[Freeciv] Re: HELP!: I can't get native language support!

[Erik Sigra <freeciv@xxxxxxx>]

Jeff Mallatt wrote:
> 
> At 2000/07/23 17:32 , Erik Sigra wrote:
> >Hi,
> >Today I wanted to try the local language support. I followed the
> >instructions I found but it didn't work. The following is cut and pasted
> >from my Konsole:
> >
> >
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > export LANG; LANG=de
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > echo $LANG
> >de
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > civ
> >
> >Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library
> 
> This is a good sign.  It means that civclient is actually looking for a
> non-English locale.
> 
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > # Quitted client
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > ser
> >This is the server for Freeciv version 1.11.4
> >You can learn a lot about Freeciv at http://www.freeciv.org/
> >1: Now accepting new client connections.
> >
> >For introductory help, type 'help'.
> >>
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > # pressed Ctrl-C
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > rpm -q libc
> >libc-2.1.3-65
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > rpm -q gettext
> >gettext-0.10.35-132
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > rpm -q libz
> >libz-1.1.3-138
> >freeciv@a77:~/stable/freeciv-1.11.4 > rmdir /root
> >rmdir: /root: Keine Berechtigung
> >
> >This doesn't look like german at all, except for the very last command
> >that has absolutely nothing to do with Freeciv. Excuse me for being a
> >newbie on local language support, but what should I do?
> 
> Did you do a "make install", or are you just running out of the build
> directory?  You either have to do a "make install" or you have to cheat.
> Note that you may need to be root to "make install" (if you did your
> "./configure" with the --prefix argument, you only need permission for that
> directory).
> 
> Also, look in the config.h file generated by "./configure" for the value of
> the LOCALEDIR constant.  If you look in the directory
> "<LOCALEDIR>/de/LCMESSAGES", there should be a file called freeciv.mo --
> *if* you've done a "make install".
> 
> jjm

Thanx for your fast reply :-)
The --prefix argument worked together with make install. I am now able
to test the native language support.

Erik Sigra,