6.21. Gettext-0.18.1.1

The Gettext package contains utilities for internationalization and localization. These allow programs to be compiled with NLS (Native Language Support), enabling them to output messages in the user's native language.

6.21.1. Installation of Gettext

Only the programs in the gettext-tools directory need to be installed for the temp-system:

cd gettext-tools

When cross-compiling the Gettext configure script assumes we don't have a working wcwidth when we do. The following will fix possible compilation errors because of this assumption:

echo "gl_cv_func_wcwidth_works=yes" > config.cache

Prepare Gettext for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/tools \
    --build=${CLFS_HOST} --host=${CLFS_TARGET} \
    --disable-shared --cache-file=config.cache

The meaning of the configure options:

--disable-shared

This tells Gettext not to create a shared library.

Compile the package:

make -C gnulib-lib
make -C src msgfmt

Install the msgfmt binary:

cp -v src/msgfmt /tools/bin

Details on this package are located in Section 10.41.2, “Contents of Gettext.”