On Wed, Jul 19, 2006 at 01:12:32PM +0200, Frank Küster wrote: > Denis Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > locales.postinst has been modified to write locale variables > > into /etc/default/locale instead of /etc/environment; the > > latter file is a PAM configuration file, so modifying it > > was a policy violation. Most packages have been modified > > accordingly, but if you have trouble with some programs, > > please file bugs against them. > > localeconfig.postinst does write /etc/environment, is this a bug? > > If yes, which package is supposed to handle the file, then? It isn't > registered with dpkg, no other maintainer script except localeconfig's > handles it, and it isn't in /var/lib/ucf/hashfile, either.
You Cc: Progeny folks, so it looks like you believe that localeconf is the culprit; maybe the contents of this file can shed some light. This package is unmaintained for years, and is mostly useless nowadays. I just filed #378941. Thanks. Denis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]