Re: PSPP-BUG: Failure to handle an antique SPSS file containing umlauts in variable names

[Müller , Andre]

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Pfaff [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 19:17
> > To: Müller, Andre
> > Cc: 'address@hidden'
> > Subject: Re: PSPP-BUG: Failure to handle an antique SPSS file containing
> > umlauts in variable names
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 05:26:59PM +0000, M?ller, Andre wrote:
> >
> > I apologize for the long delay, but I have now started to look at this.
> > I signed up and downloaded the file at this URL, which is named
> > ZA2409.sav.  PSPP reads it OK.  It does not contain a variable name
> > V_P?NKT.  So, I wonder whether this is the correct file?
> >
> 
> Hmm,
> that was the correct file, all right, and the variable ought to be called
> v_pünkt, when the import was successful.
> (The file is from the age of all upcase Varnames.)
> That said, I just retried opening it with psppire, and I do get an error
> message.
> I use v0.8.1, which is the most current version in Gentoo.
> By the looks of it, it is time to build from git.
> 
> I will try the latest upstream version or git and will come back with the
> results.

Following up on myself,
I just build v-0.8.2, but the error stays the same.
Is this the version you used to successfully open it?
Or do you run the git version?
Is there value in my taking the pains of building from git?

Thanks, 
Andre 

> 
> Thank you,
> Andre
> 
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ben.