Locale setting problem

[Sridhar Srinivasan]

On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 08:44:07AM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 10:52:26AM -0400, Sridhar Srinivasan wrote:

> > i get messages about generating the new locales. my problem is that these
> > new locales do not appear when i try locale -a.

>
> They won't.
>

> > can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong?

>
> Sure. You're not reading bug #166979. The locale command doesn't know
> anything about locale-archive files, and that's what gets created by
> default these days.
>
> To get a true picture of what locales you have built, use both 'locale -a'
> and 'localedef --list-archive'.
>
> Supposedly glibc 2.3.2 enhances the locale binary.

thanks for the info. so i guess i will have to try to upgrade my glibc
as i'm currently at 2.3.1 but it doesn't show up on dselect, any
suggestions?

thanks,
sridhar


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[Colin Watson]

On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 12:55:37PM -0400, Sridhar Srinivasan wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 08:44:07AM -0700, Marc Wilson wrote:

> > On Sun, Aug 03, 2003 at 10:52:26AM -0400, Sridhar Srinivasan wrote:

> > > can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong?

> >
> > Sure. You're not reading bug #166979. The locale command doesn't know
> > anything about locale-archive files, and that's what gets created by
> > default these days.
> >
> > To get a true picture of what locales you have built, use both 'locale -a'
> > and 'localedef --list-archive'.
> >
> > Supposedly glibc 2.3.2 enhances the locale binary.

>
> thanks for the info. so i guess i will have to try to upgrade my glibc
> as i'm currently at 2.3.1 but it doesn't show up on dselect, any
> suggestions?

Wait a little until 2.3.2 arrives in unstable. If you aren't already an
expert, don't try to upgrade glibc by hand.

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