(libc.info)Message catalogs a la X/Open


X/Open Message Catalog Handling
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   The `catgets' functions are based on the simple scheme:

     Associate every message to translate in the source code with a
     unique identifier.  To retrieve a message from a catalog file
     solely the identifier is used.

   This means for the author of the program that s/he will have to make
sure the meaning of the identifier in the program code and in the
message catalogs are always the same.

   Before a message can be translated the catalog file must be located.
The user of the program must be able to guide the responsible function
to find whatever catalog the user wants.  This is separated from what
the programmer had in mind.

   All the types, constants and functions for the `catgets' functions
are defined/declared in the `nl_types.h' header file.

The catgets Functions: The `catgets' function family.
The message catalog files: Format of the message catalog files.
The gencat program: How to generate message catalogs files which
Common Usage: How to use the `catgets' interface.

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