#5599: msys has bad Unicode support -------------------------------------------------+------------------------- Reporter: simonpj | Owner: Type: bug | Status: Priority: normal | closed Component: Compiler | Milestone: 7.4.1 Resolution: fixed | Version: 7.2.1 Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Keywords: Type of failure: None/Unknown | Architecture: Test Case: llibraries/tests/IO/T3307, | Unknown/Multiple environment001 | Difficulty: Blocking: | Unknown | Blocked By: | Related Tickets: -------------------------------------------------+------------------------- Comment (by simonpj): Replying to [comment:7 awson]:
You shall *never* install msys2 runtime headers, libraries and
development tools. You should only install msys2-base distribution and mingw(32|64)-* headers, libraries and development tools.
You also shall start msys2 shell with mingw(32|64)_shell.bat script
included into distribution.
This way you receive (native 32 or 64 bit windows) mingw-w64 runtime
based development environment with no remnants of Msys2 runtime. You clearly know something important here! Our [https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Preparation/Windows Windows wiki page] says only "install msys2". Might you elaborate it to be a bit more specific, and explain why various things are important? Perhaps a section on that page about msys2? Thanks Simon -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5599#comment:8 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler