Linux From Scratch - Version r12.2-32

Chapter 7. Entering Chroot and Building Additional Temporary Tools

7.7. Gettext-0.22.5

The Gettext package contains utilities for internationalization and localization. These allow programs to be compiled with NLS (Native Language Support), enabling them to output messages in the user's native language.

Approximate build time: 1.1 SBU
Required disk space: 321 MB

7.7.1. Installation of Gettext

For our temporary set of tools, we only need to install three programs from Gettext.

Prepare Gettext for compilation: 

./configure --disable-shared

The meaning of the configure option:

--disable-shared

We do not need to install any of the shared Gettext libraries at this time, therefore there is no need to build them.

Compile the package: 

make

Install the msgfmt, msgmerge, and xgettext programs: 

cp -v gettext-tools/src/{msgfmt,msgmerge,xgettext} /usr/bin

Details on this package are located in Section 8.33.2, “Contents of Gettext.”