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diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index c39e63bf3b..f9cc190eba 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -465,13 +465,30 @@ permissions on a pseudoterminal so it can be used by the calling process. If you are using a Linux kernel with the @code{devpts} filesystem enabled and mounted at @file{/dev/pts}, you don't need this program. -After installation you might want to configure the timezone and locale -installation of your system. @Theglibc{} comes with a locale -database which gets configured with @code{localedef}. For example, to -set up a German locale with name @code{de_DE}, simply issue the command -@samp{localedef -i de_DE -f ISO-8859-1 de_DE}. To configure all locales -that are supported by @theglibc{}, you can issue from your build directory the -command @samp{make localedata/install-locales}. +After installation you should configure the timezone and install locales +for your system. The time zone configuration ensures that your system +time matches the time for your current timezone. The locales ensure that +the display of information on your system matches the expectations of +your language and geographic region. + +@Theglibc{} is able to use two kinds of localization information sources, the +first is a locale database named @file{locale-archive} which is generally +installed as @file{/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive}. The locale archive has the +benefit of taking up less space and being very fast to load, but only if you +plan to install sixty or more locales. If you plan to install one or two +locales you can instead install individual locales into their self-named +directories e.g.@: @file{/usr/lib/locale/en_US.utf8}. For example to install +the German locale using the character set for UTF-8 with name @code{de_DE} into +the locale archive issue the command @samp{localedef -i de_DE -f UTF-8 de_DE}, +and to install just the one locale issue the command @samp{localedef +--no-archive -i de_DE -f UTF-8 de_DE}. To configure all locales that are +supported by @theglibc{}, you can issue from your build directory the command +@samp{make localedata/install-locales} to install all locales into the locale +archive or @samp{make localedata/install-locale-files} to install all locales +as files in the default configured locale installation directory (derived from +@samp{--prefix} or @code{--localedir}). To install into an alternative system +root use @samp{DESTDIR} e.g.@: @samp{make localedata/install-locale-files +DESTDIR=/opt/glibc}, but note that this does not change the configured prefix. To configure the locally used timezone, set the @code{TZ} environment variable. The script @code{tzselect} helps you to select the right value. |