[Scons-users] error with gettext (translate) on some systems

[Gary Oberbrunner]

On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 6:49 AM, Kraus Philipp
<philipp.kraus at flashpixx.de> wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I'm using the translate builder for creating translation file. On some

> systems it works fine, but on other (my Linux) the

>

> env = Environment( variables=vars, tools = ["default", "gettext"], BUILDERS

> = { ... } )

>

> creates an error: EnvironmentError No tool named 'gettext' not a Zip file

>

> On my OSX gettext / msginit is found and works, on my Linux the error is

> shown, but gettext and its tools are installed.

>

> How can I solve the problem, so the gettext files are found or can I check

> if the tools exists and modify the env = Environment call, so that no error

> is occurs


Where is your gettext executable?  Look in Tools/GettextCommon.py to
see how it looks for gettext; you might need to set env['ENV']['PATH']
to include your dir if it's in an unusual place.

-- 
Gary