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diff --git a/guix/self.scm b/guix/self.scm
index a45470a0a6..ccff9be5b3 100644
--- a/guix/self.scm
+++ b/guix/self.scm
@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ that provide Guile modules."
guile (guile-version (effective-version)))
"Return the 'guix' command such that it adds MODULES and DEPENDENCIES in its
load path."
+ (define glibc-utf8-locales
+ (module-ref (resolve-interface '(gnu packages base))
+ 'glibc-utf8-locales))
+
(define module-directory
;; To minimize the number of 'stat' calls needed to locate a module,
;; create the union of all the module directories.
@@ -410,6 +414,16 @@ load path."
"/site-ccache")
%load-compiled-path))
+ ;; To maximize the chances that locales are set up right
+ ;; out-of-the-box, bundle "common" UTF-8 locales.
+ (let ((locpath (getenv "GUIX_LOCPATH")))
+ (setenv "GUIX_LOCPATH"
+ (string-append (if locpath
+ (string-append locpath ":")
+ "")
+ #$(file-append glibc-utf8-locales
+ "/lib/locale"))))
+
(let ((guix-main (module-ref (resolve-interface '(guix ui))
'guix-main)))
#$(if source
@@ -757,7 +771,7 @@ Info manual."
((_ variable rest ...)
(cons `(variable . ,variable)
(variables rest ...))))))
- (variables %localstatedir %storedir %sysconfdir %system)))
+ (variables %localstatedir %storedir %sysconfdir)))
(define* (make-config.scm #:key zlib gzip xz bzip2
(package-name "GNU Guix")
@@ -775,6 +789,7 @@ Info manual."
%guix-version
%guix-bug-report-address
%guix-home-page-url
+ %system
%store-directory
%state-directory
%store-database-directory
@@ -784,6 +799,9 @@ Info manual."
%bzip2
%xz))
+ (define %system
+ #$(%current-system))
+
#$@(map (match-lambda
((name . value)
#~(define-public #$name #$value)))