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- This is the GNU gettext package. It is interesting for authors or
- maintainers of other packages or programs which they want to see
- internationalized. As one step the handling of messages in different
- languages should be implemented. For this task GNU gettext provides
- the needed tools and library functions.
-
- It is also interesting for translators, because GNU gettext provides
- the 'msgmerge' program, which prepares a message catalog before a
- translation update.
-
- Users of GNU packages should also install GNU gettext because some
- other GNU packages will use the gettext program included in this
- package to internationalize the messages given by shell scripts.
-
-
- The homepage of this package is at
-
- http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
-
- The primary FTP site for its distribution is
-
- ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext/
-
-
- Send comments and bug reports to
- bug-gnu-gettext@gnu.org
-
-
- The configure script provides a non-standard option. It is also
- available in other packages that use the functionality of GNU gettext.
- Use
-
- --disable-nls
-
- if you absolutely don't want to have messages handling code. You will
- always get the original messages (mostly English). You could consider
- using NLS support even when you do not need other tongues. If you do
- not install any messages catalogs or do not specify to use another but
- the C locale you will not get translations.
-
- The set of languages for which catalogs should be installed can also be
- specified while configuring. Of course they must be available but the
- intersection of these two sets are computed automatically. You could
- once and for all define in your profile/cshrc the variable LINGUAS:
-
- (Bourne Shell) LINGUAS="de fr nl"; export LINGUAS
-
- (C Shell) setenv LINGUAS "de fr nl"
-
- or specify it directly while configuring
-
- env LINGUAS="de fr nl" ./configure
-
- Consult the manual for more information on language names.
-
-
- Other files you might look into:
-
- ABOUT-NLS - current state of the GNU internationalization effort
- COPYING - copying conditions
- DEPENDENCIES - list of prerequisite packages, to be installed before this one
- INSTALL - general compilation and installation rules
- NEWS - major changes in the current version
- THANKS - list of contributors
-