[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Status of patches

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Nov 27, 2001 at 03:59:28PM +0000, Gaute B Strokkenes wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 05:14:58PM +0000, Gaute B Strokkenes wrote:
> >> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >> 
> >> > Patches:
> >> > 990: +0
> >> 
> >> Try upgrading the in-tree gettext to 0.10.40.  Do not apply unless
> >> you are 100% you know what you're doing.
> > 
> > The in-tree version is based on 0.10.38. The offical version of
> > 0.10.38 contains the msgfmt tool. However the in-tree version
> > doesn't.
> 
> I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

offical version of gettext 0.10.38: contains msgfmt tool

version gettext which comes with freeciv: based on offical gettext
0.10.38 and doesn't contain the msgfmt tool

So the question is: why has the msgfmt tool not found its way into the
freeciv version? Can it be added? How?

Thue?

> In any case, since the autoconf magic is supplied directly from the
> gettext maintainer, you should contact him and ask him how this is
> supposed to work and why before you blindly apply your own "fix" to a
> piece of code that you are not familiar with.

        Raimar

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