Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms

From	Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded, comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms
Date	2017-09-07 10:55 -0700
Organization	None to speak of
Message-ID	<871snil7g3.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink)
References	<ooljr9$2kp$1@dont-email.me>

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pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> writes:
> [This message is posted to comp.arch.embedded and comp.lang.c]
>
> Just for reference, an embedded platform based on a MCU with
> integrated Flash, for example a Cortex-Mx device.
> Here I consider only western languages (left-to-right and european
> chars, english, french, german, spanish and so on).
>
> The main problem is the translation of strings, maybe 10-100 strings.
>
> I know something about gettext package that can't be used in those
> embeded platforms. However I like the approach of gettext.
>
>   print_to_display(x, y, "Hello world!");
>
> is simply changed in:
>
>   #include <gettext.h>
>   ...
>   print_to_display(x, y, _("Hello world!"));
[snip]

GNU gettext is free software, licensed under GPLv3.  I wonder if you
could grab a copy of it, remove any functionality you don't need, and
end up with something small enough to work on your embedded system.

In a very quick look at the gettext sources, I see that the
gettext-runtime/src subdirectory contains about 1300 lines of C code.
If that's all that needs to run on the target system, you might even be
able to use it without modification.

(Any licensing issues are left as an exercise.)

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
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Multi-language support on embedded plarforms pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2017-09-05 09:30 +0200
  Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-09-05 10:43 +0200
    Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-09-05 09:56 -0500
      Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-09-06 07:50 +1200
        Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-09-05 17:11 -0500
          Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-09-05 15:17 -0700
            Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-09-05 19:19 -0500
              Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-09-09 12:37 +0000
                Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-09-09 16:16 -0500
                Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-09-15 17:17 +0000
          Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Allan Herriman <allanherriman@hotmail.com> - 2017-09-06 11:27 +0000
  Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Paul <paul@pcserviceselectronics.co.uk> - 2017-09-05 10:04 +0100
    Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2017-09-06 10:55 +0100
  Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2017-09-05 17:00 -0400
  Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-09-07 10:55 -0700
    Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-09-07 18:41 +0000
    Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2017-09-08 11:33 +0200
      Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-09-08 11:32 +0100
        Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-09-08 13:37 +0200
          Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-09-08 14:48 +0100
            Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-09-08 16:45 +0200
  Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2017-09-08 10:43 -0400
    Re: Multi-language support on embedded plarforms Mel Wilson <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2017-09-08 17:33 +0000

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