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

[Philipp Kraus]

On 2013-06-06 12:01:55 +0200, Fòram na Gàidhlig said:


> 05/06/2013 21:23, sgrìobh Dirk Bächle:

>> On 05.06.2013 10:14, Fòram na Gàidhlig wrote:

>>>>>> [...]

>>>> 

>>>> for using the gettext Tool you need to have the programs "xgettext",

>>>> "msginit", "msgmerge" and "msgfmt" installed and in your path. Please

>>>> check whether you have the "gettext" package installed...

>>> 

>>> Hi,

>>> 

>>> I do and it's in /usr/bin

>>> 

>>> Cheers

>>> 

>>> GC

>> 

>> Okay,

>> 

>> here are a few more things to try:

>> 

>> 1.) Calling only the 'gettext' Tool

>> 

>> env = Environment(tools=['gettext'])

>> 

>> 2.) Calling another Tool, that lives parallel to 'gettext' in the source

>> tree

>> 

>> env = Environment(tools=['textfile'])

>> 

>> 3.) Setting the absolute path to the 'gettext' Tool

>> 

>> env = Environment(tools=['gettext'],

>> toolpath=['/usr/local/lib/scons-2.1.0/SCons/Tool'])

>> 

>> Does any of these work?

>> 

>> Regards,

>> 

>> Dirk

> 

> 1. Did take care for the error message, but I still needed the 

> defaultlater on. I tried switching them and it worked!

> 

> env = Environment( tools = ['gettext','default'] )


I don't use this initialisation for gettext, it creates on OSX & 
Windows problems.
So I do this:
env = Environment( tools = ["default", ....."] )
env.Tool("gettext") 

So I add the gettext initialisation after creating the environment 
object, this seems to be working

Phil

P.S.: I see your are using my earlier thread :-)
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