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From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=)
Subject: Re: locale warning and postgresql
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 21:48:32 +0100
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Hi Myles,

Myles English <mylesenglish@gmail.com> skribis:

> I have always had trouble with my locale after installing guix on Arch
> Linux (with zsh and a basic window manager, bspwm).  I have set
> GUIX_LOCPATH in ~/.zshenv and it appears correct in my shell.  The
> system-wide locale looks right.  When I install postgresql it gives the
> usual "warning: failed to install locale: Invalid argument".  When I try
> to initialise a database cluster, passing the locale doesn't work.
>
> Does anyone using Arch Linux and a basic WM know which file to put
> GUIX_LOCPATH in so that the warning goes away?
>
> How can I find out what guix thinks its locale is or what are available?
>
> Is there a way to use initdb even though there is a locale warning?
>
> Shell experiments:
>
> $ locale
> LANG=3Den_GB.UTF-8
> LC_CTYPE=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_NUMERIC=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_TIME=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_COLLATE=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_MONETARY=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_MESSAGES=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_PAPER=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_NAME=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_ADDRESS=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_TELEPHONE=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_MEASUREMENT=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_IDENTIFICATION=3D"en_GB.UTF-8"
> LC_ALL=3D
>
> $ echo $GUIX_LOCPATH
> /home/myles/.guix-profile/lib/locale

What does =E2=80=9Cls $GUIX_LOCPATH/2.24=E2=80=9D show?

You must make sure you have the =E2=80=98glibc-locales=E2=80=99 or =E2=80=
=98glibc-utf8-locales=E2=80=99
that correspond to the glibc version of the program you are using (if
you just installed postgresql, it=E2=80=99s using glibc 2.24.)

Then you need to make sure GUIX_LOCPATH is set both in the environment
of the postgresql daemon, and in the environment of the commands you
invoke (initdb, etc.).

HTH!

Ludo=E2=80=99.