Is there a Perl way of compiling gettext po-Files to mo-Files

Outaspace has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi, I am writing a pure Perl-Application and want to compile GNU-Gettext mo-Files. So far I hadnt any luck finding the definition for these files. Does anyone knows what these Files are and how I can create mo-Files with Perl. I dont want to use the GNU binaries, because they have to be compiled on every target system and thats not the way I think of an Perl Application.

Until now I know that they are some kind of hashes. And there seems to be a Perl Modul, which can load them. Is there maybe a Perl Modul which does this on CPAN?

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Re: Is there a Perl way of compiling gettext po-Files to mo-Files by injunjoel (Priest) on Jan 11, 2006 at 17:34 UTC
Greetings, Though I am not familiar with gettext myself, at least not from a developer standpoint, I found a few sites that may or may not be of interest to you. GNU docs on gettext. MO File Definition Locale::gettext_pp PurePerl UMT implementation. Locale::TextDomain Locale::Messages -InjunJoel "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use." -Galileo	[reply]

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Re: Is there a Perl way of compiling gettext po-Files to mo-Files
by injunjoel (Priest) on Jan 11, 2006 at 17:34 UTC

GNU docs on gettext.
1. MO File Definition
Locale::gettext_pp PurePerl UMT implementation.
1. Locale::TextDomain
2. Locale::Messages

"I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forego their use." -Galileo

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