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16.5.19 Pascal - Free Pascal Compiler
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RPMs
     fpc

Ubuntu packages
     fp-compiler, fp-units-fcl

File extension
     ‘pp’, ‘pas’

String syntax
     ‘'abc'’

gettext shorthand
     automatic

gettext/ngettext functions
     --, use ‘ResourceString’ data type instead

textdomain
     --, use ‘TranslateResourceStrings’ function instead

bindtextdomain
     --, use ‘TranslateResourceStrings’ function instead

setlocale
     automatic, but uses only LANG, not LC_MESSAGES or LC_ALL

Prerequisite
     ‘{$mode delphi}’ or ‘{$mode objfpc}’
     ‘uses gettext;’

Use or emulate GNU gettext
     emulate partially

Extractor
     ‘ppc386’ followed by ‘xgettext’ or ‘rstconv’

Formatting with positions
     ‘uses sysutils;’
     ‘format "%1:d %0:d"’

Portability
     ?

po-mode marking
     --

   The Pascal compiler has special support for the ‘ResourceString’ data
type.  It generates a ‘.rst’ file.  This is then converted to a ‘.pot’
file by use of ‘xgettext’ or ‘rstconv’.  At runtime, a ‘.mo’ file
corresponding to translations of this ‘.pot’ file can be loaded using
the ‘TranslateResourceStrings’ function in the ‘gettext’ unit.

   An example is available in the ‘examples’ directory: ‘hello-pascal’.