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Bug 426647 - gdm face browser doesn't handle non-utf8 text very well
gdm face browser doesn't handle non-utf8 text very well
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-04-05 16:08 UTC by Ray Strode [halfline]
Modified: 2007-04-06 02:27 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Attachments
turn non-utf8 characters to '?' (2.31 KB, patch)
2007-04-05 16:12 UTC, Ray Strode [halfline]
none Details | Review
turn non-utf8 characters to '?' (2.31 KB, patch)
2007-04-05 16:22 UTC, Ray Strode [halfline]
none Details | Review

Description Ray Strode [halfline] 2007-04-05 16:08:00 UTC
(from https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=235351)

If user has a non-utf8 username then the greeter crashes when the face browser is enabled.
Comment 1 Ray Strode [halfline] 2007-04-05 16:12:42 UTC
Created attachment 85858 [details] [review]
turn non-utf8 characters to '?'
Comment 2 Ray Strode [halfline] 2007-04-05 16:22:29 UTC
Created attachment 85860 [details] [review]
turn non-utf8 characters to '?'

I forgot to regenerate the patch after fixing a typo in it.  The above patch compiles where as attachment 85858 [details] [review] didn't.
Comment 3 Brian Cameron 2007-04-06 02:27:32 UTC
Fixed in SVN head.  Thanks, Ray.