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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index 1250f51108..f951e28b3b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ store.")
(patches (map search-patch
'("glibc-ldd-x86_64.patch"
"glibc-locale-incompatibility.patch"
+ "glibc-versioned-locpath.patch"
"glibc-o-largefile.patch")))))
(build-system gnu-build-system)
@@ -614,7 +615,9 @@ store.")
(native-search-paths
;; Search path for packages that provide locale data. This is useful
- ;; primarily in build environments.
+ ;; primarily in build environments. Use 'GUIX_LOCPATH' rather than
+ ;; 'LOCPATH' to avoid interference with the host system's libc on foreign
+ ;; distros.
(list (search-path-specification
(variable "GUIX_LOCPATH")
(files '("lib/locale")))))
@@ -657,7 +660,7 @@ the 'share/locale' sub-directory of this package.")
(alist-delete 'install ,phases)))
((#:configure-flags flags)
`(append ,flags
- ;; Use $(libdir)/locale as is the case by default.
+ ;; Use $(libdir)/locale/X.Y as is the case by default.
(list (string-append "libc_cv_localedir="
(assoc-ref %outputs "out")
"/lib/locale/"