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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #717282 +++ Description of problem: tcsh has some troubles with printing sequences of wide (eg. 'ö') and single-byte ASCII characters (eg. 'a') using LANG=C. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Set LANG=C 2. Start tcsh 3. Type a wide character (eg. 'ö') 4. Type any single-byte ASCII character (eg. 'a') Actual results: The single character is printed 6 times instead of just once. For example when "öa" is typed, "aaaaaa" is printed. Expected results: The single character shall be printed just once, as expected. Additional info: The bug was revealed in bug 676305 comment 5.
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Created attachment 734633 [details] Extracted upstream patch This bug was fixed in upstream in tcsh-6.17.03. Attached solution extracted from upstream patch.
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the current release, Red Hat is unable to address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to propose this request, if appropriate, in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Comment on attachment 734633 [details] Extracted upstream patch The patch is working and solves the issue. However, please note that the solution might be different than expected... 1) export LANG=C 2) ./tcsh 3) writing some wide-character (for our example lets use the already mentioned ö) It will result in showing the escape sequence: > \303\266 This is a different behaviour compared to e.g. bash (which will print the ö character instead). I have confirmed with upstream that this is a correct and currently designed behaviour. [See http://mx.gw.com/pipermail/tcsh/2016-January/004961.html]
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-0938.html