HP 9000 User Manual page 116

Compiling and Linking
There are no special requirements for compiling and linking. All messaging
routines are in standard libraries and will be linked with the usual compile/link
commands.
Creating a New Message Catalog
Creating a message catalog is a two step process:
1. Create the message text source file.
2. Use gencat to generate a message catalog from the message text source file.
gencat( )
Message
Source File
(Text )
Q
Message
Catalog
(Binary )
Figure 7-3. Using gencat () to Generate Message Catalog
The Message Text Source File
A message text source file contains the messages from the source program.
Each message is numbered with the message number used in the corresponding
catgets call.
A simple message catalog text file might be:
$ Comment: a simple message text source file
1 text. for message 1
2 text for message 2
A message consists of a message number followed by a single space or tab
followed by the message text and terminated by a new-line. The message text
is a
C
string, including spaces, tabs and \ (backslash) escapes, but without
surrounding quotes. Message numbers are unsigned integers and must be in
ascending order but need not be consecutive. A line beginning with $ followed
by a single space or tab is treated as a comment. Note that comments in
the message text source file are not saved in the message catalog created by
gencat.
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