Okay, if nobody objects I will start implementing support for it in
boot-floppies (dbootstrap).
#include <hallo.h>
Eduard Bloch wrote on Mon Sep 03, 2001 um 09:49:37AM:
> #include <hallo.h>
> Michael Bramer wrote on Mon Sep 03, 2001 um 09:25:04AM:
>
> > maybe you don't use it, but a lot of user don't speak english or can't
> > understand it. We must support locales and if a user can't speak
> > english he pay this price.
> >
>
> I had another idea: integrate it into boot floppies (*) so the user has
> never have to face English. How?
>
> - before the initial debootstrap run, the user gets a question from
> dbootstrap: "Would you like to install support for languages other
> than English (default)? This would eat up about 9MB disk space."
>
> - debootstrap will be patched to accept an argument like
> --install-locales, then it would install locales
>
> - When the work is done, dbootstrap would ask "Would you like to keep
> the current language during the rest of Debian installation? This
> would require the preparation of locales support and need some
> additional disk space"
>
> - If "yes", the current localisation data could be written to a special
> file and used in baseconfig when it is running the first time.
> - Edit the /target/etc/locale.def file and enable the locale.
> - Run "chroot /target /usr/sbin/locale-gen" to generate the files.
>
> Later, while doing other baseconfig jobs, it could also re-ask what you
> suggested:
>
> > Make a debconf question in base-config or in the locale package and
> > ask the user
> > - install all locales
> > - install the locales from the list
> > ...
> > and write a nice /etc/loacle.gen and run locale-gen in the postinst.
>
> And probably also:
>
> "Would you like to change the localisation scheme completely to /foobar/? This would
>change the messages in your programs, the prefered charset, time/date formats and
>other stuff."
>
> - Yes
> - No
> - All users but not root
>
> If NO, it could ask for LC_CTYPE since it is often needed even if a
> person does not like localized messages.
>
> "Would you like to use localise'd charset (LC_CTYPE)? This is needed to enter
> special charakters."
>
> - Yes
> - No
> - All users but not root
>
> Gruss/Regards,
> Eduard.
>
> PS: (*) I don't know if anyone would complain about additional size of
> dbootstrap when the mentioned code is added to it.
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