Re: gettext support in uclibc

[Bruno Haible]

Hi,

hui zeng wrote in
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-utils/2010-07/msg00010.html>:
>       I build gettext-0.17 using uclibc, the compilation passed after I
> build libiconv-1.13.1. But when I wrtie a simple hello program and link with
> libintl and libiconv (using -lintl -liconv), it does not output tranlated
> strings.

What is the result if you follow the steps of the gettext FAQ
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/FAQ.html#integrating_noop> ?

>       I search the web and found that locale support in uclibc is not
> complete.

True, but GNU gettext also worked on systems with totally deficient
locale support, like SunOS 4 or Linux/libc5.

> I wonder if gettext can function normally in uclibc or does it 
> need additional libraries or patches.

That may be the case, since it has not been tested so far. The best way
to determine this is to single-step through the gettext function in a
debugger, once you have excluded other reasons (as described in the gettext
FAQ).

Bruno