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RE: Confused by gettext on cygwin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles S. Wilson [mailto:cwilson@ece.gatech.edu]
> copy the "linux" or "official" gettext.h into 
> /usr/share/gettext/intl on 
> your cygwin system.  In fact, that may not be a bad idea in 
> ALL cases, 
> because if somebody builds your package on cygwin and DOESN't specify 
> --with-included-gettext, then the build will use the 
> /usr/include/gettext.h and /usr/lib/libintl.a -- so no problems: your 
> "official" gettextized gettext.h won't even get used in that case.
> 
> Hmmm...perhaps the cygwin gettext package should put the official 
> gettext.h into /usr/share/gettext/intl, and only use the modified, 
> DLL-supporting gettext.h for /usr/include...
> 

Won't that fail to link? (ld finds the .dll not the static archive?)

Rob

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