Problems with BASH 4.3

if [ $?prompt ]; then
  if [ -z "$BASH" ]; then
    if [ -x /u/tools/bash4.2/bin/bash ]; then
        exec /u/tools/bash4.2/bin/bash --login
    fi
  fi
fi

Hi Mike,
Thanks for your interest to porting tools.
Bash-4.3 has enhanced ASCII support and it requires to set up additional environment variables.
I would recommend to try this code:

export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
export _CEE_RUNOPTS='FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)'
exec /u/tools/bash4.3/bin/bash --login

export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
export _CEE_RUNOPTS='FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)'
exec /u/tools/bash4.3/bin/bash --login

Hi Tatyana,

thanks for your fast reply.
I already did this exports in my ~/.profile.

# ======================================================================
#                      BASH CONFIGURATION
# ======================================================================
export _CEE_RUNOPTS="FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)"
export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
export _TAG_REDIR_ERR=txt
export _TAG_REDIR_IN=txt
export _TAG_REDIR_OUT=txt

As I said, did I start the Bash without a --login, so without sourcing the global /etc/ profile,
the bash “almost” runs fine. Then only the error message regarding the code page
and the problem with the umlauts remains.

MIKEG1:/u/mikeg1:>export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
MIKEG1:/u/mikeg1:>export _CEE_RUNOPTS='FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)'
MIKEG1:/u/mikeg1:>exec /u/tools/bash4.3/bin/bash --login
bash: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (En_US.IBM-1047)
bash: $'@▒\\231\\226\\227\\205\\231▒▒@\\226\\206@▒▒▒@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@\\025{@@@@@@@▒▒▒▒': command not found
bash: $'@@@▒▒▒▒~a\\202\\211\\225za▒▒\\231a\\223\\227\\227a▒▒▒▒▒▒\\025{@@@@@@@@@@@@@\\205▒\\227\\226\\231▒@▒▒▒▒\\025{\\025{@▒\\225\\226▒\\210\\205\\231@\\224\\205▒\\210\\226\\204@▒\\226@\\203\\226\\225\\203\\201▒\\205\\225\\201▒\\205@\\201\\225\\204@\\201\\223▒\\226@\\201\\223\\223\\226▒@\\206\\226\\231@\\205\\201▒\\211\\205\\231\\025{@\\224\\201\\225\\201\\207\\205\\224\\205\\225▒@\\211▒@\\202▒@▒▒\\211\\225\\207@▒\\210\\205@\\227\\231\\205▒\\211\\226▒▒@▒\\205▒▒\\211\\225\\207@\\226\\206@▒\\210\\201▒@\\205\\225▒\\211\\231\\226\\225\\224\\205\\225▒\\025{@▒\\201\\231\\211\\201\\202\\223\\205K\\025{\\025{@ŧ\\201\\224\\227\\223\\205@': command not found
bash: $'\\211\\225▒\\205\\231\\201\\203▒\\211▒\\205\\025{@▒\\210\\205\\223\\223▒k@\\206\\226\\231@\\205▒\\201\\224\\227\\223\\205@▒\\210\\226▒\\205@▒▒\\201\\231▒\\205\\204@▒\\211▒\\210@▒\\210\\205@▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒@\\201\\225\\204@▒▒▒▒▒▒\\025{@▒▒\\211\\223\\211▒\\211\\205▒K\\025{@▒\\210\\205@\\205▒\\205\\203@▒\\211\\223\\223@\\231\\205▒▒\\201\\231▒@▒\\210\\205@\\203▒\\231\\231\\205\\225▒@▒\\210\\205\\223\\223k@\\201▒@\\201@\\223\\226\\207\\211\\225@▒\\210\\205\\223\\223@▒\\211▒\\210@▒\\210\\205\\025{@▒\\201\\224\\205@\\201\\231\\207▒\\224▒@\\225\\201\\224\\205K\\025{@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\025▒▒▒~[M▒▒▒▒\\201\\231@▒▒▒▒▒▒▒]\\025\\211\\206@▒@': command not found

Regards Mike

# ======================================================================
#                      BASH CONFIGURATION
# ======================================================================
export _CEE_RUNOPTS="FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)"
export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
export _TAG_REDIR_ERR=txt
export _TAG_REDIR_IN=txt
export _TAG_REDIR_OUT=txt

MIKEG1:/u/mikeg1:>export _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON
MIKEG1:/u/mikeg1:>export _CEE_RUNOPTS='FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)'
MIKEG1:/u/mikeg1:>exec /u/tools/bash4.3/bin/bash --login
bash: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (En_US.IBM-1047)
bash: $'@▒\\231\\226\\227\\205\\231▒▒@\\226\\206@▒▒▒@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@\\025{@@@@@@@▒▒▒▒': command not found
bash: $'@@@▒▒▒▒~a\\202\\211\\225za▒▒\\231a\\223\\227\\227a▒▒▒▒▒▒\\025{@@@@@@@@@@@@@\\205▒\\227\\226\\231▒@▒▒▒▒\\025{\\025{@▒\\225\\226▒\\210\\205\\231@\\224\\205▒\\210\\226\\204@▒\\226@\\203\\226\\225\\203\\201▒\\205\\225\\201▒\\205@\\201\\225\\204@\\201\\223▒\\226@\\201\\223\\223\\226▒@\\206\\226\\231@\\205\\201▒\\211\\205\\231\\025{@\\224\\201\\225\\201\\207\\205\\224\\205\\225▒@\\211▒@\\202▒@▒▒\\211\\225\\207@▒\\210\\205@\\227\\231\\205▒\\211\\226▒▒@▒\\205▒▒\\211\\225\\207@\\226\\206@▒\\210\\201▒@\\205\\225▒\\211\\231\\226\\225\\224\\205\\225▒\\025{@▒\\201\\231\\211\\201\\202\\223\\205K\\025{\\025{@ŧ\\201\\224\\227\\223\\205@': command not found
bash: $'\\211\\225▒\\205\\231\\201\\203▒\\211▒\\205\\025{@▒\\210\\205\\223\\223▒k@\\206\\226\\231@\\205▒\\201\\224\\227\\223\\205@▒\\210\\226▒\\205@▒▒\\201\\231▒\\205\\204@▒\\211▒\\210@▒\\210\\205@▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒@\\201\\225\\204@▒▒▒▒▒▒\\025{@▒▒\\211\\223\\211▒\\211\\205▒K\\025{@▒\\210\\205@\\205▒\\205\\203@▒\\211\\223\\223@\\231\\205▒▒\\201\\231▒@▒\\210\\205@\\203▒\\231\\231\\205\\225▒@▒\\210\\205\\223\\223k@\\201▒@\\201@\\223\\226\\207\\211\\225@▒\\210\\205\\223\\223@▒\\211▒\\210@▒\\210\\205\\025{@▒\\201\\224\\205@\\201\\231\\207▒\\224▒@\\225\\201\\224\\205K\\025{@~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\025▒▒▒~[M▒▒▒▒\\201\\231@▒▒▒▒▒▒▒]\\025\\211\\206@▒@': command not found

Mike,
As I said before, bash-4.3 has enhanced ASCII support, so behave regarding untagged files differs from bash-4.2.

It looks to me like the file /etc/profile is interpreted as an ASCII file. But it is EBCDIC and untagged.

Yes, bash-4.3 considers that untagged files have ASCII data.

bash: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (En_US.IBM-1047)

Could you try “export LANG=En_US.IBM-1047”? This command doesn’t cause an error, but we can’t guarantee that it is compatible with bash-4.3.

Gibberish in output might be related to your environment settings. I can’t reproduce it on my machine. You can minimize your config files and add commands one by one to see what causes the problem. If you have this issues even with the shortest config, please, let us know.

Another problem is that, unlike in 4.2, the German umlauts do not work.

Unfortunately, we don’t use umlauts in our work. Could you describe an use case(s) so we would be able to reproduce the problem?

Best regards,
Tatyana