Gettext/Lua

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15.5.15 Lua

RPMs
lua
Ubuntu packages
lua, lua-gettext You need to install the lua-gettext package from https://gitlab.com/sukhichev/lua-gettext/blob/master/README.us.md. Debian and Ubuntu packages of it are available. Download the appropriate one, and install it through ‘sudo dpkg -i lua-gettext_0.0_amd64.deb’.
File extension
lua
String syntax
 ;* "abc"
gettext shorthand
_("abc")
gettext/ngettext functions
gettext.gettext, gettext.dgettext, gettext.dcgettext, gettext.ngettext, gettext.dngettext, gettext.dcngettext
textdomain
textdomain function
bindtextdomain
bindtextdomain function
setlocale
automatic
Prerequisite
require 'gettext' or running lua interpreter with -l gettext option
Use or emulate GNU gettext
use
Extractor
xgettext
Formatting with positions
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Portability
On platforms without gettext, the functions are not available.
po-mode marking
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