6.50. Intltool-0.50.2

The Intltool is an internationalization tool used for extracting translatable strings from source files.

Approximate build time: 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 1.4 MB

6.50.1. Installation of Intltool

Prepare Intltool for compilation:

./configure --prefix=/usr

Compile the package:

make

To test the results, issue:

make check

Install the package:

make install
install -v -Dm644 doc/I18N-HOWTO \
        /usr/share/doc/intltool-0.50.2/I18N-HOWTO

6.50.2. Contents of Intltool

Installed program: intltool-extract, intltool-merge, intltool-prepare, intltool-update, and intltoolize
Installed directories: /usr/share/doc/intltool-0.50.2, /usr/share/intltool

Short Descriptions

intltoolize

Prepares a package to use intltool.

intltool-extract

Generates header files that can be read by gettext.

intltool-merge

Merges translated strings into various file types.

intltool-prepare

Updates pot files and merges them with translation files.

intltool-update

Updates the po template files and merges them with the translations.