> > When reading from a socket using hGetLine, 8bit characters cause
> > fatal error, e.g.:
> >
> > Fail: Prelude.Enum.toEnum{Char}: out of range: -77
>
> I think I found it. The bug always occurs in NoBuffering mode.
>
> --- ghc/lib/std/cbits/readFile.c.orig Sun Feb 7 23:03:38 1999
> +++ ghc/lib/std/cbits/readFile.c Thu Jul 1 11:09:54 1999
> @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
> {
> IOFileObject* fo= (IOFileObject*)ptr;
> int count,rc=0;
> - char c;
> + unsigned char c;
>
> /* Check if someone hasn't zapped us */
> if ( fo == NULL || fo->fd == -1)
>
> I can't check whether it works, because ghc-4.02 does not compile
> for me. Fortunately I can use LineBuffering for my sockets.
Committed, thanks.
What problem are you having getting ghc-4.02 to compile?
Cheers,
Simon
