gettext
brew install gettext
v1.0
GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
GNU library and command-line toolkit for internationalization (i18n) and localization (l10n) of software.
Why you might care
Essential build and runtime dependency for any project supporting multiple languages; provides msgfmt, xgettext, and other tools to extract translatable strings, manage .po/.pot files, and enable locale-aware message rendering. Most Unix/Linux projects and many CLI tools depend on gettext for multi-language support.
128.2k
30-day installs · #26
449.1k
90-day · #26
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365-day · #14
Runtime dependencies
Links
- https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
- Brew formula source: Formula/g/gettext.rb
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