[Freeciv-Dev] Re: cvs compiling problem (PR#1128)

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 09:53:33PM -0800, kenn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Full_Name: Kenn Munro
> Version: 1.1.12-devel
> Distribution: Built from source
> Client: Both (or N/A)
> OS: Red Hat 7.2
> Submission from: (NULL) (216.104.96.83)
> 
> 
> I tried downloading and compiling the cvs (Dec 11) for the first time, and ran
> into a problem:
> 
> In the /po/Makefile, the "GMSGFMT =" line was blank.  This caused an error
> during the Make process:
> 
> Making all in po
> gmake[2]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/freeciv/po'
> file=./`echo da | sed 's,.*/,,'`.gmo \
>   && rm -f $file &&  --statistics -o $file da.po
> /bin/sh: --statistics: command not found
> gmake[2]: *** [da.gmo] Error 127
> gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/freeciv/po'
> gmake[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/freeciv'
> gmake: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2
> 
> I installed gettext*.rpm, which provided /usr/bin/msgfmt, then edited the
> /po/Makefile to include:
> GMSGFMT = msgfmt

Known problem. 

> Can/should the configure script detect that "msgfmt" doesn't exist?

It should. I don't know configure enough to do it. Can you?

        Raimar

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