Re: [bug-gnu-libiconv] Problem when executing iconv on ARM

[Bruno Haible]

Hamid A. Toussi wrote:
> >> I don't have locale command on the ARM board.
> >
> > Then most likely the "locale encoding" is the fallback, US-ASCII.
> > iconv cannot convert Arabic characters to US-ASCII.

> what (package/library/tool) do I need to
> add to the ARM board to have locale? Do I need to update glibc?

On a glibc system, the programs 'locale' and 'localedef' are usually
already installed (they are built with glibc), and all you need to
do is to run 'localedef' once for every locale that you want to create.

Embedded systems often are built on uClibc, not glibc. uClibc can be
configured to have locales, IIRC. For further details, you would need
to look into the uClibc documentation.

Bruno
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