localedef

localedef [options] localename

Solaris only. localedef reads a locale definition either on standard input or from the file named with the -i option. The format is documented in the locale(5) manpage. It generates a temporary C source file that is compiled into a shared-object library. This library file can then be used by programs that pay attention to the settings of the locale-specific environment variables in order to return the correct values for the given locale.

The generated file has the name localename.so.version. The default 32-bit version should be moved to /usr/lib/locale/ localename/localename.so.version. The 64-bit environment on SPARC systems should use /usr/lib/locale/localename/ sparcv9/localename.so.version.

Options

-c

Create the shared object file, even if there are warnings.

-C options

Pass options to the C compiler. This option is deprecated in favor of -W cc.

-f mapfile

The file mapfile provides a mapping of character symbols and collating element symbols to actual character encodings. This option must be used if the locale definition uses symbolic names.

-i localefile

Read the locale definitions from localefile instead of from standard input.

-L options

Pass options to the C compiler, after the name of the C source file. This option is deprecated in favor of -W cc.

-m model

Specify -m ilp32 to generate 32-bit object files (this is the default). Use -m lp64 to generate 64-bit object files (SPARC only).

-W cc,args

Pass args on to the C compiler. Each argument is separated from the previous by a comma.

-x exfile

Read additional options from the extension file exfile.

Example

Generate a 64-bit shared object locale file for Klingonese; ignore any warning messages:

localedef -c -m lp64 -i klingon.def klingon