commit: d864bb47d8831da997793d90ccbc0faaac7748c4 Author: Kerin Millar <kfm <AT> plushkava <DOT> net> AuthorDate: Tue Oct 28 16:45:41 2025 +0000 Commit: Kerin Millar <kfm <AT> plushkava <DOT> net> CommitDate: Tue Oct 28 16:57:35 2025 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/locale-gen.git/commit/?id=d864bb47
locale.gen.5: amend the EXAMPLES section The locale-gen(8) utility no longer permits localename/charmap combinations that are unlisted by the SUPPORTED file. Amend the EXAMPLES section so as to better reflect the new behaviour. Similarly, amend a sentence in the CHARACTER MAPS section. See-also: 588e3ede89a6b630420839e704cf975a28f0d981 Signed-off-by: Kerin Millar <kfm <AT> plushkava.net> locale.gen.5 | 11 +++++------ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/locale.gen.5 b/locale.gen.5 index b8eab26..37eafa9 100644 --- a/locale.gen.5 +++ b/locale.gen.5 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ A \fIcharmap\fR, also known as a character set or codeset, is a mapping of chara .P A complete list of supported \fIcharmap\fR values can be obtained by reading the second column of the \fI/usr/share/i18n/SUPPORTED\fR file. Its values map directly to the names of files residing in the \fI/usr/share/i18n/charmaps\fR directory, notwithstanding that the names may have a suffix as a consequence of having been compressed. .P -Given that not all values of \fIlocalename\fR incorporate a codeset, the configuration file requires for the second field of each line to define a \fIcharmap\fR. +Given that not all supported values of \fIlocalename\fR incorporate a codeset, the configuration file requires for the second field of each line to define a \fIcharmap\fR. .SH "EXAMPLES" .EX # This is a comment, followed by some valid locale declarations. @@ -35,13 +35,12 @@ zh_CN.UTF\-8 UTF\-8 de_DE.UTF\-8 UTF\-8 hi_IN.UTF\-8 UTF\-8 ja_JP.UTF\-8 UTF\-8 # trailing comments are permitted - .sp -# This is invalid because the charmap field is missing. -en_US.UTF\-8 +# This is invalid because the localename/charmap combination is unsupported. +en_US GB2312 .sp -# This is invalid because the charmap does not match the codeset. -en_US.UTF\-8 ISO\-8859\-1 +# This is invalid because the charmap field is missing. +en_US .EE .SH "FILES" .TP
