Error loading inputrc when file encoding does not match to Encoding.default_external
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Description
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Using Homebrew, I installed Ruby 3.1 on a Mac running macOS 12.
When I attempt to run irb from the command line using Terminal 2.12, I get this error:
/usr/local/Cellar/ruby/3.1.0/lib/ruby/3.1.0/reline/config.rb:203:in `match': invalid byte sequence in UTF-8 (ArgumentError)
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Research direction
Start at lib/reline/config.rb:203 and reproduce the failure by running irb from the command line with an inputrc encoding that differs from Encoding.default_external. Trace how inputrc is loaded and confirm the finished change lets irb start without the invalid byte sequence error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100