if JLESSCHARSET=japanese is exported,less can display Japanese properly.
So,is it a problem of anaconda?

Does this problem still exist with the newest less rpm in dist/7.1 ?
 (rpm-358-14.i386.rpm)

This is because anaconda sets LANG=ja_JP.eucjp at install,
and bashrc set JLESSCHARSET=japanese only when LANG=ja or LANG=ja_JP.eucjp.

When I set JLESSCHARSE=japanese manually, it works.

It is an anaconda problem, so it's not less problem.
(msw is better to assign this bug)

This defect is considered MUST-FIX for Florence Release-Candidate #1

LANG=ja_JP.eucjp less /mnt/redhat/comps/dist/7.1/READMES/i386/RELEASE-NOTES.ja
does not work
LANG=en_US less /mnt/redhat/comps/dist/7.1/READMES/i386/RELEASE-NOTES.ja *works*
Why is this?

also, ja_JP.eucJP works, so there is a bug in the less patch.

--- less-358+iso247-20001210.diff~      Sun Dec 10 02:53:55 2000
+++ less-358+iso247-20001210.diff       Mon Feb  5 17:20:04 2001
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 +              name = getenv("LANG");
 +      for (p = charlocales; name && p->name != NULL; p++)
 +      {
-+              if (strcmp(name, p->name) == 0)
++              if (strcasecmp(name, p->name) == 0)
 +              {
 +                      (void) icharset(p->charset);
 +                      return;


rebuilding...

fixed.

Fixed.less can display Japanese text file properly.