adding locale gen support

config.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ specif: 0
 loading: 1
 dummy: 1
 log: 1
+locale: en_US.ISO-8859-15
 log_dir: /var/jester/logs
 build_dir: /var/jester/build
 lv_size: 4G

genvm.rb

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def create(name)
     @kernel = "linux-image-2.6-amd64"
     @base = "squeeze"
     @mirror = config["mirror"]
+    @locale = config["locale"] || 'en_US.ISO-8859-15'
     for_line = "for #{name} on #{storage}"
     if config["dummy"] == 1
       say "WARNING : Dummy mode !", :red
@@ -216,6 +217,25 @@ def create(name)
     File.delete("#{@build_dir}/etc/hostname") if File.exist?("rm #{@build_dir}/etc/hostname")
     create_file "#{@build_dir}/etc/hostname", name
 
+    # setting the locale
+    say "Setting the locale to #{@locale}", :green
+    File.delete("#{@build_dir}/etc/locale.gen") if File.exist?("#{@build_dir}/etc/locale.gen")
+    File.delete("#{@build_dir}/etc/default/locale") if File.exist?("#{@build_dir}/etc/default/locale")
+    # creating locale.gen
+    locale_gen = <<-EOF
+      #{@locale} #{@locale.split(".").last}
+    EOF
+    locale_gen.gsub!(/^\s*/,'')
+    create_file "#{@build_dir}/etc/locale.gen", locale_gen
+    # creating locale
+    locale_f = <<-EOF
+      LANG="#{@locale}"
+    EOF
+    locale_f.gsub!(/^\s*/,'')
+    create_file "#{@build_dir}/etc/default/locale", locale_f
+    # running the gen script
+    chroot_run("/usr/sbin/locale-gen")
+
     # sources for apt
     apt_sources = <<-EOF
       deb http://mir1.ovh.net/debian/ #{@base} main contrib non-free