Here is how I resolved it: 1) Keep [EMAIL PROTECTED] (ISO-8859-15) as a locale. 2) Uncommented "charset utf-8" in .gnupg/gpg.conf 3) Convert all files in debian/* to UTF-8. 4) Build package using favorite tools (e.g. debuild, etc.). Odd fonts will show, but debsign will still work OK.
Thanks to everyone who contributed tips on resolving this issue! :) PS: this should probably go in a FAQ somewhere, to help everyone start transiting their Debian setup to UTF-8. ***** The only remaining issue is that debchange complains that the corresponding UID is not UTF-8 encoded in GECOS (it still succeeds in upgrading the changlog and produces something that debuild accepts, though): X8----- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/q-funk/Projects/cups-pdf-1.3.1>$ debchange debchange warning: passwd full name field for uid 1000 is not UTF-8 encoded; ignoring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/q-funk/Projects/cups-pdf-1.3.1>$ X8----- I'd thus need a script to recode /etc/passwd,/etc/shadow,/etc/groups to UTF-8. However, I have no idea if e.g. adduser, NIS tools, etc. can cope with those Unicode escape characters in those files. Can anyone shed any light on this? -- Martin-Éric Racine, ICT Consultant http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
