[Qt-creator] Installation problem if installer is located in a directory with special characters in the name

[Andre Poenitz]

ext Maximilien Renard wrote:
> Hi there,

Hi Maximilien.

> Maybe it has already been posted but since it is still not fixed, I
> would like to point out a little problem.
> 
> I'm using the RC downloaded from the main download page (not a nightly
> build) for linux and I was trying to install it in a directory called
> /home/ixm/Téléchargements/
> This is not possible since the installer crashes ("Installer payload
> initialization failed. This is likely due to an incomplete or corrupt
> downloaded file.") due to the "é" characters.

This has not been reported before, so I guess we need to collect a few
more bits of information: What system is this exactly? What is the
encoding of the file names in your file system? What is the output of
'locale' in the shell from which you start the installer?

> So it would be good if you could fix that. It is not really annoying
> but it's still a bug :)

Well, _I_ would call it "annoying" ;-)

Regards,
Andre'