Re: GUIX_LOCPATH on Guix System

[Roman Riabenko]

Hello Laurence

On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 19:51:49 +0000
Laurence Rochfort <laurence.rochfort@gmail.com> wrote:

> Specific reference is made there to using the Guix package system on a
> distribution other than Guix System, and that the host system locale
> data will not be used. Given I'm using Guix System, have I done
> something wrong to receive this hint? Or am I misinterpreting the Info
> page?

The hint seems to come from the ui module. According to the
source code, the conditions for it are: the locale is C and
trying to set it to C.UTF-8 results in an error. This implies
that the locale data which can be used by guix is not
available to guix when guix runs that test.

When running guix as a package manager on another
distribution, the hint means that guix fails to use the locale
data from the host system. So, section 2.6.1 of the guix
manual suggest to install a locale package and set
GUIX_LOCPATH. However, on a Guix System, the locale data is
provided per the system configuration in
/run/current-system/locale/ as explained in section 11.9 of
the guix manual. So, while it is possible to install locale
packages in the user profile and set GUIX_LOCPATH on a Guix
System too, it should not be necessary.

I also see the hint sometimes on a Guix System, but I am not
sure why. It does not persist.

Roman

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