Debian Bug report logs - #965323
postinst script deletes custom locales

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Harald Dunkel <harri@afaics.de>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Cc: harri@afaics.de

Subject: postinst script deletes custom locales

Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 15:55:29 +0200

Package: locales
Version: 2.28-10

To support MacOS terminal I have to define "UTF-8" using localedef (see #952516).
Problem is, custom locales are wiped out by the postinst script. Sample:

# locale -a
C
C.UTF-8
POSIX
# localedef -i C -f UTF-8 UTF-8
# locale -a
C
C.UTF-8
POSIX
UTF-8
UTF-8.utf8
# apt reinstall locales
:
:
# locale -a
C
C.UTF-8
POSIX

See UTF-8 is gone? Shouldn't happen.

Same for locales 2.31-1.


Harri

Message #10 received at 965323@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>

To: Harald Dunkel <harri@afaics.de>, 965323@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#965323: postinst script deletes custom locales

Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 18:27:59 +0200

control: tag -1 + wontfix

On 2020-07-19 15:55, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Package: locales
> Version: 2.28-10
> 
> To support MacOS terminal I have to define "UTF-8" using localedef (see #952516).
> Problem is, custom locales are wiped out by the postinst script. Sample:
> 
> # locale -a
> C
> C.UTF-8
> POSIX
> # localedef -i C -f UTF-8 UTF-8
> # locale -a
> C
> C.UTF-8
> POSIX
> UTF-8
> UTF-8.utf8
> # apt reinstall locales
> :
> :
> # locale -a
> C
> C.UTF-8
> POSIX
> 
> See UTF-8 is gone? Shouldn't happen.

Yes, that's normal. locales might not be compatible with the new glibc
version, so all of them are removed and regenerated on upgrade.
Otherwise you might end up with broken locales causing issues.

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aurelien@aurel32.net                 http://www.aurel32.net

Message #17 received at 965323@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Harald Dunkel <harald.dunkel@aixigo.com>

To: 965323@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: postinst script deletes custom locales

Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2020 08:26:27 +0200

Can't be worse than not having the locale at all. Not to mention that there is
an option --posix to assure compatibility to POSIX.1-2008, AFAICT. If there are
incompatible changes, then its my job to worry about recreating the custom locales.

Since the postinst builds just a subset of all locales and since it even maintains
a list about it, I would suggest to erase and rebuild only these locales.

Thanx very much
Harri

Message #22 received at 965323@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net>

To: Harald Dunkel <harald.dunkel@aixigo.com>, 965323@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#965323: postinst script deletes custom locales

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:35:58 +0200

On 2020-07-27 08:26, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Can't be worse than not having the locale at all. Not to mention that there is
> an option --posix to assure compatibility to POSIX.1-2008, AFAICT.

This option doesn't change the output format which is glibc specific. It
only control the source format, which is defined by POSIX.

> If there are
> incompatible changes, then its my job to worry about recreating the custom locales.

This is how *you* consider that. Most users that encounter broken
locales just report a bug.

> Since the postinst builds just a subset of all locales and since it even maintains
> a list about it, I would suggest to erase and rebuild only these locales.

This is not so easy as the list evolve from version to version.

Regards
Aurelien

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Message #27 received at 965323@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Harald Dunkel <harri@afaics.de>

To: 965323@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: postinst script deletes custom locales

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022 15:52:22 +0200

How can I get out of this? What do you suggest? Are the tools to
create custom locales included in the Debian package by accident?

Harri

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