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@vindex GUILE_INSTALL_LOCALE
This is a flag that can be used to tell Guile whether or not to install
the current locale at startup, via a call to @code{(setlocale LC_ALL
-"")}. @xref{Locales}, for more information on locales.
+"")}@footnote{The @code{GUILE_INSTALL_LOCALE} environment variable was
+ignored in Guile versions prior to 2.0.9.}. @xref{Locales}, for more
+information on locales.
You may explicitly indicate that you do not want to install
the locale by setting @env{GUILE_INSTALL_LOCALE} to @code{0}, or