Re: HEADS UP: LC_CTYPE format changed

Hi Andrey,

On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 01:37:40AM +0300, Andrey Chernov wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 27, 2005 at 12:32:15AM +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> > Hi there,
> > 
> > I've just committed changes that modify the format of LC_CTYPE
> > files.  Next time when you buildworld/installworld, please do
> > it without -DNO_CLEAN, or at least remove the contents of
> > /usr/obj/usr/src/share/mklocale/.
> 
> Usually nothing wrong happens even without those measures. If LC_CTYPE 
> file format is different enough, the reader function returns error and 
> locale stays to "C". The only case left if it is different in small part 
> so reader function can't detect the difference. I don't look at your 
> changes yet to say one or another for sure.
> 
Yes, with my changes and with a NO_CLEAN build/install the locale
will be "C" next time you reboot.  make.conf(5) warns about not
using NO_CLEAN routinely, but people doing it (like myself) won't
generally be glad to see their locale stopped working, hence the
HEADS UP.


Cheers,
-- 
Ruslan Ermilov
ru_at_FreeBSD.org
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