Bug#253404: Bug #253404: Set root's locale to POSIX on the installed system for "complex" (CJK, Indic, RTL...) languages

[Christian Perrier <bubulle@debian.org>]

> With tha attached patch, I propose another solution, probably not
> perfect...but mostly aimed to trigger more discussion:
> 
> Create a new language category ("category 3") for languages that can
> use the text installer but cannot be displayed in a regulard Linux
> console.
> 
> The current category 3 (used for languages that require the graphical
> installer) then becomes category 4....
> 
> Then, in localechooser's post-base-installer, the script populated
> /target/root/.profile with "LANG=C", "LANGUAGE=C" and a comment to
> explain why this is done this way.


I have tested localechooser with this patch:

With French, root environment in the installed system's console is
localized

With Japanese, it isn't, which is what was intended..

So, it works....now we need to decide whether this is Good or if there
could be a better solution.