Filenames with accented characters

Mohan Embar gnustuff@thisiscool.com
Thu Nov 13 06:12:00 GMT 2003


Hi Luciano,

>when I compile a Java application on Windows with GCJ, that app can't deal
>with files whose names contain accented chars. For example, I can open "city.jpg",
>but not "città.jpg". The java.io.File constructor fails and the application
>exits.
>
>Know any solution or workaround?

This is a known issue. João has solved this problem, but I
can't find his original post on java-patches. Here is what
is left of the thread:

http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/java-patches/2003-q3/threads.html#00622

My offer to make an unofficial 3.4 build if João gives me a patch
which applies to 3.4 still stands.

-- Mohan
http://www.thisiscool.com/
http://www.animalsong.org/





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