cat << eof

archive="/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive"

regen=no

if [ -f "$archive" ]; then
    config_time=\$(stat --format "%Z" /etc/locale.gen)
    archive_time=\$(stat --format "%Z" \"\$archive\")

    if [ "$config_time" -gt "$archive_time" ]; then
        regen=yes
    fi
else
    regen=yes
fi
    
if [ "\$regen" = yes ]; then
    locale-gen
fi

eof


## probably not needed, it seems to be /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive
## everwhere!

# tmp=\$(mktemp /tmp/cdist.XXXXXXXX)
# find /usr/lib/locale -mindepth 1 > \$tmp
# while read archive; do
#     archive_time=\$(stat --format "%Z" "\$archive\")
# 
#     if [ "\$config_time" -gt "\$archive_time" ]; then
#         regen=yes
#         break
#     fi
# done < "$\tmp"