ghex can't decode Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC)
Bug #803282 reported by
Kip Warner
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| ghex (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Wishlist
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Bug Description
Although no one uses Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) anymore, it would be useful if ghex could decode data encoded in it and translate into ASCII if requested. This is useful for accessing ancient data, such as the old Viking Lander EBCDIC encoded VICAR data.
Revision history for this message
| Daniel Manrique (roadmr) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ghex (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Changed in ghex (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| Changed in ghex (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
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| Kip Warner (kip) wrote Re: [Bug 803282] Re: ghex can't decode Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) | #2 |
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Hi Kip,
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is a feature request, as GHex does indeed not have support for EBCDIC coding. GHex is part of the GNOME software suite. As you are interested in seeing this feature implemented, it would be nice if you could file a report requesting the feature, to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https:/
As a workaround, I suggest looking at iconv, it's installed in Ubuntu by default and could convert your EBCDIC files to some other encoding prior to you looking at them with GHex, assuming the conversion makes sense at all.
Thanks in advance!