# HG changeset patch # User Chong Yidong # Date 1179951004 0 # Node ID 2281fafb5f9da599fcf986f8dd88884c34fa14b5 # Parent 6d862aff759345bc425bf54112f15b2e491b7b6a Add "Installing to a directory with non-ASCII characters in the name fails". diff -r 6d862aff7593 -r 2281fafb5f9d etc/PROBLEMS --- a/etc/PROBLEMS Wed May 23 19:04:30 2007 +0000 +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS Wed May 23 20:10:04 2007 +0000 @@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239344 - * Crash bugs ** Emacs crashes in x-popup-dialog. @@ -2810,6 +2809,14 @@ Using directory paths with spaces is not supported at this time: you must re-configure without using spaces. +*** Installing to a directory with non-ASCII characters in the name fails. + +Installation may fail, or the Emacs executable may not start +correctly, if a directory name containing non-ASCII characters is used +as a `configure' argument (e.g. `--prefix'). The problem can also +occur if a non-ASCII directory is specified in the EMACSLOADPATH +envvar. + *** On Solaris, use GNU Make when installing an out-of-tree build The Emacs configuration process allows you to configure the