Bug#357523: /etc/locale.gen not created

[Denis Barbier <barbier@linuxfr.org>]

tags 357523 pending
thanks

On Fri, Mar 17, 2006 at 03:58:54PM -0500, Norbert Veber wrote:
> Package: locales
> Version: 2.3.6-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> Steps to reproduce
> -dpkg --purge locales
> -make sure you have no /etc/locale.gen file
> -aptitude install locales
> -enable en_US.UTF-8, and no default system locale in the debconf
>  screens
> 
> This is supposed to create /etc/locale.gen, and generate the locales you
> chose, however it does neither.  A subsequent dpkg-reconfigure locales
> (chose the same settings) will create the file and generate locales as
> expected.  The problem only occurs during the initial install.

You are right, a fix has been committed and will be shipped in 2.3.6-6.
Thanks for your report.

Denis