remove LC_ALL default environment variable

now that we no longer support ruby 1.8.7 its time to retire this

3 files changed, 12 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/lib/mixlib/shellout.rb b/lib/mixlib/shellout.rb
index 6261c21..a379ee8 100644
--- a/lib/mixlib/shellout.rb
+++ b/lib/mixlib/shellout.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ module Mixlib
     READ_WAIT_TIME = 0.01
     READ_SIZE = 4096
     DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT = 600
-    DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT = {'LC_ALL' => 'C'}
 
     if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin|mingw32|windows/
       require 'mixlib/shellout/windows'
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ module Mixlib
 
     # Environment variables that will be set for the subcommand. Refer to the
     # documentation of new to understand how ShellOut interprets this.
-    attr_reader :environment
+    attr_accessor :environment
 
     # The maximum time this command is allowed to run. Usually set via options
     # to new
@@ -125,11 +124,7 @@ module Mixlib
     #   subprocess. This only has an effect if you call +error!+ after
     #   +run_command+.
     # * +environment+: a Hash of environment variables to set before the command
-    #   is run. By default, the environment will *always* be set to 'LC_ALL' => 'C'
-    #   to prevent issues with multibyte characters in Ruby 1.8. To avoid this,
-    #   use :environment => nil for *no* extra environment settings, or
-    #   :environment => {'LC_ALL'=>nil, ...} to set other environment settings
-    #   without changing the locale.
+    #   is run.
     # * +timeout+: a Numeric value for the number of seconds to wait on the
     #   child process before raising an Exception. This is calculated as the
     #   total amount of time that ShellOut waited on the child process without
@@ -154,7 +149,7 @@ module Mixlib
       @input = nil
       @log_level = :debug
       @log_tag = nil
-      @environment = DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT
+      @environment = {}
       @cwd = nil
       @valid_exit_codes = [0]
       @terminate_reason = nil
@@ -315,13 +310,7 @@ module Mixlib
         when 'log_tag'
           self.log_tag = setting
         when 'environment', 'env'
-          # Set the LC_ALL from the parent process if the user wanted
-          # to use the default.
-          if setting && setting.has_key?("LC_ALL") && setting['LC_ALL'].nil?
-            setting['LC_ALL'] = ENV['LC_ALL']
-          end
-          # passing :environment => nil means don't set any new ENV vars
-          @environment = setting.nil? ? {} : @environment.dup.merge!(setting)
+          self.environment = setting || {}
 
         else
           raise InvalidCommandOption, "option '#{option.inspect}' is not a valid option for #{self.class.name}"
diff --git a/lib/mixlib/shellout/windows.rb b/lib/mixlib/shellout/windows.rb
index 2ae0256..137aaa9 100644
--- a/lib/mixlib/shellout/windows.rb
+++ b/lib/mixlib/shellout/windows.rb
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ module Mixlib
         end
       end
 
-
       # cmd does not parse multiple quotes well unless the whole thing is wrapped up in quotes.
       # https://github.com/opscode/mixlib-shellout/pull/2#issuecomment-4837859
       # http://ss64.com/nt/syntax-esc.html
diff --git a/spec/mixlib/shellout_spec.rb b/spec/mixlib/shellout_spec.rb
index e009dd8..0a1b0a8 100644
--- a/spec/mixlib/shellout_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mixlib/shellout_spec.rb
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
       its(:live_stream) { should be_nil }
       its(:input) { should be_nil }
 
-      it "should set default environmental variables" do
-        shell_cmd.environment.should == {"LC_ALL" => "C"}
+      it "should not set any default environmental variables" do
+        shell_cmd.environment.should == {}
       end
     end
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
       end
 
       it "should add environment settings to the default" do
-        shell_cmd.environment.should eql({'LC_ALL' => 'C', 'RUBY_OPTS' => '-w'})
+        shell_cmd.environment.should eql({'RUBY_OPTS' => '-w'})
       end
 
       context 'when setting custom environments' do
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
           let(:options) { { :env => environment } }
 
           it "should also set the enviroment" do
-            shell_cmd.environment.should eql({'LC_ALL' => 'C', 'RUBY_OPTS' => '-w'})
+            shell_cmd.environment.should eql({'RUBY_OPTS' => '-w'})
           end
         end
 
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
 
       context 'without specifying environment' do
         let(:options) { nil }
-        it "should use the C locale by default" do
-          should eql('C')
+        it "should no longer use the C locale by default" do
+          should eql("")
         end
       end
 
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
         context 'when running under Unix', :unix_only do
           let(:parent_locale) { ENV['LC_ALL'].to_s.strip }
 
-          it "should use the parent process's locale" do
-            should eql(parent_locale)
+          it "should unset the parent process's locale" do
+            should eql("")
           end
         end
 
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
         subject { chomped_stdout }
         let(:cmd) { script_name }
 
-
         context 'when running under Unix', :unix_only do
           let(:script_content) { 'echo blah' }
 
@@ -620,7 +619,6 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
         end
       end
 
-
       context 'with lots of long arguments' do
         subject { chomped_stdout }
 
@@ -645,7 +643,6 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
         end
       end
 
-
       context 'with backslashes' do
         subject { stdout }
         let(:backslashes) { %q{\\"\\\\} }
@@ -919,7 +916,6 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
         end
       end
 
-
       context 'with open files for parent process' do
         before do
           @test_file = Tempfile.new('fd_test')
@@ -1056,7 +1052,6 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
             CODE
           end
 
-
           it "should TERM the wayward child and grandchild, then KILL whoever is left" do
             # note: let blocks don't correctly memoize if an exception is raised,
             # so can't use executed_cmd