Tje Mikael,
Mikael Djurfeldt <address@hidden> writes:
> To reproduce the bug:
>
> * install guix on top of an ordinary linux distribution using the install
> script at guix.gnu.org
>
> * install glibc-locales as root
>
> Expected:
>
> There should be a link ~root/.guix-profile/lib/locales
That should be ~root/.guix-profile/lib/locale (note the singular).
Right (just misspelled in the bug report).
This directory actually comes pre-populated with a small subset of UTF-8
locales when using the binary installation method like the script does,
so it's odd if you don't find anything there.
I think so too. (But it's not true that it is a small subset of UTF-8 locales. It's a big package with several types of locale.)
Which distribution are you on,
Debian Buster
and how do you become root?
sudo -i
Is the $HOME
variable set to root's home directory when you are in a root shell?
Yes.
To figure out where the package gets installed, try running this
command:
find /var/guix/profiles -name sv_SE.utf8 -type d
It's obvious that that line will produce an empty result. That is because the sv_SE.utf8 directory only exists in the store. But I don't see the point of looking it up in the store. The problem is that the link into the store from the root user profile is never created. (It *is* created in other user profiles.)
Best regards,
Mikael