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

["Per I. Mathisen" <Per.Inge.Mathisen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Raimar Falke wrote:
> > But there is a --with-included-gettext option that is supposed to allow NLS
> > even if you do not have it on the system.
...
> > > > > >> 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.
...
> > > > So the question is: why has the msgfmt tool not found its way into the
> > > > freeciv version? Can it be added? How?
> > >
> > > I just used the instructions I found for upgrading when I upgraded to
> > > 0.10.38. I don't know why it wasn't included then.
> > > \end{quote}
...
> > > Can you add it?
> >
> > Are you asking Per?
>
> Yes.

There are two solutions to this problem:
 1. Fixing the gettext macro so that it tells the user to install gettext
    OR run configure with the --disable-nls parameter, not just notice
    that necessary tools are absent and go on (as now)
 2. Add the tools the need from the gettext package to freeciv.

I think the latter is a BAD idea and I am not going to do it, mostly
because I do not have any idea what is really needed, and the full gettext
package is at 1.3mb, compressed. (And no, msgfmt is not in the intl/
directory in the official 0.10.40 version either, it is compiled as
standalone tool with its own po-files and all.)

For most users who got this problem, fixing it is as simple as doing the
equivalent of "apt-get install gettext", _if_ you know what the problem
is. Or just "--disable-nls".

I can fix the gettext macro if you agree this is the correct thing to do.

Yours,
Per

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