How to install GNU gettext on windows 7?

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I need to install version 0.15 or higher of GNU's gettext. I've downloaded :

http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext/gettext-0.18.3.1.tar.gz

from https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/

However I have no idea how to install it and there's no installation guide on their website. How can I install it ?

Marijus

Posted 2013-09-26T11:14:58.667

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2Without a tool like Cygwin you won't be able to even run this program let alone install it. – Ramhound – 2013-09-26T11:42:29.263

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I don't think it's supposed to run on Windows. It's for Linux. Try Cygwin. I think it should have that package. At least it's listed here.

Ashtray

Posted 2013-09-26T11:14:58.667

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Here you can find my unofficial windows setup files: https://mlocati.github.io/articles/gettext-iconv-windows.html

mlocati

Posted 2013-09-26T11:14:58.667

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Could you please explain how to use those to accomplish the task? You can [edit] your post anytime. – Ben N – 2016-07-11T22:11:33.310

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To run linux tools in windows , you will have to install programs like Cygwin,MinGW,GnuWin that offer a Linux-like environment on Windows.

Cygwin is a Windows command line on steroids which runs tons of well-known, age-old, useful Unix commands , which is my personal favorite.A good introduction on Cygwin can be found here.

Many common Linux programs have already been ported to Windows and compiled versions have been made available online.For eg: you’ll find versions of Emacs for Windows here.

Some other alternatives to install Linux software on Windows can be found here.

Ashildr

Posted 2013-09-26T11:14:58.667

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