Bug#965323: postinst script deletes custom locales
control: tag -1 + wontfix
On 2020-07-19 15:55, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Package: locales
> Version: 2.28-10
>
> To support MacOS terminal I have to define "UTF-8" using localedef (see #952516).
> Problem is, custom locales are wiped out by the postinst script. Sample:
>
> # locale -a
> C
> C.UTF-8
> POSIX
> # localedef -i C -f UTF-8 UTF-8
> # locale -a
> C
> C.UTF-8
> POSIX
> UTF-8
> UTF-8.utf8
> # apt reinstall locales
> :
> :
> # locale -a
> C
> C.UTF-8
> POSIX
>
> See UTF-8 is gone? Shouldn't happen.
Yes, that's normal. locales might not be compatible with the new glibc
version, so all of them are removed and regenerated on upgrade.
Otherwise you might end up with broken locales causing issues.
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