libslang.so and Set locale problems

[Gareth <gwalters@metz.une.edu.au>]

G'day all,
	When running the post instal scriupts and a few other things I get
the message
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perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
        LANGUAGE = (unset),
        LC_ALL = (unset),
        LANG = "us"
    are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
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Now and then I also get an error message that /usr/lib/libslang.so 
does not exist, which package is it in? do I need it? 
whats the deal?

thanks

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  Gareth Walters              gwalters@metz.une.edu.au
      School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
      Animal Science, Agronomy and Soil Science
      The University of New England NSW Australia
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