doc: Mention /run/current-system/locale.

* doc/guix.texi (Application Setup): Add anchor and index entry.
  (Locales): Refer to it.  Mention /run/current-system/locale.
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@subsection Locales
@anchor{locales-and-locpath}
@cindex locales, when not on GuixSD
@vindex LOCPATH
Packages installed @i{via} Guix will not use the host system's locale
data. Instead, you must first install one of the locale packages
available with Guix and then define the @code{LOCPATH} environment
@ -5568,6 +5570,13 @@ list only the locales that are actually used, as in:
(charset "EUC-JP")))
@end example
@vindex LOCPATH
The compiled locale definitions are available at
@file{/run/current-system/locale}, which is the default location where
the GNU@tie{}libc looks for locale data. This can be overridden using
the @code{LOCPATH} environment variable (@pxref{locales-and-locpath,
@code{LOCPATH} and locale packages}).
The @code{locale-definition} form is provided by the @code{(gnu system
locale)} module. Details are given below.