Bug 90974

Summary:	Probably outdated UTF-8 guide (UNICODE="yes" & /etc/conf.d/keymaps)
Product:	[OLD] Docs-user	Reporter:	wiktorw
Component:	Localisation Guide	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/utf-8.xml
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description wiktorw 2005-04-30 07:39:27 UTC

I couldn't find any signs of mentioned in "The System Console" section
of the guide. Text states that the user should set:

1) UNICODE="yes" in /etc/rc.conf
   (but there's no such variable)

2) KEYMAP="-u <lang>" in /etc/conf.d/keymaps
   (but there's no such file, and KEYMAP variable is in /etc/rc.conf).


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:



Expected Results:  
/me thinks that the guide should be updated.

Comment 1 wiktorw 2005-05-01 13:23:36 UTC

I really missed the point where the guide states clearly:

Important: You need >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.9 for Unicode on the console.

After unmasking baselayout, readline, sysvinit and bash, all the mentioned files
shown up in right places, and the variables are in right places, too.

But another request should be made then:
Please update the guide to be more specific why >=sys-apps/baselayout-1.11.9
is needed, what it implies, and how to do it.

OTOH, if baselayout makes its way into stable... Then this request would be
probably pointless.