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

[GRASS GIS]

#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:  major       |   Milestone:  7.1.0                    
Component:  Default     |     Version:  svn-trunk                
 Keywords:  utf, wxgui  |    Platform:  MSWindows 7              
      Cpu:  x86-32      |  
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 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

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/grass/ticket/2634>
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