HI ... warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument -2

2015-11-20 Thread john francis lee
I've read the fine manual abit ... 7.2.6.1 Locale Data Compatibility Considerations ... seems to be about what to do to avoid this happening in the first place, refers to 2.6.1 Locales which offers a solution that seems to require a working guix to fix a broken guix ... $ guix package -i glibc

HI ... warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument

2015-11-20 Thread john francis lee
Hi, I'm installing guix on my debian jessie system and have gotten to where I ought to be able to type 'guix', I think, but I get ... jfl@wsdeb:/tmp$ guix warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument guix: missing command name Try `guix --help' for more information. What locale can I need

HI ... warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument -3

2015-11-20 Thread john francis lee
Hi again, My debian jessie says ... jfl@wsdeb:~$ ldd --version ldd (Debian GLIBC 2.19-18+deb8u1) 2.19 Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR