APP_NAME doesn't support accents/diacritics, and may stop gitea #2273

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T04:30:39-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:30:39 -06:00

Originally created by @danilogalisteu on GitHub (Aug 30, 2018).

Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.5.0
Git version: 2.18.0
Operating system: Win 2008 (server), Win7 (client)
Database (use [x]):
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- MSSQL
- SQLite
Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io:
- Yes (provide example URL)
- No
- Not relevant
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Description

I added a word with an accent to APP_NAME ("Repositório"), and it was not shown correctly in the web interface, as in the screenshot below. Then I changed the "app.ini" coding from ANSI to Unicode, and the gitea service would not start. Finally, I changed the coding to UTF-8, and the name was shown as expected. "app.ini" was edited with Windows' Notepad.

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Originally created by @danilogalisteu on GitHub (Aug 30, 2018).  - Gitea version (or commit ref): 1.5.0 - Git version: 2.18.0 - Operating system: Win 2008 (server), Win7 (client) - Database (use `[x]`): - [ ] PostgreSQL - [ ] MySQL - [ ] MSSQL - [x] SQLite - Can you reproduce the bug at https://try.gitea.io: - [ ] Yes (provide example URL) - [ ] No - [x] Not relevant - Log gist: ## Description I added a word with an accent to APP_NAME ("Repositório"), and it was not shown correctly in the web interface, as in the screenshot below. Then I changed the "app.ini" coding from ANSI to Unicode, and the gitea service would not start. Finally, I changed the coding to UTF-8, and the name was shown as expected. "app.ini" was edited with Windows' Notepad. ## Screenshots ![app_name](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/10237982/44871549-7d633f80-ac69-11e8-9876-c38854f3ad65.png)

GiteaMirror added the reviewed/wontfix label 2025-11-02 04:30:39 -06:00

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GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:30:40 -06:00

@lafriks commented on GitHub (Aug 30, 2018):

Only UTF-8 is supported and I don't see need to change that.
ASCII is charset dependant and can not be guessed automatically.

@lafriks commented on GitHub (Aug 30, 2018): Only UTF-8 is supported and I don't see need to change that. ASCII is charset dependant and can not be guessed automatically.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 04:30:40 -06:00

@danilogalisteu commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2018):

I understand, although I wouldn't have expected it to fail with such a simple input.
Is this or should this be documented somewhere? I couldn't find anything related in issues or docs.
Thanks anyway for the feedback!

@danilogalisteu commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2018): I understand, although I wouldn't have expected it to fail with such a simple input. Is this or should this be documented somewhere? I couldn't find anything related in issues or docs. Thanks anyway for the feedback!

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Reference: github-starred/gitea#2273