[GRASS-dev] [GRASS GIS] #2634: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xf6 in position 8: invalid start byte

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#2634: 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xf6 in position 8: invalid start byte
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  Reporter:  hellik    |      Owner:  grass-dev@…
      Type:  defect    |     Status:  new
  Priority:  critical  |  Milestone:  7.1.0
 Component:  Default   |    Version:  svn-trunk
Resolution:            |   Keywords:  utf, wxgui
       CPU:  x86-32    |   Platform:  MSWindows 7
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Comment (by hellik):

 Replying to [ticket:2634 hellik]:
 > taken from the ML
 >
 > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2015-March/074529.html
 >
 > {{{
 > GRASS Version: 7.1.svn
 > GRASS SVN revision: 64858
 > Build date: 2015-03-15
 > Build platform: i686-pc-mingw32
 > GDAL: 1.11.2
 > PROJ.4: 4.8.0
 > GEOS: 3.4.2
 > SQLite: 3.7.17
 > Python: 2.7.4
 > wxPython: 2.8.12.1
 > Platform: Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 (OSGeo4W)
 > }}}
 >
 > {{{
 > a ms windows error message window:
 >
 > 'utf8' codec can't decode byte 0xf6 in position 8: invalid start byte
 >
 > <http://osgeo-
 org.1560.x6.nabble.com/file/n5193488/utf_codec_error_15032015_232313.png>
 >
 > pops up when invoking e.g.
 >
 > d.vect
 > r.slope.aspect
 > ...
 >
 > and following error message:
 >
 > Traceback (most recent call last):
 >   File "C:\OSGEO4~2\apps\grass\grass-7.1.svn\gui\wxpython\gu
 > i_core\forms.py", line 2054, in OnUpdateDialog
 >
 > self.parent.updateValuesHook()
 >   File "C:\OSGEO4~2\apps\grass\grass-7.1.svn\gui\wxpython\gu
 > i_core\forms.py", line 628, in updateValuesHook
 >
 > self.SetStatusText('
 > '.join(self.notebookpanel.createCmd(ignoreErrors = True)))
 > TypeError
 > }}}
 >
 > http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/grass-dev/2015-March/074540.html
 >
 > {{{
 > interesting:
 >
 > _no_ problems with commands like e.g.:
 >
 > g.region
 > g.mapset
 > g.access
 > g.gisenv
 > g.extension
 >
 > problems with commands like e.g.:
 >
 > r.slope.aspect
 > d.vect
 > r.watershed
 > r.neigbhours
 > v.parallel
 > ...
 > }}}
 >
 > also tested on another machine:
 >
 > {{{
 > System Info
 > GRASS Version: 7.1.svn
 > GRASS SVN revision: 64889
 > Build date: 2015-03-21
 > Build platform: i686-pc-mingw32
 > GDAL: 1.11.2
 > PROJ.4: 4.8.0
 > GEOS: 3.4.2
 > SQLite: 3.7.17
 > Python: 2.7.4
 > wxPython: 2.8.12.1
 > Platform: Windows-Vista-6.0.6002-SP2 (OSGeo4W)
 > }}}
 >
 > the same error

 still valid for

 {{{
 GRASS Version: 7.1.svn
 GRASS SVN revision: 65460
 Build date: 2015-06-14
 Build platform: i686-pc-mingw32
 GDAL: 1.11.2
 PROJ.4: 4.8.0
 GEOS: 3.4.2
 SQLite: 3.7.17
 Python: 2.7.4
 wxPython: 2.8.12.1
 Platform: Windows-7-6.1.7601-SP1 (OSGeo4W)
 }}}

 makes winGRASS trunk quite unusable ... not there in winGRASS7.0.x ....

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