System.Environment.getArgs does not UTF-8 decode arguments even in UTF-8 locale
getArgs is implemented as simply dereferencing argv and returning a list of the octets passed as arguments, resulting in unexpected results for multibyte characters. I think it would be more natural if getArgs performed locale-relevant decoding, and a more low-level function (perhaps returning ByteStrings) was available for when you really want the raw arguments.
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| Version | 7.0.3 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | libraries/base |
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