#5666: Can't use writeFile to write unicode characters. --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Reporter: tsou | Owner: Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: 7.6.2 Component: libraries (other) | Version: 7.4.2 Resolution: | Keywords: unicode writeFile Os: OpenBSD | Architecture: x86_64 (amd64) Failure: Runtime crash | Difficulty: Unknown Testcase: | Blockedby: Blocking: | Related: --------------------------------+------------------------------------------- Changes (by tsou): * keywords: => unicode writeFile * status: closed => new * version: 7.0.4 => 7.4.2 * resolution: worksforme => Comment:

What exactly do you mean by 'the "locale" environmental variables'?

I meant LANG and LC_ALL, etc.

Also, do you have a "locale" program? If so, what is the output when you run it?

There's no locale program. Only a setlocale(3) function.. http://www.openbsd.org/cgi- bin/man.cgi?query=setlocale&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html Usually, applications (for example tmux, mutt, etc.) that may need to output unicode characters, understand the locale by reading those enviromental variables I mentioned above. I thought it would work like that with haskell, but I was wrong. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks! -- Ticket URL: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5666#comment:4 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler