[Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3] ja_JP.UTF-8 multibyte ksh script syntax error

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • ja_JP.UTF-8 multibyte ksh script syntax error
  • Symptom
      If the ksh scriptfile includes Japanese UTF-8 charcters,
      the "ksh -n scriptfile" fails by "syntax error".
      Please see the following example.

       --example--
       # ksh -n t1.ksh_5_NG_1
       t1.ksh_5_NG_1: syntax error at line 191: `"' unmatched

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3
       ksh-20080202-14.el5

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