Is there a ghc "wontfix" bug ticket for this? Perhaps we can make a small C test case and send it to the Microsoft people. Some[1] are reporting success with Unicode console output.
David [1] http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/unicode_console_output.aspx On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 3:49 AM, Krasimir Angelov <kr.ange...@gmail.com>wrote: > This is evidence for the broken Unicode support in the Windows > terminal and not a problem with GHC. I experienced the same many > times. > > 2010/11/2 David Sankel <cam...@gmail.com>: > > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:20 PM, David Sankel <cam...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hello all, > >> I'm attempting to output some Unicode on the windows console. I set my > >> windows console code page to utf-8 using "chcp 65001". > >> The program: > >> > >> -- Test.hs > >> main = putStr "λ.x→x" > >> > >> The output of `runghc Test.hs`: > >> > >> λ.x→xxxx > >> > >> From within ghci, typing `main`: > >> > >> λ*** Exception: <stdout>: hPutChar: permission denied (Permission > denied) > >> > >> I suspect both of these outputs are evidence of bugs. Might I be doing > >> something wrong? (aside from using windows ;)) > > > > I forgot to mention that I'm using Windows XP with ghc 6.12.3. > > > > > > -- > > David Sankel > > Sankel Software > > www.sankelsoftware.com > > 585 617 4748 (Office) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > > Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users > > > > > -- David Sankel Sankel Software www.sankelsoftware.com 585 617 4748 (Office)
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