Question about gettext! [SOLVED]

[Argolance]

Hello,
Wary 5.2.2:
Adding line inside /etc/profile doesn't work! (Don't know if I copied the line at the right place, as mentioned above!)
This works when completing /Startup/retrovol_tray:

#!/bin/sh

#exec retrovol -hide ${BGOPT} #BGOPT is exported from /usr/sbin/delayedrun.

#retrovol 0.10, -bg option no longer needed...
export OUTPUT_CHARSET=UTF-8
exec retrovol -hide

Cordialement.

[L18L]

Is there a right place to put the line?

Sorry, my quick shot /etc/profile is not good for this.
echo $OUTPUT_CHARSET shows UTF-8 but retrovol has been started earlier.

I did not find a file called xinitrc in my running slacko so I have put

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OUTPUT_CHARSET=UTF-8
export OUTPUT_CHARSET

at the beginning of /usr/sbin/delayedrun and it works (showing correct messages from beginning without utf8 locale)

I am sure Barry will put that code into the right location if there is a better one than delayedrun. The entire system can benefit from this and not just retrovol.

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Time for a retrovol_NLS.pet

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Edited after seen Argolance´s last post:
There is no Startup/retrovol_tray in slacko !!!

[Argolance]

Hello,

I did not find a file called xinitrc in my running slacko

/root/.xinitrc? (hidden file)

Time for a retrovol_NLS

I sent the French UTF-8 mo and po files to Pizzasgood (=> http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=50744)

The entire system can benefit from this and not just retrovol.

Yes! It is ok! ... and better! Will test when back home.

Best regards

[L18L]

/root/.xinitrc? (hidden file)

Yes, and delayedrun is launched near the end of /root/.xinitrc
So the best location seems to be the beginning of /root/.xinitrc or even PUPSTATE which could be launched from sort of fido/.xinitrc, too.

I sent the French UTF-8 mo and po files to Pizzasgood (=> http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=50744)

And so will I
Thank you.

[L18L]

I have been playing with retrovol with and without utf8 in latest slacko.

1st problem was:
Could not change to my locale without utf8
...

Started with utf8

# locale -a
C
de_DE.utf8
en_US
POSIX
#
----------------
chooselocale: choose de_DE without utf8

# locale -a
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
C
de_DE.utf8
en_US
en_US.utf8
POSIX
#

----------------
Bugfix in /usr/sbin/chooselocale:
#120129 enabling adding locale without utf8 using regexp. L18L

#if [ "`locale -a | grep "${LANGCHOICE}${UTF8}"`" = "" ];then
if [ "`locale -a | grep -E "${LANGCHOICE}${UTF8}$"`" = "" ];then #120129
----------------

chooselocale: choose de_DE without utf8

# locale -a
C
de_DE
de_DE.utf8
en_US
en_US.utf8
POSIX
#

[Argolance]

Hello L18L,

#120129 enabling adding locale without utf8 using regexp. L18L

#if [ "`locale -a | grep "${LANGCHOICE}${UTF8}"`" = "" ];then
if [ "`locale -a | grep -E "${LANGCHOICE}${UTF8}$"`" = "" ];then #120129

If I well undertood, this has to be copied into /usr/sbin/chooselocale? And this instead of all the different "solutions" called above? But where?

... And what about the commented line? What is it used for? then... then what?
Sorry to ask so many questions...

Thank you!

[L18L]

Hello Argolance,

yes, edit /usr/sbin/chooselocale
find the line

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if [ "`locale -a | grep "${LANGCHOICE}${UTF8}"`" = "" ];then

it is something like 147 and replace it by:

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if [ "`locale -a | grep -E "${LANGCHOICE}${UTF8}$"`" = "" ];then

No, this is just a bugfix which enables you now to choose for example fr_FR if you have started using fr_FR.UTF-8

The other issue was to have OUTPUT_CHARSET=UTF-8 permanent.
Put

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export OUTPUT_CHARSET=UTF-8

into /root/.xinitrc

Cordialment

[Argolance]

Thank you a lot: now, all is just and perfect indeed!

Herzlich!