#988177 aptitude: character encoding issues within the manual

Package:
aptitude
Source:
aptitude
Description:
terminal-based package manager
Submitter:
Christoph Anton Mitterer
Date:
2021-05-07 09:21:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#988177#5
Date:
2021-05-07 00:07:22 UTC
From:
To:

Hey.

When opening the manual from within aptitude, I always see character
encoding issues (just within the manual, the rest of aptitude is fine).

With:
LANG=C.UTF-8
tables look like:
   ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ¼âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ⤠                                                                                                             ▒
   â Actions â Forget new       â Discard all information about what        â                                                                                                                ▒
   â packages (f)               â packages are ânewâ (empty the âNew        â                                                                                                                ▒
   â                            â Packagesâ tree).                          â                                                                                                                ▒
   ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ¼âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ⤠                                                                                                             ▒
   â                            â Cancel all pending actions from this      â                                                                                                                ▒
   â                            â session (including installations,         â                                                                                                                ▒
   â Actions â Cancel pending   â removals, upgrades, holds, marking as     â                                                                                                                ▒
   â actions                    â automatically installed...). This is      â                                                                                                                ▒
   â                            â roughly equivalent to restart the         â                                                                                                                ▒
   â                            â program.                                  â                                                                                                                ▒
   ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ¼âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ⤠                                                                                                             ▒
   â Actions â Clean package    â Delete all the compressed packages that   â                                                                                                                ▒
   â cache                      â were downloaded by aptitude ^[a].         â                                                                                                                ▒
   ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ¼âââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ⤠                                                                                                             ▒

With
LANG=C.UTF-8
the tables’ borders don't seem to appear at all.


Cheers,
Chris.
#988177#10
Date:
2021-05-07 09:19:08 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Christoph,

Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote:

Good catch! As devleoper you barely look into the manual yourself. And
if I do, I usually use the web browser with the HTML variant.

		Regards, Axel