Re: amd64

* Wichmann, Mats D <[email protected]> [040204 15:56]:
> 
> > > > This is when using gettext from binutils, not from glibc.
> > > > 
> > > > Is there a special reason for not using the glibc gettext
> functions?
> > > 
> ...
> > > We're not configuring binutils with --with-included-gettext.
> > > Is it possible the binutils configure script is not
> > > detecting that the just-built phase2 glibc actually
> > > has gettext support?
> > > 
> > 
> > No, it is detected:
> > 
> > [...]
> > -: checking for LC_MESSAGES... yes
> > -: checking whether NLS is requested... yes
> > -: checking whether included gettext is requested... no
> > -: checking for libintl.h... yes
> > -: checking for gettext in libc... yes
> > -: checking for msgfmt... no
> > -: checking for msgfmt... (cached) no
> > -: checking for gmsgfmt... no
> > -: checking for xgettext... :
> > [...]
> 
> So then...
> 
> How did we get to the situation you reported, where
> you say gettext from binutils is being used?  Now
> I'm quite confused!  Is there maybe a bug in this
> version of binutils that causes it, despite the
> configure detection working as expected?

It's at least (didn't test with others)
/usr/bin/msgfmt which is needed in the buildroot to make 
binutils use gettext from glibc.
So this is a bug in the configure from binutils,
or the gettext-package is needed in the buildroot for phase2


> 
> Best,
> 
> Mats
> 

cu,

Stefan
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