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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-09-30 17:06:40 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2015-09-30 17:06:40 +0200
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gnu: libc: Look for locale data under /run/current-system/locale/X.Y.
* gnu/packages/base.scm (glibc)[arguments]: Append VERSION to
  'libc_cv_localedir'.
* gnu/system/locale.scm (localedef-command): Write to the sub-directory
  called (package-version libc) in #$output.
  (locale-directory): Create said directory.
* doc/guix.texi (Locales): Mention the per-version sub-directory.
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@@ -5591,9 +5591,10 @@ list only the locales that are actually used, as in:
 
 @vindex LOCPATH
 The compiled locale definitions are available at
-@file{/run/current-system/locale}, which is the default location where
-the GNU@tie{}libc looks for locale data.  This can be overridden using
-the @code{LOCPATH} environment variable (@pxref{locales-and-locpath,
+@file{/run/current-system/locale/X.Y}, where @code{X.Y} is the libc
+version, which is the default location where the GNU@tie{}libc provided
+by Guix looks for locale data.  This can be overridden using the
+@code{LOCPATH} environment variable (@pxref{locales-and-locpath,
 @code{LOCPATH} and locale packages}).
 
 The @code{locale-definition} form is provided by the @code{(gnu system