On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 1:15 AM Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> wrote: > > > how do I set LOCALEDIR (in this case, to match the packaged app > > bundle rather than the build-time path)? Unlike everything else of > > this nature, neither the .reloc files nor environment variables work > > (and I've tried setting both LOCALEDIR and LILYPOND_LOCALEDIR in > > both places): when I use the .reloc file, it clearly finds the > > setting in the file, but then later blithely prints out > > LOCALEDIR="the/old/value/I/didn't/want". > > What exactly do you want to achieve?
I want LOCALEDIR to point to where the locales will actually be in the .app bundle (under $INSTALLER_PREFIX). > If I understand the code > correctly (in file `relocate.cc`), the two calls to `bindtextdomain` > happen before relocation files are read.[*] In other words, the > `LILYPOND_LOCALEDIR` environment variable is honoured but a > corresponding assignment in relocation files are ignored (for the > lilypond binary itself – child programs do get the updated environment > variable). > > Maybe this approach should be changed? > Perhaps! What is the point of overriding the environment setting for LOCALEDIR? Does LilyPond itself use that setting, or do only the child programs use it? Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser mar...@marnen.org http://www.marnen.org
