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On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Alex Schuster <wonko@×××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> Mark Knecht writes: |
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<SNIP> |
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>> Just double checking here. Is the file /etc/locale.gen now totally |
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>> depreciated or is it still required? The install guide still has it in |
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>> chapter 8 where the file /etc/locale.gen ends up looking pretty much |
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>> identical to the 02locale file. |
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>> Or maybe they serve different purposes somehow? |
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> /etc/locale.gen defines which locales are supported on your system. |
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> /etc/env.d/02locale defines which of these locale you are actually using |
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> by setting LANG and LC_* environment variables. Files in /etc/env.d/ end |
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> up in /etc/profile.env (by running the env-update command), which is |
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> evaluated from /etc/profile and as such by every shell. If you want |
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> different settings for your user, override that stuff in your |
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> ~/.bash_profile. |
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> Wonko |
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So to check my understanding of your answer (and thanks for the |
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answer!) unless a locale is defined in /etc/locale.gen, and then |
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locale-gen has also been run, then that locale is not even available |
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to be evaluated by /etc/profile. |
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Thanks, |
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Mark |
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