122713 2006-02-13 11:02 0000 sys-libs/slang-1.4.9-r2 fails to ./configure (et_EE locale issue) 2008-06-06 00:24:42 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Core system unspecified All Linux CLOSED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 Ristioja@gmail.com liquidx@gentoo.org cjk@gentoo.org vapier@gentoo.org Ristioja@gmail.com 2006-02-13 11:02:28 0000 ./configure fails when using an et_EE locale. Using sys-devel/flex/files/flex-configure-LANG.patch after src_unpack fixes the issue. liquidx@gentoo.org 2006-02-16 11:49:00 0000 don't think a patch is really required. i've made it reset the locale (LANG/LC_ALL) when merging. this is now in 1.4.9-r2 Ristioja@gmail.com 2006-02-16 12:14:12 0000 (In reply to comment #1) > don't think a patch is really required. i've made it reset the locale > (LANG/LC_ALL) when merging. this is now in 1.4.9-r2 > Forgive me for quoting SpanKY (whom i forgot to CC) on the issue at hand (https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=119856#c7): "no offense, but that's a weak solution that only helps Gentoo" One must agree that patching the build system and sending the patch upstream could also help non-gentoo users with the same issue. liquidx@gentoo.org 2006-02-17 09:00:10 0000 you can submit that patch upstream if you want. i'm not going to waste any time on this because slang 1.4.9 is has been superceded upstream. i'd be surprised if there is any response about it. if you want to help, go to the slang 2.0 bug and attach a patch that fixes the problem with that upcoming version.