Re: GUIX_LOCPATH on Guix System

2025-02-03 Thread Roman Riabenko via
Hello Laurence On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 19:51:49 + Laurence Rochfort 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

Re: GUIX_LOCPATH on Guix System

2025-02-02 Thread Felix Lechner via
Hi Laurence, On Sun, Feb 02 2025, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > On Sun, 2 Feb 2025, 16:08 Felix Lechner, wrote: > > Did you have to set the environment variable No, I didn't. > I noticed in the Info page that the package is quite large, and > there's the option to install just the locales you nee

Re: GUIX_LOCPATH on Guix System

2025-02-02 Thread Laurence Rochfort
On Sun, 2 Feb 2025, 16:08 Felix Lechner, wrote: > Hi Laurence, > > On Sat, Feb 01 2025, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > > > "hint: Consider installing the `glibc-locales' package and defining > > `GUIX_LOCPATH' > > I also saw that (or a similar) message after the most recent merge of > core-updates.

Re: GUIX_LOCPATH on Guix System

2025-02-02 Thread Felix Lechner via
Hi Laurence, On Sat, Feb 01 2025, Laurence Rochfort wrote: > "hint: Consider installing the `glibc-locales' package and defining > `GUIX_LOCPATH' I also saw that (or a similar) message after the most recent merge of core-updates. I then installed glibc-locales in all my root profiles and the wa

GUIX_LOCPATH on Guix System

2025-02-02 Thread Laurence Rochfort
Hello all, I'm a new Guix and Guix system user. I'm working my way through the Info manuals. When experimenting with "guix home" and "guix system", I receive the following hint: "hint: Consider installing the `glibc-locales' package and defining `GUIX_LOCPATH', along these lines: guix inst