[gentoo-user] LC_ locale settings for UK / GB.

[Stroller <stroller@stellar.eclipse.co.uk>]

Hi there,

I want to try burning a DVD using k3b and when it starts up it  
complains:

    System locale charset is ANSI_X3.4-1968
    Your system's locale charset (i.e. the charset used to encode
    filenames) is set to ANSI_X3.4-1968. It is highly unlikely that this
    has been done intentionally. Most likely the locale is not set at  
all.
    An invalid setting will result in problems when creating data
    projects.
    Solution: To properly set the locale charset make sure the LC_*
    environment variables are set. Normally the distribution setup tools
    take care of this.


Googling "LC_* environment variables" turns up this doc:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/guide-localization.xml#doc_chap3

I assume this document is correct & up to date?
(and is not superseded by the LINGUAS="en_GB en" that I have in  
make.conf)

This doc refers to a /etc/env.d/02locale file - I assume I have to  
create that by hand? The file does not exist at present. I guess this  
is the kind of thing I'd kinda expect you to create by symlinking to / 
usr/share/linguas/England or something.

Finally, does anyone have the correct LANG and LC_COLLATE settings for  
the United Kingdom, please? I assume that again something starting  
"en_GB" is used.

Do I need to set ALL LC_* variables (the guide lists 9 of them) or  
just those 2?

This server is headless, so I'm using X11 over ssh - kcontrol's left- 
hand pane is blank.

Thanks in advance for any help,

Stroller.