lfs/chapter06/gettext.xml

<sect1 id="ch-system-gettext" xreflabel="Gettext">
<title>Installing Gettext-&gettext-version;</title>
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<para>The Gettext package contains utilities for internationalization and
localization. These allow programs to be compiled with Native Language Support
(NLS), enabling them to output messages in the user's native language.</para>

<screen>&buildtime; &gettext-time;
&diskspace; &gettext-compsize;</screen>

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<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of Gettext</title>

<para>Prepare Gettext for compilation:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr</userinput></screen>

<para>Compile the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>

<para>This package has a test suite available which performs a number of
checks to ensure it will function correctly. It's worth noting that Gettext
does not play a critical role in the overall operation of an LFS system. In
addition, the Gettext test suite runs for quite a long period of time.
Accordingly, the running of the test suite here is not crucial. Should you
choose to run the Gettext test suite, the following command will do
so:</para>

<screen><userinput>make check</userinput></screen>

<para>And install the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

</sect2>

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</sect1>