Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] system: generate and set C.UTF-8 locale by default

[Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot <buildroot@buildroot.org>]

Hello James,

On Tue, 17 May 2022 13:24:39 -0600
James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@gmail.com> wrote:

> Now that glibc/localedef supports the C.UTF-8 locale we should default
> to it as software like systemd generally expects it to be the locale
> used.
> 
> This should in general reduce the amount of locale related
> compatibility issues and is what many distros have been using for
> their default locale for quite a few years so it should be a well
> tested configuration.
> 
> Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@gmail.com>
> ---
>  system/Config.in | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Based on the feedback you have received, it appears that this patch
needs to be revisited to make sure it makes sense and works not just
for glibc, but also for uclibc and musl. Could you have a look at this?

Thanks!

Thomas
-- 
Thomas Petazzoni, CTO, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com
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