From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id 6HAYNN8tyV67JQAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 14:06:23 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id 0LrRL98tyV5WNgAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 14:06:23 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D5E65940276 for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 14:06:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:35648 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jcUn7-00034x-S1 for larch@yhetil.org; Sat, 23 May 2020 10:06:21 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:59738) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jcUn1-00032p-2z for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 23 May 2020 10:06:15 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:58248) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1jcUmx-0004RS-O5 for help-guix@gnu.org; Sat, 23 May 2020 10:06:14 -0400 Received: from bell.riseup.net (bell-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.178]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "Sectigo RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (not verified)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49TlWh5VNRzFclR for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 07:06:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=riseup.net; s=squak; t=1590242768; bh=6jJEjPrE6NRd+v7Hni/HALyw+5n38aKNCWtuHrZnqcE=; h=Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=ORoBKsDhFnaJ//r1wTqTPWJlxrsVFddtfeLBHHuO0MsdEsTxWLgOwgWCMn9dt86f1 RjMS6+fNJVIC5SDxPAIJ0nD0FYAAec43NeEOVkZE8/vprA3NZRKoelmYcibxIY9fMY 2j80lRb4Aw0wvwBBmzxSv8FRBbWzWFyj0YUuhjt4= X-Riseup-User-ID: 87B9F8D769C86172B6496A8AA41E01142A9FB61FF70FBCC513D9FCD637705435 Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bell.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 49TlWh0N8KzJmhV for ; Sat, 23 May 2020 07:06:07 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 16:06:02 +0200 From: raingloom To: help-guix@gnu.org Subject: Re: GUIX_LOCPATH message over and over again Message-ID: <20200523160602.4961dd52@riseup.net> In-Reply-To: <20200519154651.GC24701@jasmine.lan> References: <0-WMtTViXqRT5wv7QGFBO8gTLttpLK1gD9UKf0r1fhxe_IrcUG5M3SzG4NYfYrl2l8nPBcgh1Um0rbinPWb_1iI3-wtx2bsJ_n7rRCOiUHU=@elenq.tech> <20200519154651.GC24701@jasmine.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received-SPF: pass client-ip=198.252.153.129; envelope-from=raingloom@riseup.net; helo=mx1.riseup.net X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/05/23 08:48:38 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 3.11 and newer X-Spam_score_int: -27 X-Spam_score: -2.8 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, URIBL_BLOCKED=0.001 autolearn=_AUTOLEARN X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=riseup.net header.s=squak header.b=ORoBKsDh; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=riseup.net; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of help-guix-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=help-guix-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.71 X-TUID: hecfrfWWB4+d On Tue, 19 May 2020 11:46:51 -0400 Leo Famulari wrote: > On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 03:17:32PM +0000, Ekaitz Zarraga wrote: > > I made a guix pull the other day and since then I'm getting the > > classic: > > > > .... > > guile: warning: failed to install locale > > hint: Consider installing the `glibc-utf8-locales' or > > `glibc-locales' package and defining `GUIX_LOCPATH', along these > > lines: > > > > guix package -i glibc-utf8-locales > > export GUIX_LOCPATH="$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/locale" > > > > See the "Application Setup" section in the manual, for mo... > > .... > > > > > > But what it says doesn't solve anything. The error persists. > > What am I missing? > > IIRC it went away in previous time just doing what the error > > message says. > > The locales are not compatible between versions of glibc, and you > probably pulled a big update that updated glibc. So now, you are using > the new version, and the guix-daemon is still using the old version. > > The locales need to be updated for people who are using Guix (that's > you) and for the guix-daemon, which runs as a different user > (typically as root). > > Check the manual section on locales for Guix System, specifically the > part about compatibility: > > https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Locales.html > This should probably be clarified better in the docs, because I installed Guix on top of Ubuntu recently and even though I've set it up correctly once on Arch, it was rather confusing to me why I was getting that message. I think the frequency with which people ask about it is enough proof that the docs don't cover properly all the issues that beginners face.