Re: [PATCH] i18n: disable i18n for shell scripts if NO_GETTEXT defined

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jan 20, 2012, 19:35 UTC
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In-Reply-To: <CALxABCZWBtgX736Acoy-CCAz8RJb0EKnHf+7g72dOdVS+BOhSw@mail.gmail.com>

Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com> writes:

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>> And then a --version for whatever programs that function uses,
>> e.g. here:
>>
>>    $ envsubst --version
>
> Nothing. Exit code 127.

Interesting.

    $ wonbsubst --version; echo $?
    bash: wonbsubst: command not found
    127

Perhaps your distro lacks a necessary package dependencies between gettext and envsubst?

> I believe gettext (the binary) just doesn't start at all here. Maybe
> some Cygwin library wrong or missing library. Happens all the time
> here,...

Aha.

I guess we either leave it broken for broken installation or add an extra "MY_GETTEXT_IS_BROKEN" option; in either way, it does not sound like a serious enough issue that is widespread to be urgently fixed during the feature freeze.