Index: ktexteditor-5.18.0/src/syntax/data/katehighlightingindexer.cpp
===================================================================
--- ktexteditor-5.18.0.orig/src/syntax/data/katehighlightingindexer.cpp
+++ ktexteditor-5.18.0/src/syntax/data/katehighlightingindexer.cpp
@@ -55,19 +55,16 @@ QStringList readListing(const QString &f
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-    // get app instance
-    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
-
     // ensure enough arguments are passed
-    if (app.arguments().size() < 3)
+    if (argc < 3)
         return 1;
 
     // open schema
     QXmlSchema schema;
-    if (!schema.load(QUrl::fromLocalFile(app.arguments().at(2))))
+    if (!schema.load(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[2]))))
         return 2;
 
-    const QString hlFilenamesListing = app.arguments().value(3);
+    const QString hlFilenamesListing = QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[3]);
     if (hlFilenamesListing.isEmpty()) {
         return 1;
     }
@@ -152,7 +149,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return anyError;
 
     // create outfile, after all has worked!
-    QFile outFile(app.arguments().at(1));
+    QFile outFile(QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[1]));
     if (!outFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly | QIODevice::Truncate))
         return 7;