# GNU Guile warning: failed to install locale

**URL:** <https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gnu-guile-warning-failed-to-install-locale/205>\
**Category:** Guix\
**Created:** [February 4, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gnu-guile-warning-failed-to-install-locale/205 "2024-02-04T19:51:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 5, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/gnu-guile-warning-failed-to-install-locale/205/5 "2024-02-05T17:02:08Z")

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Great find! Can confirm that this works.

> **Without the environment variable**
>
> ```sh
> $ guix shell guile glibc-locales strace -- strace -e trace=openat guile --version |& grep -E "warning|locale"
> 
> ```
> 
> ```auto
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/current-system/locale/2.33/locale-archive", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/share/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/current-system/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/current-system/locale/2.33/en_US.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/current-system/locale/2.33/en_US/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/current-system/locale/2.33/en.UTF-8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/current-system/locale/2.33/en.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/run/current-system/locale/2.33/en/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
> guile: warning: failed to install locale
> 
> ```

> **With the environment variable**
>
> ```sh
> $ GUIX_LOCPATH=$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/locale guix shell guile glibc-locales strace -- strace -e trace=openat guile --version |& grep -E "warning|locale"
> 
> ```
> 
> ```auto
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/gnu/store/5h2w4qi9hk1qzzgi1w83220ydslinr4s-glibc-2.33/share/locale/locale.alias", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_IDENTIFICATION", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MEASUREMENT", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TELEPHONE", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_ADDRESS", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NAME", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_PAPER", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_MONETARY", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_COLLATE", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_TIME", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_NUMERIC", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> openat(AT_FDCWD, "/home/ashraz/.guix-profile/lib/locale/2.33/en_US.UTF-8/LC_CTYPE", O_RDONLY|O_CLOEXEC) = 3
> 
> # snip, rest not relevant. no warning though!
> 
> ```

So @fyrfaras, you want to set the `GUIX_LOCPATH` as described within ` info "(guix) Application Setup"` (e.g. use `export GUIX_LOCPATH=$HOME/.guix-profile/lib/locale` in your `.profile` or your shell’s equivalent) 🙂

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