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[Bug 861123] Re: Can call setenv ("LANGUAGE", NULL) which corrupts the environment

To: ubuntu-translations-coordinators@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Ted Gould <ted@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:08:46 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 861123 <861123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Changed in: indicator-datetime
       Status: New => Fix Committed

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Title:
  Can call setenv ("LANGUAGE", NULL) which corrupts the environment

Status in The Date and Time Indicator:
  Fix Committed
Status in Ubuntu Translations:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  In utils.c, T_() if LANGUAGE is not defined in the environment then
  g_setenv ("LANGUAGE", NULL) is called.  There is a bug in libc with
  setting environment values to NULL and sets the environment to
  "LANGUAGE=" without the null character.  This is causing Unity Greeter
  to mess up translations as getenv returns a random value for LANGUAGE
  (overriding LANG).

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