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@ -1021,9 +1021,9 @@ entries, and the following c++ ledger options and commands:
prices for amounts which have them. (This currently means that prices for amounts which have them. (This currently means that
it does not print multi-commodity transactions in valid journal format.) it does not print multi-commodity transactions in valid journal format.)
### Troubleshooting ## Troubleshooting
#### Installation issues ### Installation issues
cabal builds a lot of fast-evolving software, and it's not always smooth cabal builds a lot of fast-evolving software, and it's not always smooth
sailing. Here are some known issues and things to try: sailing. Here are some known issues and things to try:
@ -1088,20 +1088,9 @@ sailing. Here are some known issues and things to try:
$ cabal install yesod --reinstall --constraint 'parsec == 3.1.0" $ cabal install yesod --reinstall --constraint 'parsec == 3.1.0"
- **Another error while building a hledger package.** - **Another error while building a hledger package.**
The current hledger release might have a coding error, or dependency The current hledger release might have an error in its code or package
error. You could try installing the dependencies. You could try [installing](#installing) the latest
[previous version](http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hledger): development version.
$ cabal install hledger-0.x
or (preferably) the latest development version: install
[darcs](http://darcs.net) and then:
$ darcs get --lazy http://joyful.com/repos/hledger
$ cd hledger/hledger-lib
$ cabal install
$ cd ..
$ cabal install [-f...]
- **Do you have a new enough version of cabal-install ?** - **Do you have a new enough version of cabal-install ?**
Recent versions tend to be better at resolving dependencies. The error Recent versions tend to be better at resolving dependencies. The error
@ -1122,13 +1111,14 @@ sailing. Here are some known issues and things to try:
versions by removing (or renaming) ~/.ghc, then trying cabal install versions by removing (or renaming) ~/.ghc, then trying cabal install
again. again.
#### Usage issues ### Usage issues
Here are some issues you might encounter when you run hledger: Here are some issues you might encounter when you run hledger:
- <a name="locale" />**hledger: ... hGetContents: invalid argument (Illegal byte sequence)** - <a name="locale" />**hledger: ... hGetContents: invalid argument (Illegal byte sequence)**
You may get this error when running hledger built with GHC 6.12 on a You may get this error when running hledger with a journal containing
machine using the default C locale, eg a mac: non-ascii text, on a machine using the default C locale. You can check
this like so:
$ locale $ locale
LANG= LANG=
@ -1139,14 +1129,11 @@ Here are some issues you might encounter when you run hledger:
LC_NUMERIC="C" LC_NUMERIC="C"
LC_TIME="C" LC_TIME="C"
LC_ALL= LC_ALL=
if there is non-ascii text in your journal file:
$ file my.journal $ file my.journal
.../.journal: UTF-8 Unicode C++ program text .../.journal: UTF-8 Unicode C++ program text
In this case you need to set the `LANG` environment variable to a In this case you need to set the `LANG` environment variable to a
locale suitable for the encoding shown (probably UTF-8). You locale suitable for the encoding shown (eg UTF-8). You
can set it temporarily when you run hledger: can set it temporarily when you run hledger:
$ LANG=en_US.UTF-8 hledger ... $ LANG=en_US.UTF-8 hledger ...