lxdm overwrites LC_MESSAGES=C with LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8 The wrong LC_MESSAGES value causes also "setlocale: unsupported locale setting" as follows: # emerge --info lxde-base/lxdm setlocale: unsupported locale setting setlocale: unsupported locale setting Portage 3.0.45.3 (python 3.10.10-final-0, default/linux/amd64/17.1/systemd/merged-usr, gcc-12, glibc-2.37-r1, 5.15.104-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System Settings ================================================================= System uname: Linux-5.15.104-gentoo-x86_64-AMD_Ryzen_9_3950X_16-Core_Processor-with-glibc2.37 KiB Mem: 65788528 total, 60814760 free KiB Swap: 524284 total, 524284 free Timestamp of repository gentoo: Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:30:01 +0000 Head commit of repository gentoo: 1dd0c846294dcb78a7d16ae2922c9b24b28474c3 sh bash 5.2_p15-r2 ld GNU ld (Gentoo 2.40 p3) 2.40.0 app-misc/pax-utils: 1.3.7::gentoo app-shells/bash: 5.2_p15-r2::gentoo dev-java/java-config: 2.3.1::gentoo dev-lang/perl: 5.36.0-r2::gentoo dev-lang/python: 3.10.10_p3::gentoo, 3.11.2_p2::gentoo dev-lang/rust: 1.68.1::gentoo dev-util/cmake: 3.26.1::gentoo dev-util/meson: 1.0.1::gentoo sys-apps/baselayout: 2.13-r1::gentoo sys-apps/sandbox: 2.30-r1::gentoo sys-apps/systemd: 253.1::gentoo sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13-r8::gentoo, 2.71-r6::gentoo sys-devel/automake: 1.16.5-r1::gentoo sys-devel/binutils: 2.40-r3::gentoo sys-devel/binutils-config: 5.5::gentoo sys-devel/clang: 15.0.7-r1::gentoo, 16.0.0::gentoo sys-devel/gcc: 12.2.1_p20230304::gentoo sys-devel/gcc-config: 2.10::gentoo sys-devel/libtool: 2.4.7-r1::gentoo sys-devel/lld: 15.0.7::gentoo sys-devel/llvm: 14.0.6-r2::gentoo, 15.0.7::gentoo, 16.0.0::gentoo sys-devel/make: 4.4.1::gentoo sys-kernel/linux-headers: 6.2::gentoo (virtual/os-headers) sys-libs/glibc: 2.37-r1::gentoo Repositories: gentoo location: /var/db/portage sync-type: rsync sync-uri: rsync://rsync.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage priority: -1000 volatile: True sync-rsync-verify-metamanifest: yes sync-rsync-extra-opts: sync-rsync-verify-max-age: 24 sync-rsync-verify-jobs: 1 ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64" ACCEPT_LICENSE="@FREE MakeMKV-EULA NPSL" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-march=native -O2 -pipe" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/lib64/libreoffice/program/sofficerc /usr/share/config /usr/share/gnupg/qualified.txt" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/dconf /etc/env.d /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/gentoo-release /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/sandbox.d" CXXFLAGS="-march=native -O2 -pipe" DISTDIR="/var/cache/distfiles" ENV_UNSET="CARGO_HOME DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS DISPLAY GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE GOBIN GOPATH PERL5LIB PERL5OPT PERLPREFIX PERL_CORE PERL_MB_OPT PERL_MM_OPT XAUTHORITY XDG_CACHE_HOME XDG_CONFIG_HOME XDG_DATA_HOME XDG_RUNTIME_DIR XDG_STATE_HOME" FCFLAGS="-O2 -pipe" FEATURES="assume-digests binpkg-docompress binpkg-dostrip binpkg-logs binpkg-multi-instance buildpkg-live config-protect-if-modified 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garmin garmintxt gpsclock greis isync itrax mtk3301 nmea ntrip navcom oceanserver oldstyle oncore rtcm104v2 rtcm104v3 sirf skytraq superstar2 timing tsip tripmate tnt ublox ubx" GRUB_PLATFORMS="efi-64" INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard mouse" KERNEL="linux" L10N="en" LCD_DEVICES="bayrad cfontz cfontz633 glk hd44780 lb216 lcdm001 mtxorb ncurses text" LIBREOFFICE_EXTENSIONS="presenter-console presenter-minimizer" LUA_SINGLE_TARGET="lua5-1" LUA_TARGETS="lua5-1" OFFICE_IMPLEMENTATION="libreoffice" PHP_TARGETS="php7-4 php8-0" POSTGRES_TARGETS="postgres12 postgres13" PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_10" PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_10" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby31" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="amdgpu radeonsi" XTABLES_ADDONS="quota2 psd pknock lscan length2 ipv4options ipset ipp2p iface geoip fuzzy condition tee tarpit sysrq proto steal rawnat logmark ipmark dhcpmac delude chaos account" Unset: ADDR2LINE, AR, ARFLAGS, AS, ASFLAGS, CC, CCLD, CONFIG_SHELL, CPP, CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, CXX, CXXFILT, ELFEDIT, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, EXTRA_ECONF, F77FLAGS, FC, GCOV, GPROF, INSTALL_MASK, LC_ALL, LD, LFLAGS, LIBTOOL, MAKE, MAKEFLAGS, NM, OBJCOPY, OBJDUMP, PORTAGE_BINHOST, PORTAGE_BUNZIP2_COMMAND, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS, RANLIB, READELF, RUSTFLAGS, SIZE, STRINGS, STRIP, YACC, YFLAGS ================================================================= Package Settings ================================================================= lxde-base/lxdm-0.5.3-r4::gentoo was built with the following: USE="nls pam systemd -debug (-elogind)" ABI_X86="(64)" Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. systemctl start sddm.service 2. run locale $ locale LANG=C LC_CTYPE="C" LC_NUMERIC="C" LC_TIME="C" LC_COLLATE="C" LC_MONETARY="C" LC_MESSAGES="C" LC_PAPER="C" LC_NAME="C" LC_ADDRESS="C" LC_TELEPHONE="C" LC_MEASUREMENT="C" LC_IDENTIFICATION="C" LC_ALL= # all is fine 3. systemctl disable sddm.service systemctl enable lxdm.service 4. run locale $ locale locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory LANG=C LC_CTYPE="C" LC_NUMERIC="C" LC_TIME="C" LC_COLLATE="C" LC_MONETARY="C" LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8 LC_PAPER="C" LC_NAME="C" LC_ADDRESS="C" LC_TELEPHONE="C" LC_MEASUREMENT="C" LC_IDENTIFICATION="C" LC_ALL= # LC_MESSAGES=en_GB.utf8 is set. Yet unclear why exactly.
$ grep -rsin en_GB.utf8 /var/tmp/portage/lxde-base/lxdm-0.5.3-r4/work/lxdm-0.5.3 # nothing $ grep -rsin en_GB /var/tmp/portage/lxde-base/lxdm-0.5.3-r4/work/lxdm-0.5.3 # nothing What's in the systemd service?
Created attachment 859209 [details] lxdm-0.5.3-r4.log Users who started lxde will see typical warnings during the emerge of packages: stein@mib > sudo -s root@mib> emerge -1a lxde-base/lxdm .... var/tmp/portage/lxde-base/lxdm-0.5.3-r4/temp/environment: line 95: warning: setlocale: LC_MESSAGES: cannot change locale (en_GB.utf8) perl: warning: Setting locale failed. perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: LANGUAGE = "en_GB.utf8", LC_ALL = (unset), LC_MESSAGES = "en_GB.utf8", LC_CTYPE = "C.UTF-8", LC_COLLATE = "C", LANG = "C" are supported and installed on your system. perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C"). perl: warning: Setting locale failed. perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings: LANGUAGE = "en_GB.utf8", LC_ALL = (unset), LC_MESSAGES = "en_GB.utf8", LC_CTYPE = "C.UTF-8", LC_COLLATE = "C", LANG = "C" are supported and installed on your system. perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C"). /var/tmp/portage/lxde-base/lxdm-0.5.3-r4/temp/environment: line 95: warning: setlocale: LC_MESSAGES: cannot change locale (en_GB.utf8) /var/tmp/portage/lxde-base/lxdm-0.5.3-r4/temp/environment: line 95: warning: setlocale: LC_MESSAGES: cannot change locale (en_GB.utf8)
(In reply to Jonas Stein from comment #2) > Created attachment 859209 [details] > lxdm-0.5.3-r4.log > > Users who started lxde will see typical warnings during the emerge of > packages: > > stein@mib > sudo -s > root@mib> emerge -1a lxde-base/lxdm > This part isn't relevant - if it's already been set, then you'll get those warnings. We need to know how it got set in the first place. What does 'systemctl cat lxdm.service' say?
It's also weird if it *immediately* affects your shell. grep -rsin en_GB /etc?
# grep -rsin en_GB /etc | egrep -v -i 'config-archive|speech-dispatcher' /etc/xdg/autostart/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1.desktop:12:Name[en_GB]=PolicyKit Authentication Agent /etc/xdg/autostart/polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1.desktop:60:Comment[en_GB]=PolicyKit Authentication Agent # systemctl cat lxdm.service # Warning: lxdm.service changed on disk, the version systemd has loaded is outdated. # This output shows the current version of the unit's original fragment and drop-in files. # If fragments or drop-ins were added or removed, they are not properly reflected in this output. # Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units. # /usr/lib/systemd/system/lxdm.service [Unit] Description=LXDE Display Manager Conflicts=getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service [Service] ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lxdm Restart=always IgnoreSIGPIPE=no [Install] Alias=display-manager.service lxdm has a dropdown menu for "Language". I left it on default. Perhaps something is happening there. I could not investigate it any further yet.