(gawk.info.gz) Internationalization
Info Catalog
(gawk.info.gz) Functions
(gawk.info.gz) Top
(gawk.info.gz) Advanced Features
10 Internationalization with `gawk'
***********************************
Once upon a time, computer makers wrote software that worked only in
English. Eventually, hardware and software vendors noticed that if
their systems worked in the native languages of non-English-speaking
countries, they were able to sell more systems. As a result,
internationalization and localization of programs and software systems
became a common practice.
For many years, the ability to provide internationalization was
largely restricted to programs written in C and C++. This major node
describes the underlying library `gawk' uses for internationalization,
as well as how `gawk' makes internationalization features available at
the `awk' program level. Having internationalization available at the
`awk' level gives software developers additional flexibility--they are
no longer forced to write in C or C++ when internationalization is a
requirement.
Menu
* I18N and L10N Internationalization and Localization.
* Explaining gettext How GNU `gettext' works.
* Programmer i18n Features for the programmer.
* Translator i18n Features for the translator.
* I18N Example A simple i18n example.
* Gawk I18N `gawk' is also internationalized.
Info Catalog
(gawk.info.gz) Functions
(gawk.info.gz) Top
(gawk.info.gz) Advanced Features
automatically generated by
info2html