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| author | Stephen Kitt <skitt@debian.org> | 2016-05-27 10:11:04 +0200 |
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| committer | Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo <manuel.montezelo@gmail.com> | 2016-05-27 14:28:33 +0100 |
| commit | 752fd7247bc223bcea35bd89cf56d1c08ead9ba6 (patch) | |
| tree | b4a428f847a963738faaf24c8eff070fdb03a3a5 /doc/libunistring_16.html | |
| parent | 9f7d4fa477ff2a51d7c932b13d57ac22dc033105 (diff) | |
| parent | a9a31b1de5776a3b08a82101a4fa711294f0dd1d (diff) | |
Imported Debian patch 0.9.6+really0.9.3-0.1debian/0.9.6+really0.9.3-0.1
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diff --git a/doc/libunistring_16.html b/doc/libunistring_16.html index cb3496a..5e9abeb 100644 --- a/doc/libunistring_16.html +++ b/doc/libunistring_16.html @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/loose.dtd"> <html> -<!-- Created on July, 8 2015 by texi2html 1.78a --> +<!-- Created on March, 30 2010 by texi2html 1.78a --> <!-- Written by: Lionel Cons <Lionel.Cons@cern.ch> (original author) Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> @@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ Send bugs and suggestions to <texi2html-bug@nongnu.org> --> <head> -<title>GNU libunistring: 16. Using the library</title> +<title>GNU libunistring: 16. More advanced functionality</title> -<meta name="description" content="GNU libunistring: 16. Using the library"> -<meta name="keywords" content="GNU libunistring: 16. Using the library"> +<meta name="description" content="GNU libunistring: 16. More advanced functionality"> +<meta name="keywords" content="GNU libunistring: 16. More advanced functionality"> <meta name="resource-type" content="document"> <meta name="distribution" content="global"> <meta name="Generator" content="texi2html 1.78a"> @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ ul.toc {list-style: none} <body lang="en" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000"> <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> -<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_15.html#SEC60" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> -<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_17.html#SEC67" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_15.html#SEC55" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_17.html#SEC62" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> <td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> <td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> <td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> @@ -51,166 +51,27 @@ ul.toc {list-style: none} <td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> <td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring.html#SEC_Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> <td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> -<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_19.html#SEC77" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_18.html#SEC71" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> <td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> </tr></table> <hr size="2"> -<a name="Using-the-library"></a> +<a name="More-functionality"></a> <a name="SEC61"></a> -<h1 class="chapter"> <a href="libunistring.html#TOC61">16. Using the library</a> </h1> +<h1 class="chapter"> <a href="libunistring.html#TOC61">16. More advanced functionality</a> </h1> -<p>This chapter explains some practical considerations, regarding the -installation and compiler options that are needed in order to use this -library. +<p>For bidirectional reordering of strings, we recommend the GNU FriBidi library: +<a href="http://www.fribidi.org/">http://www.fribidi.org/</a>. </p> - -<hr size="6"> -<a name="Installation"></a> -<a name="SEC62"></a> -<h2 class="section"> <a href="libunistring.html#TOC62">16.1 Installation</a> </h2> - -<p>Before you can use the library, it must be installed. First, you have to -make sure all dependencies are installed. They are listed in the file -‘<tt>DEPENDENCIES</tt>’. -</p> -<a name="IDX891"></a> -<p>Then you can proceed to build and install the library, as described in the -file ‘<tt>INSTALL</tt>’. For installation on Windows systems, please refer to -the file ‘<tt>README.woe32</tt>’. -</p> -<hr size="6"> -<a name="Compiler-options"></a> -<a name="SEC63"></a> -<h2 class="section"> <a href="libunistring.html#TOC63">16.2 Compiler options</a> </h2> - -<p>Let's denote as <code>LIBUNISTRING_PREFIX</code> the value of the ‘<samp>--prefix</samp>’ -option that you passed to <code>configure</code> while installing this package. -If you didn't pass any ‘<samp>--prefix</samp>’ option, then the package is installed -in ‘<tt>/usr/local</tt>’. -</p> -<p>Let's denote as <code>LIBUNISTRING_INCLUDEDIR</code> the directory where the -include files were installed. This is usually the same as -<code>${LIBUNISTRING_PREFIX}/include</code>. Except that if you passed an -‘<samp>--includedir</samp>’ option to <code>configure</code>, it is the value of that -option. -</p> -<p>Let's further denote as <code>LIBUNISTRING_LIBDIR</code> the directory where -the library itself was installed. This is the value that you passed -with the ‘<samp>--libdir</samp>’ option to <code>configure</code>, or otherwise the -same as <code>${LIBUNISTRING_PREFIX}/lib</code>. Recall that when building -in 64-bit mode on a 64-bit GNU/Linux system that supports executables -in either 64-bit mode or 32-bit mode, you should have used the option -<code>--libdir=${LIBUNISTRING_PREFIX}/lib64</code>. -</p> -<a name="IDX892"></a> -<p>So that the compiler finds the include files, you have to pass it the -option <code>-I${LIBUNISTRING_INCLUDEDIR}</code>. -</p> -<p>So that the compiler finds the library during its linking pass, you have -to pass it the options <code>-L${LIBUNISTRING_LIBDIR} -lunistring</code>. -On some systems, in some configurations, you also have to pass options -needed for linking with <code>libiconv</code>. The autoconf macro -<code>gl_LIBUNISTRING</code> (see <a href="#SEC65">Autoconf macro</a>) deals with this -particularity. -</p> -<hr size="6"> -<a name="Include-files"></a> -<a name="SEC64"></a> -<h2 class="section"> <a href="libunistring.html#TOC64">16.3 Include files</a> </h2> - -<p>Most of the include files have been presented in the introduction, see -<a href="libunistring_1.html#SEC1">Introduction</a>, and subsequent detailed chapters. -</p> -<p>Another include file is <code><unistring/version.h></code>. It contains the -version number of the libunistring library. -</p> -<dl> -<dt><u>Macro:</u> int <b>_LIBUNISTRING_VERSION</b> -<a name="IDX893"></a> -</dt> -<dd><p>This constant contains the version of libunistring that is being used -at compile time. It encodes the major and minor parts of the version -number only. These parts are encoded in the form <code>(major<<8) + minor</code>. -</p></dd></dl> - -<dl> -<dt><u>Constant:</u> int <b>_libunistring_version</b> -<a name="IDX894"></a> -</dt> -<dd><p>This constant contains the version of libunistring that is being used -at run time. It encodes the major and minor parts of the version -number only. These parts are encoded in the form <code>(major<<8) + minor</code>. -</p></dd></dl> - -<p>It is possible that <code>_libunistring_version</code> is greater than -<code>_LIBUNISTRING_VERSION</code>. This can happen when you use -<code>libunistring</code> as a shared library, and a newer, binary -backward-compatible version has been installed after your program -that uses <code>libunistring</code> was installed. -</p> -<hr size="6"> -<a name="Autoconf-macro"></a> -<a name="SEC65"></a> -<h2 class="section"> <a href="libunistring.html#TOC65">16.4 Autoconf macro</a> </h2> - -<p>GNU Gnulib provides an autoconf macro that tests for the availability -of <code>libunistring</code>. It is contained in the Gnulib module -‘<samp>libunistring</samp>’, see -<a href="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/MODULES.html#module=libunistring">http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/MODULES.html#module=libunistring</a>. -</p> -<a name="IDX895"></a> -<p>The macro is called <code>gl_LIBUNISTRING</code>. It searches for an installed -libunistring. If found, it sets and AC_SUBSTs <code>HAVE_LIBUNISTRING=yes</code> -and the <code>LIBUNISTRING</code> and <code>LTLIBUNISTRING</code> variables and augments -the <code>CPPFLAGS</code> variable, and defines the C macro -<code>HAVE_LIBUNISTRING</code> to 1. Otherwise, it sets and AC_SUBSTs -<code>HAVE_LIBUNISTRING=no</code> and <code>LIBUNISTRING</code> and <code>LTLIBUNISTRING</code> -to empty. -</p> -<p>The complexities that <code>gl_LIBUNISTRING</code> deals with are the following: -</p> -<ul> -<li> -On some operating systems, in some configurations, libunistring depends -on <code>libiconv</code>, and the options for linking with libiconv must be -mentioned explicitly on the link command line. - -</li><li> -GNU <code>libunistring</code>, if installed, is not necessarily already in the -search path (<code>CPPFLAGS</code> for the include file search path, -<code>LDFLAGS</code> for the library search path). - -</li><li> -GNU <code>libunistring</code>, if installed, is not necessarily already in the -run time library search path. To avoid the need for setting an environment -variable like <code>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</code>, the macro adds the appropriate -run time search path options to the <code>LIBUNISTRING</code> variable. This works -on most systems. -</li></ul> - -<hr size="6"> -<a name="Reporting-problems"></a> -<a name="SEC66"></a> -<h2 class="section"> <a href="libunistring.html#TOC66">16.5 Reporting problems</a> </h2> - -<p>If you encounter any problem, please don't hesitate to send a detailed -bug report to the <code>bug-libunistring@gnu.org</code> mailing list. You can -alternatively also use the bug tracker at the project page -<a href="https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/libunistring">https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/libunistring</a>. -</p> -<p>Please always include the version number of this library, and a short -description of your operating system and compilation environment with -corresponding version numbers. -</p> -<p>For problems that appear while building and installing <code>libunistring</code>, -for which you don't find the remedy in the ‘<tt>INSTALL</tt>’ file, please include -a description of the options that you passed to the ‘<samp>configure</samp>’ script. +<a name="IDX775"></a> +<p>For the rendering of Unicode strings outside of the context of a given toolkit +(KDE/Qt or GNOME/Gtk), we recommend the Pango library: +<a href="http://www.pango.org/">http://www.pango.org/</a>. </p> <hr size="6"> <table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="0"> -<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="#SEC61" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> -<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_17.html#SEC67" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> +<tr><td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_15.html#SEC55" title="Beginning of this chapter or previous chapter"> << </a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_17.html#SEC62" title="Next chapter"> >> </a>]</td> <td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> <td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> <td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> @@ -218,12 +79,12 @@ a description of the options that you passed to the ‘<samp>configure</samp <td valign="middle" align="left"> </td> <td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring.html#SEC_Top" title="Cover (top) of document">Top</a>]</td> <td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td> -<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_19.html#SEC77" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> +<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_18.html#SEC71" title="Index">Index</a>]</td> <td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="libunistring_abt.html#SEC_About" title="About (help)"> ? </a>]</td> </tr></table> <p> <font size="-1"> - This document was generated by <em>Daiki Ueno</em> on <em>July, 8 2015</em> using <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/"><em>texi2html 1.78a</em></a>. + This document was generated by <em>Bruno Haible</em> on <em>March, 30 2010</em> using <a href="http://www.nongnu.org/texi2html/"><em>texi2html 1.78a</em></a>. </font> <br> |