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sanity checks for getlocale.sh
« on: February 10, 2020, 03:56:41 PM »
curaga, I created a patch for the getlocale.sh script (part of getlocale.tcz). I hope it's helpful.

The purpose is to give the user a red-letter warning in situations where the script is unlikely to work as intended:

1. if the script is running while a prior  mylocale.tcz  is loaded
2. if the  localedef  step fails
3. if the generated  mylocale.tcz  has a nonsensical size

Any of the above warnings would have prevented me from chasing my tail when using getlocale.tcz in the recent past.
« Last Edit: February 10, 2020, 03:59:18 PM by GNUser »

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Re: sanity checks for getlocale.sh
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2020, 03:50:55 AM »
The last two are ok, but instead of warning for an existing mylocale.tcz, it should be ok to sudo rm the existing locale archive.
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Re: sanity checks for getlocale.sh
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2020, 08:20:20 AM »
I have to admit that's a much better idea. How about this?

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Re: sanity checks for getlocale.sh
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2020, 12:54:30 PM »
Thanks! Posted to 11.x x86 and x86_64.
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