Re: gettext-runtime -> libintl. problem recognising intl from libiconv an glib.

[Bruno Haible]

Hi,

Andrew SG Rojek wrote:
> Whilst installing glib in a non-standard location, the configure  
> script failed
> to recognise gettext when it is installed into the same non-standard  
> location.
> 
> Back-tracking though the installations, libiconv also failed to  
> recognise gettext
> breaking the circular reference and I managed to isolate the problem  
> to libintl.
> Interestingly, when installed into the default location, it  
> configures, makes and
> installs properly recognising the header and libraries.
> 
> This is the output generated from various scripts.
> 
> gettext-1.16.1
> === configuring in gettext-runtime
> ...
> checking whether included gettext is requested... no
> checking for GNU gettext in libc... no
> checking for GNU gettext in libintl... no
> checking whether to use NLS... yes
> checking where the gettext function comes from... included intl  
> directory
> 
> === configuring in gettext-tools
> ...
> checking whether included gettext is requested... no
> checking for GNU gettext in libc... no
> checking for GNU gettext in libintl... no
> checking whether to use NLS... yes
> checking where the gettext function comes from... included intl  
> directory
> 
> libiconv-1.12
> checking for GNU gettext in libintl... no
> 
> glib-2.16.3
> checking libintl.h usability... no
> checking libintl.h presence... no
> checking for libintl.h... no
> 
> The library and header are actually installed in the proper locations  
> but
> complementary software fails to recognise libintl when not installed  
> into
> the default location.

$ ./configure --help | grep intl
  --with-libintl-prefix[=DIR]  search for libintl in DIR/include and DIR/lib
  --without-libintl-prefix     don't search for libintl in includedir and libdir

Did you pass the --with-libintl-prefix=DIR option to configure?

If not, then - since you expected configure to pick up libintl in the non-
standard location - you must have used some configure options or environment
variables that indicated this non-standard location. Which were these? I.e.
which options or variables did not work as expected (from your point of view)?

Bruno