locales - error: Bad entry 'kab_DZ ' #90
Description
mintlocale incorrectly writes malformed locale entries to /var/lib/locales/supported.d/mintlocale.
When installing locales, it duplicates entries:
- one bare locale name without charset
- and one properly formatted.
For example, for Kabyle (kab_DZ), it writes :
kab_DZ / Malformed: missing charset
kab_DZ.UTF-8 UTF-8 / Correct format
The bare entries cause locale-gen to emit multiple "error: Bad entry" warnings:
...
error: Bad entry 'ar_IN '
error: Bad entry 'ar_SS '
error: Bad entry 'en_AG '
error: Bad entry 'en_IL '
error: Bad entry 'en_IN '
error: Bad entry 'en_NG '
error: Bad entry 'en_ZM '
error: Bad entry 'kab_DZ '
error: Bad entry 'sw_KE '
error: Bad entry 'sw_TZ '
error: Bad entry 'zgh_MA '
...
Although generation succeeds, these warnings clutter output and indicate incorrect data handling.
Forum thread : https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=248836