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battra

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From: Earth.US.Illinois.Chicago

Registered: 2006-05-12

Posts: 71

weird characters in g++ output

When using Arch and ssh/xterm to remotely logging into an Ubuntu machine (university lab computer)  to run g++, the complier output (when there's a compile error) has an accented character "a hat" (i.e. the character "a" with a caret symbol above it) in place of all function and variable names .

For instance, it will output:

file.cc : In function <a-hat symbol>
file.cc:19:  error:  <a-hat> was not declared in this scope.

when it should have outputted:

file.cc : In function main
file.cc:19:  error:  idx was not declared in this scope.

NOTE:  I don't know how to enter special characters in a post, so I entered <a-hat> instead of the actual special character.

Now, it doesn't happen when I log into the Ubuntu machine from another Ubuntu machine.  It only happens when the client is Arch.  I am 99% certain that this is a problem with Ubuntu and not Arch.  But, I don't have root on the Ubuntu machine because it's the school's computer, so I can't fix it.

Does anyone know if there's something I can try on the Arch box that will fix this display problem?

EDIT:  Sorry, I should've posted this in the Workstation thread maybe.  Admins, please kindly move it if you see fit.

Last edited by battra (2007-06-06 03:55:20)

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