Re: [proaudio] More overlay problems

[Steve Long <slong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 08 October 2008 00:56:08 Mark Knecht wrote:
> Also
>
> lightning ~ # echo $LC_ALL $LC_CTYPE
> en_US
> lightning ~ #
>
LC_ALL should _not_ be set in the standard config, as it forcibly overrides 
all other locale settings. It's used for test situations, eg to get an error 
message in English, to ensure that the program is run with a default locale 
(usually C), so: LC_ALL=C prog -foo

> >>> * Running command "/usr/bin/svn update
> >>> "/usr/portage/local/layman/pro-audio""... svn: warning: cannot set
> >>> LC_CTYPE locale svn: warning: environment variable LC_ALL is en_US
> >>> svn: warning: please check that your locale name is correct
> >>
> > lightning ~ # cat /etc/env.d/02locale
> > LC_ALL="en_US"
> > lightning ~ #
> >
Use:
LANG=en_US

You might want to consider:
LC_COLLATE=C
...which helps with ordering in programs, although if it matters to an app, it 
should set it itself (as it means the usual locale-specific ordering isn't 
being followed.) The main thing is to make sure that LC_ALL isn't in the 
environment, as it means nothing else will ever be set or allowed.

Setting LC_TYPE or the like is redundant if there is a LANG setting (and 
you're using the same one ofc;). That's what it's for: the system or user 
default choice of all the other settings, unless otherwise specified.

> > I will have to look around for Gentoo instructions on setting this up
> > correctly. I've never had to touch anything except /etc/locale.gen
> > before. Maybe things have changed?
> >
It used to be recommended, but is a bit of a myth; I think it came about as so 
many people have been told to run LC_ALL=C someProg  before reporting a bug.
man locale is very good on Gentoo, but some other distros don't even mention 
LC_ALL, I think deliberately because it gets in the way.