[MDEV-27089] Windows : incorrect handling of non-ASCIIs in get_password - Jira

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Type: Bug
Status: Closed (View Workflow)
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 10.5, 10.6, 10.2(EOL), 10.3(EOL), 10.4(EOL), 10.7(EOL)
Fix Version/s: 10.8.1
Component/s: Character Sets, Platform Windows
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There is an incorrect assumption of one byte per char in get_password(), due to its use of _getch().

This leads to undesirable effects, like printing mask character '*' multiple times, if one character takes more than a single byte.

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MDEV-26713 Windows - improve i18n support

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Assignee:: Vladislav Vaintroub

Reporter:: Vladislav Vaintroub

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Created:: 2021-11-19 10:33

Updated:: 2022-01-18 23:28

Resolved:: 2022-01-18 23:28

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