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Gettext support for Tcl
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The file `tcl_gettext.c' contains the first attempt to provide an
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interface for Tcl. I know that TclX already supports `catgets', but
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because GNU uses `gettext' and because I think `gettext' is the better
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concept I wrote this file.
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Unlike many other interpreter extension I haven't provided a
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`tclAppInit.c' file. I have three reason: it's easy to write (see
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Ousterhout's book), It will probably combined with other extensions
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and so would be more or less useless. But the most important reason
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is that I don't find Tcl useful without the dynamic loading introduced
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in version 7.5.
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The way I think you should use this module is to build a dynamic
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object and load it at runtime with the command `load'. The following
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transcript shows the way I work on my Linux/ELF box. Consult other
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Tcl modules or a local wizard to see how it works for your system.
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1. Compile the file to position independent object code:
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gcc -fPIC -O3 -c tcl_gettext.c
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(The file `tcl.h' from tcl7.5 or up and `libintl.h' as installed
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from GNU gettext must be found in the path.)
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2. Link the file to a shared object:
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gcc -shared -o gettext.so tcl_gettext.o -lintl
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(The system's or GNU gettext libintl.a must be found in the path
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of the linker.)
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3. Now we are ready to run:
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bash> tclsh7.5
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% load ./gettext.so Gettext
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% textdomain "xxx"
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% gettext "some string"
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The translated form
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% exit
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bash>
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If you have some ideas how to improve this or you found a bug, please
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let me know.
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Ulrich Drepper <drepper@gnu.ai.mit.edu>, 18. December 1995.
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