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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 80a1621b45..bcb51c556e 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -6452,17 +6452,17 @@ Usually, you will want to specify the default locale for the machine using the @code{locale} field of the @code{operating-system} declaration (@pxref{operating-system Reference, @code{locale}}). -That locale must be among the @dfn{locale definitions} that are known to -the system---and these are specified in the @code{locale-definitions} -slot of @code{operating-system}. The default value includes locale -definitions for some widely used locales, but not for all the available -locales, in order to save space. - -If the locale specified in the @code{locale} field is not among the -definitions listed in @code{locale-definitions}, @command{guix system} -raises an error. In that case, you should add the locale definition to -the @code{locale-definitions} field. For instance, to add the North -Frisian locale for Germany, the value of that field may be: +The selected locale is automatically added to the @dfn{locale +definitions} known to the system if needed, with its codeset inferred +from its name---e.g., @code{bo_CN.utf8} will be assumed to use the +@code{UTF-8} codeset. Additional locale definitions can be specified in +the @code{locale-definitions} slot of @code{operating-system}---this is +useful, for instance, if the codeset could not be inferred from the +locale name. The default set of locale definitions includes some widely +used locales, but not all the available locales, in order to save space. + +For instance, to add the North Frisian locale for Germany, the value of +that field may be: @example (cons (locale-definition |