From: Fred Drake Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:40:45 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Minor consistency adjustments. X-Git-Tag: v2.3c1~6298 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e3a3ceb2b1fa97c786b873a7de6f9710e8a726c7;p=python Minor consistency adjustments. --- diff --git a/Doc/lib/liblocale.tex b/Doc/lib/liblocale.tex index c90b461388..9a142eac6e 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/liblocale.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/liblocale.tex @@ -468,20 +468,21 @@ application doesn't want this to happen, it should remove the table of built-in modules in the \file{config.c} file, and make sure that the \module{_locale} module is not accessible as a shared library. -\subsection{Access to message catalogs} + +\subsection{Access to message catalogs \label{locale-gettext}} The locale module exposes the C library's gettext interface on systems -that provide this interface. It consists of the functions -\function{gettext}, \function{dgettext}, \function{dcgettext}, -\function{textdomain}, and \function{bindtextdomain}. These are -similar to the same functions in the \module{gettext} module, but use +that provide this interface. It consists of the functions +\function{gettext()}, \function{dgettext()}, \function{dcgettext()}, +\function{textdomain()}, and \function{bindtextdomain()}. These are +similar to the same functions in the \refmodule{gettext} module, but use the C library's binary format for message catalogs, and the C library's search algorithms for locating message catalogs. Python applications should normally find no need to invoke these -functions, and should use \module{gettext} instead. A known exception -to this rule are applications that link use additional C libraries -which internally invoke \function{gettext} or \function{dgettext}. For -these applications, it may be necessary to bind the text domain, so -that the libraries can properly locate their message catalogs. - +functions, and should use \refmodule{gettext} instead. A known +exception to this rule are applications that link use additional C +libraries which internally invoke \cfunction{gettext()} or +\function{cdgettext()}. For these applications, it may be necessary to +bind the text domain, so that the libraries can properly locate their +message catalogs.