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FS#14853 - [vi] nvi reports ./xxx: No such file or directory

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Davorin Učakar (phantom) - Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 22:23 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Kieslich (tobias) - Sunday, 13 September 2009, 22:45 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Kieslich (tobias)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
If you have LC_MESSAGES set to xxx, nvi reports "./xxx: No such file or directory" on startup.
No other LC_* environment variable seem to make problems.

Solution:
add "unsetenv("LC_MESSAGES");" to db47-hack.patch.
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Closed by  Tobias Kieslich (tobias)
Sunday, 13 September 2009, 22:45 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  Obsolete, we use ex-vi in core now
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 22:31 GMT
Why would one set LC_MESSAGES to xxx in the first place?
Comment by Davorin Učakar (phantom) - Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 22:49 GMT
xxx is meant as an arbitrary language. I have LANG=sl_SI.UTF-8 and LC_MESSAGES=C.
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Sunday, 31 May 2009, 04:31 GMT
seems that this is a "feature" see the catalog/README files about settings...
Comment by Tobias Kieslich (tobias) - Thursday, 25 June 2009, 16:29 GMT
I added a patch from ubuntu in testing. I hope that helps with that issue.

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