[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Success at last with Sound #15

[Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 01:07:58AM -0800, Raahul Kumar wrote:
> 
> --- Raimar Falke <hawk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <snip>
> > > > > ./configure 
> > > > > 
> > > > > checking for ngettext in -lc... yes
> > > > > checking whether libc's ngettext works at runtime... yes
> > > > > checking for GNU xgettext version >= 0.10.38... no
> > > > > configure: warning: You may have problems with creating pox files.
> > Please
> > > > > update your gettext package.
> > > > > checking for GNU msgfmt version >= 0.10.35... no
> > > > > configure: error: You are unable to create *.gmo files.
> > > > > This is development version which doesn't include them. Please update
> > your
> > > > > gettext package. We recommend you versions >= 0.10.38. Or use
> > > > > --disable-nls instead.
> > > > 
> > > > What is the output of
> > > >   msgfmt --version
> > > > ?
> > > > 
> > > > > I still get this obscure mesage about msgfmt, and my version of gnu
> > gettext is 0.10.40, yet the configure script claims it is < 0.10.38. I'd 
> > love
> > to know how to check version number of msgfmt, rpm -q msgfmt does not do 
> > it. 
> > > 
> > > I did not have gettext-devel installed. The error message needs to be
> > improved. I had no idea what package msgfmt was hiding in.
> > 
> > It clearly stated that you don't have msgfmt >= 0.10.35 installed. I
> > don't see a problem in the msg.
> > 
> 
> I do. Perhaps you know that msgfmt is in the gettext-devel package, but I have
> not memorised the listings of where every single file in a package is. I doubt
> anyone else has either. Just adding the line - check your gettext-devel 
> version
> would have made things much easier for me. I would not have wasted your time
> and mine in these emails. 

We can't assume that msgfmt is contained in a packet
gettext-devel. You know that there are also people outside which
doesn't use packages?!

> > > You still have not properly fixed the script for detecting gettext. It
> > still does not work on Mandrake 8.0.
> > 
> > I will create a new one shortly.
> > 

> OK. Why does the script not work on Mandrake anyway? 


> > > > > 2: audio_play_sound('m_archers', 'm_generic')
> > > > > 2: last message repeated 2 times
> > > > > 2: audio_play_sound('m_settlers', 'm_generic')
> > > > > 2: last message repeated 2 times
> > 
> > You just moved your archer two times in a row.
> > 
> 
> Ah. Offtopic, but the combat sound of ancient units does not make any sense.
> The sound of gunfire when pikemen battles catapault just doesn't feel right.

I just needed a sound to test the fighting. Is one of the sounds in
stdsounds better suited? Can you provide a better one? IMHO there has
to be a sound for this.

        Raimar

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