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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi index 64d72b7a..78e54cb6 100644 --- a/doc/gawk.texi +++ b/doc/gawk.texi @@ -4587,6 +4587,11 @@ are generated. Its purpose is to help isolate the source of a message, as there are multiple places that produce the same warning or error message. +@item GAWK_LOCALE_DIR +Specifies the location of compiled message object files +for @command{gawk} itself. This is passed to the @code{bindtextdomain()} +function when @command{gawk} starts up. + @item GAWK_NO_DFA If this variable exists, @command{gawk} does not use the DFA regexp matcher for ``does it match'' kinds of tests. This can cause @command{gawk} @@ -28685,6 +28690,26 @@ before or after the day in a date, local month abbreviations, and so on. All of the above. (Not too useful in the context of @command{gettext}.) @end table +@quotation NOTE +@cindex @env{LANGUAGE} environment variable +As described in @ref{Locales}, environment variables with the same +name as the locale categories (@env{LC_CTYPE}, @env{LC_ALL}, etc.) +influence @command{gawk}'s behavior (and that of other utilities). + +Normally, these variables also affect how the @code{gettext} library +finds translations. However, the @env{LANGUAGE} environment variable +overrides the @env{LC_@var{xxx}} variables. Many GNU/Linux systems +may define this variable without your knowledge, causing @command{gawk} +to not find the correct translations. If this happens to you, +look to see if @env{LANGUAGE} is defined, and if so, use the shell's +@command{unset} command to remove it. +@end quotation + +For testing translations of @command{gawk} itself, you can set +the @env{GAWK_LOCALE_DIR} environment variable. See the documentation +for the C @code{bindtextdomain()} function and also see +@ref{Other Environment Variables}. + @node Programmer i18n @section Internationalizing @command{awk} Programs @cindex @command{awk} programs, internationalizing |