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diff --git a/chapter08/gettext.xml b/chapter08/gettext.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cafe26182 --- /dev/null +++ b/chapter08/gettext.xml @@ -0,0 +1,421 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> + %general-entities; +]> + +<sect1 id="ch-system-gettext" role="wrap"> + <?dbhtml filename="gettext.html"?> + + <sect1info condition="script"> + <productname>gettext</productname> + <productnumber>&gettext-version;</productnumber> + <address>&gettext-url;</address> + </sect1info> + + <title>Gettext-&gettext-version;</title> + + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext"> + <primary sortas="a-Gettext">Gettext</primary> + </indexterm> + + <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> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>&gettext-fin-sbu;</seg> + <seg>&gettext-fin-du;</seg> + </seglistitem> + </segmentedlist> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 role="installation"> + <title>Installation of Gettext</title> + + <para>Prepare Gettext for compilation:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="configure">./configure --prefix=/usr \ + --disable-static \ + --docdir=/usr/share/doc/gettext-&gettext-version;</userinput></screen> + + <para>Compile the package:</para> + +<!--<screen><userinput remap="make">make BISON_LOCALEDIR=/usr/share/locale</userinput></screen>--> +<screen><userinput remap="make">make</userinput></screen> +<!-- + <variablelist> + <title>The meaning of the make parameter:</title> + + <varlistentry> + <term><parameter>BISON_LOCALEDIR=/usr/share/locale</parameter></term> + <listitem> + <para>Since bison is not yet installed in /usr, configure hardcodes + the directory containing translations for the bison program (the + "locale" directory) as /tools/share/locale. Passing this variable + to make allows overriding the choice made by configure.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> +--> + <para>To test the results (this takes a long time, around 3 SBUs), + issue:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen> + + <para>Install the package:</para> + +<screen><userinput remap="install">make install +chmod -v 0755 /usr/lib/preloadable_libintl.so</userinput></screen> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="contents-gettext" role="content"> + <title>Contents of Gettext</title> + + <segmentedlist> + <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle> + <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle> + + <seglistitem> + <seg>autopoint, envsubst, gettext, gettext.sh, + gettextize, msgattrib, msgcat, msgcmp, msgcomm, msgconv, msgen, + msgexec, msgfilter, msgfmt, msggrep, msginit, msgmerge, msgunfmt, msguniq, + ngettext, recode-sr-latin, and xgettext</seg> + <seg>libasprintf.so, libgettextlib.so, libgettextpo.so, + libgettextsrc.so, libtextstyle.so, and preloadable_libintl.so</seg> + <seg>/usr/lib/gettext, /usr/share/doc/gettext-&gettext-version;, + /usr/share/gettext, and /usr/share/gettext-0.19.8</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="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="gettext.sh"> + <term><command>gettext.sh</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Primarily serves as a shell function library for gettext</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext gettext.sh"> + <primary sortas="b-gettext.sh">gettext.sh</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="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 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="recode-sr-latin"> + <term><command>recode-sr-latin</command></term> + <listitem> + <para>Recodes Serbian text from Cyrillic to Latin script</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext recode-sr-latin"> + <primary sortas="b-recode-sr-latin">recode-sr-latin</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> + + <varlistentry id="libtextstyle"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">libtextstyle</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>Text styling library</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext libtextstyle"> + <primary sortas="c-libtextstyle">libtextstyle</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry id="preloadable_libintl"> + <term><filename class="libraryfile">preloadable_libintl</filename></term> + <listitem> + <para>A library, intended to be used by LD_PRELOAD that assists + <filename class="libraryfile">libintl</filename> in logging + untranslated messages</para> + <indexterm zone="ch-system-gettext preloadable_libintl"> + <primary sortas="c-preloadable_libintl">preloadable_libintl</primary> + </indexterm> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> |