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4 Preparing Program Sources
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   For the programmer, changes to the C source code fall into three
categories.  First, you have to make the localization functions known to
all modules needing message translation.  Second, you should properly
trigger the operation of GNU ‘gettext’ when the program initializes,
usually from the ‘main’ function.  Last, you should identify, adjust and
mark all constant strings in your program needing translation.

Importing

Importing the ‘gettext’ declaration

Triggering

Triggering ‘gettext’ Operations

Preparing Strings

Preparing Translatable Strings

Mark Keywords

How Marks Appear in Sources

Marking

Marking Translatable Strings

c-format Flag

Telling something about the following string

Special cases

Special Cases of Translatable Strings

Bug Report Address

Letting Users Report Translation Bugs

Names

Marking Proper Names for Translation

Libraries

Preparing Library Sources