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diff --git a/chapter06/gettext.xml b/chapter06/gettext.xml index 42e8fd2ba..0c88354c4 100644 --- a/chapter06/gettext.xml +++ b/chapter06/gettext.xml @@ -1,308 +1,393 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> %general-entities; ]> + <sect1 id="ch-system-gettext" role="wrap"> -<title>Gettext-&gettext-version;</title> -<?dbhtml filename="gettext.html"?> + <?dbhtml filename="gettext.html"?> + + <title>Gettext-&gettext-version;</title> + + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext"> + <primary sortas="a-Gettext">Gettext</primary> + </indexterm> + + <sect2 role="package"> + <title/> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext"><primary sortas="a-Gettext">Gettext</primary></indexterm> + <para>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.</para> -<sect2 role="package"><title/> -<para>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.</para> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> + <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> -<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>1.2 SBU</seg><seg>65.1 MB</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> + <seglistitem> + <seg>1.2 SBU</seg> + <seg>65.1 MB</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Bison, Coreutils, -Diffutils, Gawk, GCC, Glibc, Grep, Make, and Sed</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> -</sect2> + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle> -<sect2 role="installation"> -<title>Installation of Gettext</title> + <seglistitem> + <seg>Bash, Binutils, Bison, Coreutils, Diffutils, Gawk, GCC, Glibc, + Grep, Make, and Sed</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> -<para>Prepare Gettext for compilation:</para> + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Gettext</title> + + <para>Prepare Gettext for compilation:</para> <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen> -<para>Compile the package:</para> + <para>Compile the package:</para> <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen> -<para>To test the results, issue: -<userinput>make check</userinput>. This takes a very long time, around -7 SBUs.</para> + <para>To test the results, issue: + <userinput>make check</userinput>. + This takes a very long time, around 7 SBUs.</para> -<para>Install the package:</para> + <para>Install the package:</para> <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> -</sect2> - - -<sect2 id="contents-gettext" role="content"><title>Contents of Gettext</title> - -<segmentedlist> -<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> -<segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> -<seglistitem><seg>autopoint, config.charset, config.rpath, envsubst, gettext, -gettextize, hostname, msgattrib, msgcat, msgcmp, msgcomm, msgconv, msgen, -msgexec, msgfilter, msgfmt, msggrep, msginit, msgmerge, msgunfmt, msguniq, -ngettext, and xgettext</seg> -<seg>libasprintf.[a,so], libgettextlib.so, libgettextpo.[a,so], and libgettextsrc.so</seg></seglistitem> -</segmentedlist> - -<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> -<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> -<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> - -<varlistentry id="autopoint"> -<term><command>autopoint</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Copies standard Gettext infrastructure files into a source package</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext autopoint"><primary sortas="b-autopoint">autopoint</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="config.charset"> -<term><command>config.charset</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Outputs a system-dependent table of character encoding aliases</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.charset"><primary sortas="b-config.charset">config.charset</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="config.rpath"> -<term><command>config.rpath</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Outputs a system-dependent set of variables, describing how to set the -runtime search path of shared libraries in an executable</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.rpath"><primary sortas="b-config.rpath">config.rpath</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="envsubst"> -<term><command>envsubst</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Substitutes environment variables in shell format strings</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext envsubst"><primary sortas="b-envsubst">envsubst</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="gettext"> -<term><command>gettext</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Translates a natural language message into the user's language -by looking up the translation in a message catalog</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettext"><primary sortas="b-gettext">gettext</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="gettextize"> -<term><command>gettextize</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Copies all standard Gettext files into the given top-level -directory of a package to begin internationalizing it</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettextize"><primary sortas="b-gettextize">gettextize</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="hostname-gettext"> -<term><command>hostname</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Displays a network hostname in various forms</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext hostname-gettext"><primary sortas="b-hostname-gettext">hostname</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgattrib"> -<term><command>msgattrib</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their -attributes and manipulates the attributes</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgattrib"><primary sortas="b-msgattrib">msgattrib</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgcat"> -<term><command>msgcat</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Concatenates and merges the given <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcat"><primary sortas="b-msgcat">msgcat</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgcmp"> -<term><command>msgcmp</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Compares two <filename class="extension">.po</filename> -files to check that both contain the same set of msgid strings</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcmp"><primary sortas="b-msgcmp">msgcmp</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgcomm"> -<term><command>msgcomm</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Finds the messages that are common to -to the given <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcomm"><primary sortas="b-msgcomm">msgcomm</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgconv"> -<term><command>msgconv</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Converts a translation catalog to a different character encoding</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgconv"><primary sortas="b-msgconv">msgconv</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgen"> -<term><command>msgen</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Creates an English translation catalog</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgen"><primary sortas="b-msgen">msgen</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgexec"> -<term><command>msgexec</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Applies a command to all translations of a translation catalog</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgexec"><primary sortas="b-msgexec">msgexec</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgfilter"> -<term><command>msgfilter</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Applies a filter to all translations of a translation catalog</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfilter"><primary sortas="b-msgfilter">msgfilter</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgfmt"> -<term><command>msgfmt</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Generates a binary message catalog from a translation catalog</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfmt"><primary sortas="b-msgfmt">msgfmt</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msggrep"> -<term><command>msggrep</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Extracts all messages of a translation catalog that match a -given pattern or belong to some given source files</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msggrep"><primary sortas="b-msggrep">msggrep</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msginit"> -<term><command>msginit</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Creates a new <filename class="extension">.po</filename> file, initializing the meta -information with values from the user's environment</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msginit"><primary sortas="b-msginit">msginit</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgmerge"> -<term><command>msgmerge</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Combines two raw translations into a single file</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgmerge"><primary sortas="b-msgmerge">msgmerge</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msgunfmt"> -<term><command>msgunfmt</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Decompiles a binary message catalog into raw translation text</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgunfmt"><primary sortas="b-msgunfmt">msgunfmt</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="msguniq"> -<term><command>msguniq</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Unifies duplicate translations in a translation catalog</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msguniq"><primary sortas="b-msguniq">msguniq</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="ngettext"> -<term><command>ngettext</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Displays native language translations of a textual message whose -grammatical form depends on a number</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext ngettext"><primary sortas="b-ngettext">ngettext</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="xgettext"> -<term><command>xgettext</command></term> -<listitem> -<para>Extracts the translatable message lines from the given source -files to make the first translation template</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext xgettext"><primary sortas="b-xgettext">xgettext</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libasprintf"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libasprintf</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>defines the <emphasis>autosprintf</emphasis> class, which makes -C formatted output routines usable in C++ programs, for use with the -<emphasis><string></emphasis> strings and the -<emphasis><iostream></emphasis> streams</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libasprintf"><primary sortas="c-libasprintf">libasprintf</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libgettextlib"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextlib</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>a private library containing common routines used by the various Gettext -programs; these are not intended for general use</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextlib"><primary sortas="c-libgettextlib">libgettextlib</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libgettextpo"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextpo</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>Used to write specialized programs that process <filename -class="extension">.po</filename> files; this library is used when the -standard applications shipped with Gettext (such as -<command>msgcomm</command>, <command>msgcmp</command>, -<command>msgattrib</command>, and <command>msgen</command>) will not -suffice</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextpo"><primary sortas="c-libgettextpo">libgettextpo</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry id="libgettextsrc"> -<term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextsrc</filename></term> -<listitem> -<para>A private library containing common routines used by the various Gettext -programs; these are not intended for general use</para> -<indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextsrc"><primary sortas="c-libgettextsrc">libgettextsrc</primary></indexterm> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -</sect2> + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="contents-gettext" role="content"> + <title>Contents of Gettext</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>autopoint, config.charset, config.rpath, envsubst, gettext, + gettextize, hostname, msgattrib, msgcat, msgcmp, msgcomm, msgconv, msgen, + msgexec, msgfilter, msgfmt, msggrep, msginit, msgmerge, msgunfmt, msguniq, + ngettext, and xgettext</seg> + <seg>libasprintf.[a,so], libgettextlib.so, libgettextpo.[a,so], and + libgettextsrc.so</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + <variablelist> + <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> + <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> + <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> + + <varlistentry id="autopoint"> + <term><command>autopoint</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Copies standard Gettext infrastructure files into a source + package</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext autopoint"> + <primary sortas="b-autopoint">autopoint</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="config.charset"> + <term><command>config.charset</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Outputs a system-dependent table of character encoding + aliases</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.charset"> + <primary sortas="b-config.charset">config.charset</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="config.rpath"> + <term><command>config.rpath</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Outputs a system-dependent set of variables, describing how + to set the runtime search path of shared libraries in an + executable</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext config.rpath"> + <primary sortas="b-config.rpath">config.rpath</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="envsubst"> + <term><command>envsubst</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Substitutes environment variables in shell format strings</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext envsubst"> + <primary sortas="b-envsubst">envsubst</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="gettext"> + <term><command>gettext</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Translates a natural language message into the user's language + by looking up the translation in a message catalog</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettext"> + <primary sortas="b-gettext">gettext</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="gettextize"> + <term><command>gettextize</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Copies all standard Gettext files into the given top-level + directory of a package to begin internationalizing it</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettextize"> + <primary sortas="b-gettextize">gettextize</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="hostname-gettext"> + <term><command>hostname</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Displays a network hostname in various forms</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext hostname-gettext"> + <primary sortas="b-hostname-gettext">hostname</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgattrib"> + <term><command>msgattrib</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Filters the messages of a translation catalog according to their + attributes and manipulates the attributes</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgattrib"> + <primary sortas="b-msgattrib">msgattrib</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgcat"> + <term><command>msgcat</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Concatenates and merges the given + <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcat"> + <primary sortas="b-msgcat">msgcat</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgcmp"> + <term><command>msgcmp</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Compares two <filename class="extension">.po</filename> + files to check that both contain the same set of msgid strings</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcmp"> + <primary sortas="b-msgcmp">msgcmp</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgcomm"> + <term><command>msgcomm</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Finds the messages that are common to to the given + <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgcomm"> + <primary sortas="b-msgcomm">msgcomm</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgconv"> + <term><command>msgconv</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Converts a translation catalog to a different character + encoding</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgconv"> + <primary sortas="b-msgconv">msgconv</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgen"> + <term><command>msgen</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Creates an English translation catalog</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgen"> + <primary sortas="b-msgen">msgen</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgexec"> + <term><command>msgexec</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Applies a command to all translations of a translation + catalog</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgexec"> + <primary sortas="b-msgexec">msgexec</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgfilter"> + <term><command>msgfilter</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Applies a filter to all translations of a translation + catalog</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfilter"> + <primary sortas="b-msgfilter">msgfilter</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgfmt"> + <term><command>msgfmt</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Generates a binary message catalog from a translation + catalog</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgfmt"> + <primary sortas="b-msgfmt">msgfmt</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msggrep"> + <term><command>msggrep</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Extracts all messages of a translation catalog that match a + given pattern or belong to some given source files</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msggrep"> + <primary sortas="b-msggrep">msggrep</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msginit"> + <term><command>msginit</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Creates a new <filename class="extension">.po</filename> file, + initializing the meta information with values from the user's + environment</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msginit"> + <primary sortas="b-msginit">msginit</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgmerge"> + <term><command>msgmerge</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Combines two raw translations into a single file</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgmerge"> + <primary sortas="b-msgmerge">msgmerge</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msgunfmt"> + <term><command>msgunfmt</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Decompiles a binary message catalog into raw translation + text</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msgunfmt"> + <primary sortas="b-msgunfmt">msgunfmt</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="msguniq"> + <term><command>msguniq</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Unifies duplicate translations in a translation catalog</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext msguniq"> + <primary sortas="b-msguniq">msguniq</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="ngettext"> + <term><command>ngettext</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Displays native language translations of a textual message whose + grammatical form depends on a number</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext ngettext"> + <primary sortas="b-ngettext">ngettext</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="xgettext"> + <term><command>xgettext</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Extracts the translatable message lines from the given source + files to make the first translation template</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext xgettext"> + <primary sortas="b-xgettext">xgettext</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="libasprintf"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libasprintf</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>defines the <emphasis>autosprintf</emphasis> class, which makes + C formatted output routines usable in C++ programs, for use with the + <emphasis><string></emphasis> strings and the + <emphasis><iostream></emphasis> streams</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libasprintf"> + <primary sortas="c-libasprintf">libasprintf</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="libgettextlib"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextlib</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>a private library containing common routines used by the + various Gettext programs; these are not intended for general use</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextlib"> + <primary sortas="c-libgettextlib">libgettextlib</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="libgettextpo"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextpo</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Used to write specialized programs that process + <filename class="extension">.po</filename> files; this library is + used when the standard applications shipped with Gettext (such as + <command>msgcomm</command>, <command>msgcmp</command>, + <command>msgattrib</command>, and <command>msgen</command>) will + not suffice</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextpo"> + <primary sortas="c-libgettextpo">libgettextpo</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="libgettextsrc"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libgettextsrc</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>A private library containing common routines used by the + various Gettext programs; these are not intended for general use</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libgettextsrc"> + <primary sortas="c-libgettextsrc">libgettextsrc</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + + </sect2> </sect1> - |