Bug#379052: /etc/default/locale won't work as you expected, seems need more works

[Denis Barbier <barbier@linuxfr.org>]

On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 11:44:10PM +0900, Kenshi Muto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Denis suggested dropping /etc/environment and moving locale
> information to /etc/default/locale.
> 
> I support this idea, but currently this change prevents
> the localized desktop environment.
> 
> GDM is launched in local language using /etc/default/locale
> (called by /etc/init.d/gdm).
> But when user logins without any modifications, the desktop
> environment will be shown in only English.
> 
> This is because LANG isn't defined (GDM_LANG is empty also).
> No startup routine care it at this time.
> 
> Of course if user chooses language from GDM option and
> logins, .dmrc includes LANG information is created,
> then the desktop will be shown in choosed language... well,
> but I believe such manual doing is not smart.
> 
> Although modifying GDM /etc/gdm/Xsession to include
> /etc/default/locale file is one of solutions, but I think
> it's better that providing a loader script to
> /etc/X11/Xsession.d/ and let it run faster.

Hi,

Your bug report seems to imply that a package reads
/etc/environment and should be fixed to read /etc/default/locale
too.  I won't have time to work on this now, but will be glad to
fix it during our i18n session.

Denis