-# FIXME: replace it with /etc/locale.gen.grml finally!
-cp $target/etc/locale.gen.minimal $target/etc/locale.gen
-$ROOTCMD locale-gen
+if [ -x $target/usr/sbin/localepurge ] ; then
+ $ROOTCMD dpkg-reconfigure localepurge
+fi
+
+# use full locales setup only in classes GRML_FULL and LOCALES
+if ifclass GRML_FULL || ifclass LOCALES ; then
+ echo 'Using /etc/locale.gen.grml for locales generation'
+ cp $target/etc/locale.gen.grml $target/etc/locale.gen
+else
+ echo 'Using /etc/locale.gen.minimal for locales generation'
+ cp $target/etc/locale.gen.minimal $target/etc/locale.gen
+fi
+
+if [ -x $target/usr/sbin/locale-gen ] ; then
+ $ROOTCMD locale-gen
+else
+ echo 'Warning: locale-gen [package locales] not available'
+fi
+
+if [ -x $target/usr/sbin/localepurge ] ; then
+ $ROOTCMD localepurge
+fi