[Debconf-devel] Bug#422579: debconf displays garbage characters when locale is set to UTF-8

[Wei Chen]

Package: debconf
Version: 1.5.11
Severity: normal


Tested with konsole and gnome terminal

How to reproduce: try the following

# LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8 dpkg-reconfigure locales
or
# LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 dpkg-reconfigure locales


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-686
Locale: LANG=en_HK.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=zh_CN (charmap=GB2312)

Versions of packages debconf depends on:
ii  debconf-i18n                  1.5.11     full internationalization support 
ii  perl-base                     5.8.8-7    The Pathologically Eclectic Rubbis

Versions of packages debconf recommends:
ii  apt-utils                   0.6.46.4-0.1 APT utility programs

-- debconf information:
  debconf-apt-progress/preparing:
  debconf-apt-progress/title:
  debconf-apt-progress/info:
  debconf-apt-progress/media-change:
  debconf/frontend: Dialog
  debconf/priority: high