Bug#274491: Please drop UTF-8@euro locales from SUPPORTED

[barbier@linuxfr.org (Denis Barbier)]

On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 09:24:41AM +0900, GOTO Masanori wrote:
> At Thu, 7 Oct 2004 23:53:32 +0200,
> Denis Barbier wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 02, 2004 at 09:40:45AM +0200, Denis Barbier wrote:
> > > Package: locales
> > > Version: 2.3.2.ds1-17
> > > Severity: normal
> > > 
> > > UTF-8@euro locales have been wrongly introduced in 2.3.1-12, can you
> > > please remove them?
> > 
> > Sorry to insist, but could someone please remove these bogus UTF-8@euro
> > locales from locales-supported.dpatch in CVS?
> 
> You should explain why, merits and demerits.

Already explained in
  http://lists.debian.org/debian-glibc/2004/07/msg00348.html

> In addition, you need to consider about the release schedule;

I am requesting this removal for months.

> the impact to debian-installer

None.

> and the damage to user's environment which is caused by removing these
> locales.

You miss the point.  Damage is caused by adding these locales you
wrongly introduced (as shown by #261000), not removing them.
They were not in woody, and if they appear in sarge, you will have to
add code to support transition from UTF-8@euro to UTF-8, this is silly.

Denis