Re: [patch] cdebconf and i18n
On Sat, Nov 09, 2002 at 05:57:12PM +0100, Alastair McKinstry wrote:
[...]
> > > Similarly, in some parts of the installer, there is a need to find the
> > > Country. Shouldn't that be found from LC_ALL as well?
> >
> > No, user must provide this information, it cannot be guessed.
> >
>
> I was thinking more of
> if (locale == "C")
> question user;
> else
> get country from locale.
It doesn't work, you can't get country from locale, you must always ask
user to tell where he lives. Moreover where does this locale come from?
IMO we should at the very beginning ask
a. which language to use for installation
b. geographic location (a la tzselect/tzconfig)
Denis
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