Bug#298784: locales: Additions to the locale name alias data base /etc/locale.alias
severity 298784 wishlist
retitle 298784 /etc/locale.alias should be removed
merge 144670 185991 298784
thanks
At Thu, 10 Mar 2005 02:17:17 -0600 (CST),
Y Giridhar Appaji Nag wrote:
> GOTO Masanori said:
> > At Thu, 10 Mar 2005 04:20:42 +0530,
> > Y Giridhar Appaji Nag wrote:
> >> Quoting /etc/locale.alias
> >>
> >> > # Note: This file is far from being complete. If you have a value for
> >> > # your own site which you think might be useful for others too, share
> >> > # it with the rest of us. Send it using the `glibcbug' script to
> >> > # bugs@gnu.org.
> >
> > Sorry, this quotes are getting obsolete.
>
> IMO, we could remove them.
Exactly.
> >> The patch adds alias names corresponding to the _IN locales to the
> >> locale name alias data-base. I could not find the glibcbug script on my
> >> machine (apt-cache search wasn't of much help), hence submitting this
> >> bug here and Cc:ing bugs@gnu.org.
> >
> > IIRC upstream decided not to add entries more because these locale
> > names described in locale.alias are only for backward compatibility.
> > I'll confirm it.
>
> Thank you for this. From a discussion on another report I filed and your
> comments on #144670 and #185991 I got to understand this. We can indicate
> the same in the files if upstream has frozen the file.
>
> Also, /usr/share/gettext/intl/locale.alias and /etc/locale.alias seem to
> have conflicting susbtitution values for the same locale alias.
> Consdering the above, I guess it wouldn't make sense to submit a bug if
> there will not be a change to those files.
Yes. Nowadays /etc/locale.alias does not make sense.
I'm sorry not to reflect your work. However, I seconded that it
should be removed as you suggested. I retitled your report and merge
those bugs. I'll remove /etc/locale.alias and
/usr/share/locale/locale.alias after sarge.
Regards,
-- gotom
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