This is the mail archive of the
libc-alpha@sourceware.org
mailing list for the glibc project.
Re: [PATCHv2] Add convenience target 'install-locale-files'.
On 07/26/2018 11:03 AM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
...
> diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
> index a8577dd610..2501586302 100644
> --- a/manual/install.texi
> +++ b/manual/install.texi
> @@ -462,13 +462,27 @@ permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process.
> If you are using a Linux kernel with the @code{devpts} filesystem enabled
> and mounted at @file{/dev/pts}, you don't need this program.
>
> -After installation you might want to configure the timezone and locale
> -installation of your system. @Theglibc{} comes with a locale
> -database which gets configured with @code{localedef}. For example, to
> -set up a German locale with name @code{de_DE}, simply issue the command
> -@samp{localedef -i de_DE -f ISO-8859-1 de_DE}. To configure all locales
> -that are supported by @theglibc{}, you can issue from your build directory the
> -command @samp{make localedata/install-locales}.
> +After installation you should configure the timezone and install locales
> +for your system. The time zone configuration ensures that youre system
"your"
Should there be a short NEWS entry about this? I mention it because
additions to INSTALL seem to almost always be accompanied by one.
Also, what about documenting the install_root=<prefix> option? I
recognize it as a common option, but it's still an option that packagers
have to choose to use, so it wouldn't hurt to mention that we support
it, especially since the content talks about installing the locale files
/somewhere/ on the system (giving examples). My first question about
running a command whose name is "install-something" is, "Where?"
Rical