[GHC] #5940: Unicode characters in the command line get messed up

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#5940: Unicode characters in the command line get messed up
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 Reporter:  volker-wysk                  |          Owner:                  
     Type:  bug                          |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal                       |      Component:  Runtime System  
  Version:  7.0.4                        |       Keywords:                  
       Os:  Linux                        |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
  Failure:  Incorrect result at runtime  |       Testcase:                  
Blockedby:                               |       Blocking:                  
  Related:                               |  
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 The command line isn't properly decoded to Unicode. The following program
 demonstrates the bug:

 import System
 main = do
    [a] <- getArgs
    putStrLn (show a)

 When called like this:

    ./bug ä

 The program will output this:

    "\195\164"

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5940>
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