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diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml index da0e0b437..163754648 100644 --- a/chapter01/changelog.xml +++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml @@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ <para>July 11, 2006</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> + <para>[bdubbs] - Added clarifying text to section 7.9 concerning + charmap specifications. Thanks to Dan Nicholson. + Closes ticket #1813.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>[bdubbs] - Moved text in section 5.7 "Adjusting the Toolchain" referencing TCL out of the caution and into its own note so it does not get included later in gcc-pass2. Closes ticket #1822.</para> + </listitem> <listitem> <para>[bdubbs] - Updated the kernel to version 2.6.16.24. Closes ticket #1808.</para> diff --git a/chapter07/profile.xml b/chapter07/profile.xml index 4cfa2c7e7..112c9a768 100644 --- a/chapter07/profile.xml +++ b/chapter07/profile.xml @@ -124,12 +124,14 @@ LC_ALL=<locale name> locale int_prefix</userinput></screen> <screen><computeroutput>Warning: locale not supported by Xlib, locale set to C</computeroutput></screen> - <para>Sometimes it is possible to fix this by removing the charmap part of the - locale specification, as long as that does not change the character map that - Glibc associates with the locale (this can be checked by running the - <command>locale charmap</command> command in both locales). For example, one - would have to change "de_DE.ISO-8859-15@euro" to - "de_DE@euro" in order to get this locale recognized by Xlib.</para> + <para>Here Xlib expects that the character map will be listed in uppercase + notation with canonical dashes. For instance, "ISO-8859-1" rather than + "iso88591". It is sometimes possible to fix this by removing the charmap part + of the locale specification, as long as that does not change the character + map that Glibc associates with the locale. This can be checked by running + the <command>locale charmap</command> command in both locales. For example, + one would have to change "de_DE.ISO-8859-15@euro" to "de_DE@euro" in order to + get this locale recognized by Xlib.</para> <para>Other packages can also function incorrectly (but may not necessarily display any error messages) if the locale name does not meet their expectations. |