Bug 144643 – Setting system locale takes alot of work - request for a new tool

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

[Description Daniel 2006-08-21 07:15:34 UTC]

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Following the "Gentoo Linux Localization Guide" takes alot of work. I would like to 
suggest a tool that guides the user through all the steps or atleast most iportant ones. 
The idea is to be able to set all locale settings in one place.

Reproducible: Always

Actual Results:  
I could newer set the locales as I wanted. For example my local fonts (slovenian), were 
never supported in console. Glibc allways compiles all locales.

Expected Results:  
Use only selected locales :)

[Comment 1 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) 2006-09-14 03:51:12 UTC]

(In reply to comment #0)

> Following the "Gentoo Linux Localization Guide" takes alot of work. I would
> like to 
> suggest a tool that guides the user through all the steps or atleast most
> iportant ones. 
> The idea is to be able to set all locale settings in one place.

I believe is this is know as an installer.
Not an infra bug anyway.

[Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-09-14 04:05:02 UTC]

(In reply to comment #0)
> Following the "Gentoo Linux Localization Guide" takes alot of work.

So you decided to not follow it and file a bug instead? :P

> Glibc allways compiles all locales.

No, it doesn't - if you actually read the above guide and set up /etc/locale.gen as required.

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/guide-localization.xml#doc_chap3

Maybe app-admin/system-config-language will do what you want, I didn't try and have no need for such tools.

[Comment 3 Daniel 2006-09-14 10:25:43 UTC]

Check that link: http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Speak_Your_Language

and you will see, that it is required too modify at least three config files to "speak you language"

[Comment 4 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) 2006-09-14 11:25:43 UTC]

If you'd like to play with system-config-language, it appears that available languages must be listed in a SUPPORTED variable in /etc/sysconfig/i18n. It's still masked and likely won't work as desired yet.

[Comment 5 Pacho Ramos 2012-04-03 10:26:05 UTC]

What is the status of this bug? Looks really old and it's not clear what work is expected here :/

[Comment 6 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) 2012-04-05 01:45:18 UTC]

No progress will be made on this without the interested parties doing the work.