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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | DEPENDENCIES | 96 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile.am | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 11 |
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2006-12-04 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> + + * DEPENDENCIES: New file. + * INSTALL, README: Refer to it. + * Makefile.am (EXTRA_DIST): Add it. + 2006-11-23 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> * autogen.sh (GNULIB_MODULES_TOOLS_FOR_SRC, diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES new file mode 100644 index 0000000..59dc96c --- /dev/null +++ b/DEPENDENCIES @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +The following packages should be installed before GNU gettext is installed: + +* GNU libiconv + + Not needed on systems with + - glibc 2.2 or newer, or + - MacOS X 10.3 or newer, or + - NetBSD 3.0 or newer. + But highly recommended on all other systems. + Needed for character set conversion of PO files from/to Unicode. + + Homepage: + http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/ + + Download: + http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libiconv/ + ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libiconv/ + + If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option + --with-libintl-prefix=DIR to 'configure'. + +* GNU ncurses (preferred) or libtermcap (discouraged). + + Required. + Needed for the --color option of the various programs. + + Homepage: + http://www.gnu.org/software/ncurses/ + + Download: + http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ncurses/ + ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ncurses/ + + If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option + --with-ncurses-prefix=DIR or --with-libtermcap-prefix to 'configure'. + +* expat 1.95 or newer + + Recommended. + Needed for 'xgettext', so that it can parse Glade XML files. + + Homepage: + http://expat.sourceforge.net/ + + Download: + http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=10127 + + If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option + --with-libexpat-prefix to 'configure'. + +* A Java runtime and compiler (e.g. GNU gcj or kaffe). + + Recommended. + Needed for building libintl.jar. Also needed for 'msgfmt' and + 'msgunfmt', so that they can handle Java classes and properties files. + + Homepage: + http://gcc.gnu.org/java/ + http://www.kaffe.org/ + + Download: + http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/ + http://www.kaffe.org/ftp/pub/kaffe/v1.1.x-development/ + +* A C# runtime and compiler (e.g. pnet or mono). + + Recommended + Needed for building GNU.Gettext.dll. Also needed for 'msgfmt' and + 'msgunfmt', so that they can handle C# resources and assemblies. + + Homepage: + http://www.southern-storm.com.au/portable_net.html + + Download: + http://www.southern-storm.com.au/portable_net.html#download + http://www.mono-project.com/Downloads + + If more than one C# is installed, pass the option --enable-csharp=IMPL + to 'configure', to disambiguate. + +* libxml2 + + Optional. + Needed for the --color option of the various programs. + If not present, a subset of libxml2 (included in this package) will be + compiled into libgettextlib. + + Homepage: + http://xmlsoft.org/ + + Download: + ftp://xmlsoft.org/libxml2/ + + If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option + --with-libxml2-prefix=DIR to 'configure'. + +* GNOME glib2 + + Optional. + Needed for the --color option of the various programs. + If not present, a subset of libglib2 (included in this package) will be + compiled into libgettextlib. + + Homepage: + http://developer.gnome.org/arch/gtk/glib.html + + Download: + http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/ + + If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option + --with-libglib-2.0-prefix=DIR to 'configure'. + +* GNOME libcroco 0.6.1 or newer + + Optional. + Needed for the --color option of the various programs. + If not present, a copy of libcroco-0.6.1 (included in this package) will + be compiled into libgettextlib. + + Homepage: + http://www.freespiders.org/projects/libcroco/ + + Download: + http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libcroco/0.6/ + + If it is installed in a nonstandard directory, pass the option + --with-libcroco-0.6-prefix=DIR to 'configure'. @@ -1,8 +1,15 @@ +These are generic installation instructions. + +Prerequisites +============= + + This package depends on a few other packages. They are listed in +the file `DEPENDENCIES'. It is recommended to install the listed +packages before installing this package. + Basic Installation ================== - These are generic installation instructions. - The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory of the package. diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index 40d6792..11f588d 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ACLOCAL = build-aux/fixaclocal @ACLOCAL@ SUBDIRS = gnulib-local gettext-runtime gettext-tools autoconf-lib-link EXTRA_DIST = \ - version.sh PACKAGING ChangeLog.0 autogen.sh \ + version.sh DEPENDENCIES PACKAGING ChangeLog.0 autogen.sh \ build-aux/config.libpath build-aux/reloc-ldflags build-aux/install-reloc \ build-aux/ac-help.sed \ m4/fixautomake.m4 m4/woe32-dll.m4 \ @@ -84,11 +84,12 @@ have all the features the included libintl has. Other files you might look into: -`ABOUT-NLS' - current state of the GNU internationalization effort -`COPYING' - copying conditions -`INSTALL' - general compilation and installation rules -`NEWS' - major changes in the current version -`THANKS' - list of contributors +`ABOUT-NLS' - current state of the GNU internationalization effort +`COPYING' - copying conditions +`DEPENDENCIES' - list of prerequisite packages, to be installed before this one +`INSTALL' - general compilation and installation rules +`NEWS' - major changes in the current version +`THANKS' - list of contributors Some points you might be interested in before installing the package: |