Bug#204958: "Leave it alone" option in fresh install breaks future upgrades of locales

[barbier@linuxfr.org (Denis Barbier)]

[I am quoting the whole message because it was not sent to the BYS]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 08:46:51AM -0500, Mike Vincent wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 23:50:17 +0200
> barbier@linuxfr.org (Denis Barbier) wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 09:16:32AM -0500, Mike Vincent wrote:
> > > Package: locales
> > > Version: 2.3.2-2
> > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > > Setting up locales (2.3.2-2) ...
> > > Generating locales...
> > >   Leave.alone...cannot open locale definition file `Leave': No such
> > >   file or directory
> > > dpkg: error processing locales (--configure):
> > >  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 4
> > 
> > This probably means that /etc/locale.gen contains the "Leave alone"
> > words, but I do not see why.  Did you manually edit this file?
> > You can remove it and dpkg-reconfigure locales to fix this problem,
> > but please tell us what your /etc/locale.gen looks like first.
> 
> 
> Hi Dennis, 
> 
> Yes, I knew that's why it was failing and fixed it. Your assumption that
> /etc/locale.gen contained "Leave alone" was correct, but I did not
> edit the file myself. This was a new install and during the installation
> process when it asked me which locale I wanted to setup the first option
> was "Leave alone" and I just chose that and I guess it wrote that to the
> file. ;( 

Fine, we know have to find the culprit.  How did you install your system?
>From a woody CD, debian-installer (if so, please tell when it was generated),
something else?

Denis