[gentoo-user] Re: LINGUAS, L10N, and local-gen

[»Q«]

On Sat, 25 Jun 2016 12:20:25 -0500
Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:

> »Q« wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Jun 2016 11:18:00 -0500
> > Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I started out on this thread helping the OP get his set up
> >> correctly.  Why make someone else use trial and error like I did
> >> when all I had to do was post
> > Refraining from posting would *not* have forced the OP to use trial
> > and error, as there are plenty of people here on the list who *do*
> > understand the news item.
>
> True but I've seen posts where no one responds with a fix as well.  I
> do try to help people whenever I can just like I would hope a person
> would do and has done for me.

In this case, you posted within an hour of the OP, not waiting to see
whether anyone who understood things would show up.  Would you consider
waiting some reasonable time before making an "I don't understand
either, but I'm here to help" post?

> >> what worked here and see if that worked for them too?
> > Your initial post to the thread did not include what works for you
> > and did nothing to help the OP;  you posted what actually works for
> > you only after the OP had already thanked Alan, who had understood
> > the issue and helped him (and you, AFAICT) get things straight.
> >
> > None of this is a very big deal, and I hope I didn't come across as
> > too harsh.  It's just that in almost all cases, it's more helpful
> > to wait until someone who does understand posts than to jump in to
> > help with something one doesn't understand.
>
> Actually, I posted the first reply to this thread.

Actually, you just quoted me discussing that very post of yours.

> The OP posted at about 9:06AM.  I replied at about 9:54AM.  Alan
> posted his first reply at 10:31AM.  My first reply included this:
>
> > After it was all done, this is what I ended up with:
> >
> > LINGUAS="en_US en"
> >
> > I left the LANG setting as is for the moment.
>
> So, you either missed my first reply or didn't understand what I
> included in it.  Which would be ironic wouldn't it?

I did read your first reply and I do understand what you included in
it.  You left out the only part that was important to the issue at hand,
your L10N variable.  (I assumed that you hadn't added L10N until
later, after you read Alan's helpful post, but ICBW about that.)  
 
> Here's the deal.  If someone posts and I have something that works,
> I'm going to post it.  If it helps, fine.  If it doesn't then others
> can post what works for them or explain what is what on it.  After
> all, we are ALL here to try and help each other.  What one person
> does may or may not work for another.  Still, we share just the
> same.

I was only trying to help you contribute less noise to the list.  It
appears that both of us have failed to do any good in this thread,
despite our good intentions.  Since I'm the one advocating against
noise, I'll quit now.