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Diffstat (limited to 'libguile/guile.c')
-rw-r--r-- | libguile/guile.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libguile/guile.c b/libguile/guile.c index ac22b83df..133afc43e 100644 --- a/libguile/guile.c +++ b/libguile/guile.c @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ -/* Copyright (C) 1996,1997,2000,2001, 2006, 2008, 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - * +/* Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, + * 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of @@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ #include <libguile/scmconfig.h> #endif #include <ltdl.h> +#include <locale.h> #ifdef HAVE_WINSOCK2_H #include <winsock2.h> @@ -67,6 +69,14 @@ inner_main (void *closure SCM_UNUSED, int argc, char **argv) int main (int argc, char **argv) { + /* Install the locale right at the beginning so that string conversion + for command-line arguments, along with possible error messages, use + the right locale. See + <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guile-devel/2011-11/msg00041.html> + for the rationale. */ + if (setlocale (LC_ALL, "") == NULL) + fprintf (stderr, "guile: warning: failed to install locale\n"); + scm_install_gmp_memory_functions = 1; scm_boot_guile (argc, argv, inner_main, 0); return 0; /* never reached */ |