Hi, On 2026-10-29 16:09, Igor Jagec wrote: > Package: locales > Version: 2.41-12+deb13u4 > Severity: normal > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] > > Dear Maintainer, > > *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** > > * What led up to the situation? > Running `dpkg-reconfigure locales` non-interactively or on a minimal > environment where target locales are commented out in `/etc/locale.gen`. > > * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or > ineffective)?
> 1. Executed `sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales` (or with > `DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive`). Could you please share the content of /etc/locale.gen before executing that command? > 2. The command exited successfully with status 0 and printed "Generation > complete." while leaving the target locale still commented out in > `/etc/locale.gen` because it checked internal debconf cache rather than > parsing the file. Could you please tell me what is the target locale? Is it the one you selected in the debconf screen? You also mention DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive so this is confusing. > * What was the outcome of this action? > The tool output a false-positive success message, leaving the system > environment stuck on `C.UTF-8` until manual file editing (`sed`) or explicit > debconf preseeding was performed. Again please explain what you selected in the debconf screens. > * What outcome did you expect instead? > The tool should either automatically enable and generate the configured > locale from debconf/environment, or fail with a clear error indicating that > the requested locale is commented out in `/etc/locale.gen`. Could you please tell me what is the "requested locale"? If you selected a locale to be generated and it is left commented out in `/etc/locale.gen`, this is indeed a bug. But I can't reproduce it without more details. Regards Aurelien -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 4096R/1DDD8C9B [email protected] http://aurel32.net
