[Pkg-zsh-devel] Bug#654225: zsh: Multibyte fails when $LANG.utf variable is not set

[Frank Terbeck]

Frank Terbeck wrote:
[...]
> I can reproduce this right now. I'm unsure where I went wrong before.

Now I know.

The order in which you have to set LANG and LC_ALL is crucial to
reproduce the issue. And the order in my recipe from the last mail is
wrong:

[...]
>     b) export LANG=de_DE (*not* POSIX)
>        export LC_ALL=de_DE.utf8
[...]

It actually has to be the other way around. So:


    b) export LC_ALL=de_DE.utf8
       export LANG=de_DE (*not* POSIX)
       ...or whatever language you like, just the UTF-8 locale in
       `LC_ALL' and the non-UTF-8 locale in `LANG'. Both locales
       should probably exist on your system. So check "locale -a" and
       update `/etc/locale.gen' and run `locale-gen' if needed.
    c) Type two multibyte characters, like `ö' (o with diaeresis).
    d) Type backspace four time.
    e) See the cursor erase parts of your prompt.
    f) Rant about locales in your native tongue.


Regards, Frank