114 110 114 115 32 105 111 32 112 111 114 116 115 41 41 9 9 9 32 32 32 40 
> 99 97 108 108 45 119 105 116 104 45 111 117 116 112 117 116 45 102 105 108 101 
> 32 34 110 105 120 47 108 105 98 115 116 111 114 101 47 115 99 104 101 109 97 46 
> 115 113 108 46 104 104 34 9 9 9 32 32 32 32 32 40 108 97 109 98 100 97 32 40 
> 111 117 116 41 9 9 9 9 9 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 40 99 97 108 108 45 119 105 116 
> 104 45 105 110 112 117 116 45 102 105 108 101 32 34 110 105 120 47 108 105 98 
> 115 116 111 114 101 47 115 99 104 101 109 97 46 115 113 108 34 9 9 9 32 32 32 
> 32 32 32 32 32 32 40 108 97 109 98 100 97 32 40 105 110 41 9 9 9 9 9 32 32 32 
> 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 40 119 114 105 116 101 32 40 103 101 116 45 115 116 114 
> 105 110 103 45 97 108 108 32 105 110 41 32 111 117 116 41 41 41 41 41))'.
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> The locale says
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> LANG=en_GB
> LANGUAGE=
> LC_CTYPE="en_GB"
> LC_NUMERIC="en_GB"
> LC_TIME="en_GB"
> LC_COLLATE="en_GB"
> LC_MONETARY="en_GB"
> LC_MESSAGES="en_GB"
> LC_PAPER="en_GB"
> LC_NAME="en_GB"
> LC_ADDRESS="en_GB"
> LC_TELEPHONE="en_GB"
> LC_MEASUREMENT="en_GB"
> LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_GB"
> LC_ALL=en_GB
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> Any idea? 
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> Pj.
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> Re: bug#16952: Failing locale
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> Thu, 06 Mar 2014 23:45:49 +0100
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> Gnus/5.130007 (Ma Gnus v0.7) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux)
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> > I am trying to install guix on Debian. I am getting a locale conversion error:
> >
> > make
> > /usr/bin/guile --no-auto-compile -c                             \
> >           "(use-modules (rnrs io ports))                        \
> >            (call-with-output-file \"nix/libstore/schema.sql.hh\"              
> >           \
> >              (lambda (out)                                      \
> >                (call-with-input-file \"nix/libstore/schema.sql\"              
> >           \
> >                  (lambda (in)                                   \
> >                    (write (get-string-all in) out)))))"
> > Backtrace:
> > In ice-9/boot-9.scm:
> >  149: 2 [catch #t #<catch-closure b9ca00> ...]
> >  157: 1 [#<procedure b380f0 ()>]
> > In unknown file:
> >    ?: 0 [catch-closure]
> >
> > ERROR: In procedure catch-closure:
> > ERROR: Throw to key `decoding-error' with args `("scm_from_stringn" "input 
> > locale conversion error" 22 #vu8(40 117 115 101 45 109 111 100 117 108 101 
> > 115 32 40 114 110 114 115 32 105 111 32 112 111 114 116 115 41 41 9 9 9 32 32 
> > 32 40 99 97 108 108 45 119 105 116 104 45 111 117 116 112 117 116 45 102 105 
> > 108 101 32 34 110 105 120 47 108 105 98 115 116 111 114 101 47 115 99 104 101 
> > 109 97 46 115 113 108 46 104 104 34 9 9 9 32 32 32 32 32 40 108 97 109 98 100 
> > 97 32 40 111 117 116 41 9 9 9 9 9 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 40 99 97 108 108 45 
> > 119 105 116 104 45 105 110 112 117 116 45 102 105 108 101 32 34 110 105 120 
> > 47 108 105 98 115 116 111 114 101 47 115 99 104 101 109 97 46 115 113 108 34 
> > 9 9 9 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 40 108 97 109 98 100 97 32 40 105 110 41 9 9 
> > 9 9 9 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 32 40 119 114 105 116 101 32 40 103 101 
> > 116 45 115 116 114 105 110 103 45 97 108 108 32 105 110 41 32 111 117 116 41 
> > 41 41 41 41))'.
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> > The locale says
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> > LANG=en_GB
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> I think this is an instance of <http://bugs.gnu.org/10742>.
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> You can work around it either by upgrading Guile, or by using a locale
> name that specifies its encoding, such as ‘en_GB.UTF-8’.
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> Can you confirm?
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> (I’m closing the bug, but do reopen it if I got it wrong.)
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> Thanks,
> Ludo’.
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