Changeset 4ecfc55

Timestamp:

01/28/2024 05:47:41 PM (3 months ago)

Author:

Xi Ruoyao <xry111@…>

Branches:

12.1, 12.1-rc1, multilib, trunk, xry111/arm64, xry111/clfs-ng, xry111/loongarch, xry111/loongarch-12.1, xry111/mips64el, xry111/update-glibc

Children:

40cd8a1

Parents:

7c630340

Message:

Use C.UTF-8 instead of C in console, and set the consolefont for it

Location:

chapter09

Files:

• consoled.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• locale.xml (modified) (3 diffs)
• usage.xml (modified) (1 diff)

chapter09/consoled.xml

@@ -75 +75 @@
   </variablelist>
 
+  <para>We'll use <literal>C.UTF-8</literal> as the locale for interactive
+  sessions in the Linux console in <xref role='.'
+  linkend='ch-config-locale'/>  The only console font shipped by
+  the <application>Kbd</application> package containing the glyphs for
+  all characters from the program messages in the <literal>C.UTF-8</literal>
+  locale is <filename>Lat2-Terminus16</filename> (the other shipped console
+  fonts lack glyphs of some characters like the Unicode left/right
+  quotation marks and the Unicode English dash). So set
+  <filename>Lat2-Terminus16</filename> as the default console font:</para>
+
+  <!-- We are using "nodump" for general settings, but not examples.  This
+       is ironic, but needed for the compatibility with jhalfs!  -->
+<screen role='nodump'><userinput>echo <literal>FONT=Lat2-Terminus16</literal> &gt; /etc/vconsole.conf</userinput></screen>
+
   <para>An example for a German keyboard and console is given below:</para>
 <!-- This is what is used by jhalfs for creating the vconsole.conf file.

chapter09/locale.xml

@@ -132 +132 @@
   revision='systemd'>to read the locale settings from
   <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> and export them</phrase>,
-  but set the <literal>C</literal> locale instead if running in the Linux
+  but set the <literal>C.UTF-8</literal> locale instead if running in the Linux
   console (to prevent programs from outputting characters that the Linux
   console is unable to render):</para>
@@ -144 +144 @@
 
 if [[ "$TERM" = linux ]]; then
-  export LANG=C
+  export LANG=C.UTF-8
 else
   source /etc/locale.conf
@@ -167 +167 @@
 
 if [[ "$TERM" = linux ]]; then
-  export LANG=C
+  export LANG=C.UTF-8
 else
   export LANG=<replaceable>&lt;ll&gt;_&lt;CC&gt;.&lt;charmap&gt;&lt;@modifiers&gt;</replaceable>

chapter09/usage.xml

@@ -433 +433 @@
 
   <itemizedlist>
+    <listitem>
+      <para>
+        We'll use <literal>C.UTF-8</literal> as the locale for interactive
+        sessions in the Linux console in <xref role=','
+        linkend='ch-config-locale'/> so we should set
+        <literal>UNICODE</literal> to <literal>1</literal>.  And the only
+        console font shipped by the <application>Kbd</application> package
+        containing the glyphs for all characters from the program messages
+        in the <literal>C.UTF-8</literal> locale is
+        <filename>Lat2-Terminus16</filename> (the other shipped console
+        fonts lack glyphs of some characters like the Unicode left/right
+        quotation marks and the Unicode English dash). So set
+        <filename>Lat2-Terminus16</filename> as the default console
+        font:
+      </para>
+
+      <!-- We are using 'nodump' for the generic setting, but not for an
+           example (see below).  This is deliberate to keep the
+           compatibility with jhalfs.  -->
+<screen role='nodump'><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/sysconfig/console &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/console
+
+UNICODE="1"
+FONT="Lat2-Terminus16"
+
+# End /etc/sysconfig/console</literal>
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+    </listitem>
 
     <listitem>