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mkcatdefs(1int)						       mkcatdefs(1int)

Name
       mkcatdefs - Preprocesses a message source file

Syntax
       mkcatdefs symbol_name source_file ...

Description
       The  message  facility  program preprocesses a message source file. The
       source_file message text source file contains mnemonic identifiers.

       The program produces the symbol_name_msg.h file	containing  definition
       statements equating your mnemonic identifiers with set numbers and mes‐
       sage ID numbers assigned by The symbol_name _msg.h file is required  in
       your application program if you use mnemonic identifiers.

       The program sends message source data, with numbers instead of mnemonic
       identifiers, to standard output. This output is suitable	 as  input  to
       the program. You can use the > (redirection mnemonic) to write the mes‐
       sage source to a file, then use the file as input to You can  create  a
       message text source file using any text editor to enter the messages.

       Assign  message	set  numbers and message ID numbers to each message by
       using the commands described in the following section.

   Symbolic Message Identifiers
       The operating system provides a mechanism that allows  mnemonic	refer‐
       ences  to  messages by letting you use alphanumeric identifiers instead
       of set numbers and message ID numbers. You assign  the  identifiers  to
       sets and messages in the source file in the same manner that you assign
       set numbers and message ID numbers.

       The mnemonic identifiers can contain ASCII letters, digits, and	under‐
       scores.	The first character cannot be a digit. The maximum length can‐
       not exceed 64 bytes.

       The following example shows a message source file with mnemonic message
       identifiers:
       $set symbolic	  Message Facility - Symbolic ID's
       $quote *
       ID_names	 *Symbolic identifier syntax: \n \
       \tASCII alphanumerics or underscores \n \
       \tnon-digit first character \n \
       \t64 byte maximum length *
       set_use	 *To assign set ID: \n \
       \t$set "identifier" [comment] *
       msg_use	 *To assign message ID: \n \
       \t"identifier" message-text *

   Subcommands
       Use the $set command in a source file to give a group of messages a set
       number. The format of the $set command is as follows:
       $ set n [ comment ]
       The set number is specified by n. Instead of a number, you can  specify
       a  mnemonic identifier that must contain only ASCII letters, digits, or
       the _ (underscore character). The maximum length of an identifier is 65
       bytes. The program assigns a set number to the identifier. The assigned
       set number is one higher than the preceding set number, or 1 if	it  is
       the  first  $set.  The program inserts a $delset before the $set in the
       output message source file.

       You can mix numbers and mnemonic identifiers.  You can include  a  com‐
       ment in the $set command, but it is not required. The following example
       includes a comment:
       set CEM	Communication Error Messages
       Use the $delset command to remove all of the messages belonging to  the
       specified  set  from a catalog. The format of the $delset command is as
       follows:
       $delset n [ comment ]

       The message set is specified by n. The $delset command must  be	placed
       in the proper set number order with respect to any $set commands in the
       same source file. You can include a  comment  in	 the  $delset  command
       also.

       You  can	 include  a  comment  line anywhere in the source file, except
       within message text. Indicate comments as follows:
       $ [ comment ]

       You must leave at least one space after the $ prompt.

       Enter the message text and mnemonic message identifier as follows:
       identifier message_text

       identifier can be either a number or a mnemonic identifier and can con‐
       tain  only ASCII letters, digits, or the _  (underscore character). The
       maximum length of an identifier is 65 bytes. The program assigns a mes‐
       sage  number  to the identifier. The assigned number is one higher than
       the preceding message number, or 1 if it is the first message after the
       $set command.

       Note  that  inserts  a  $delset before the $set, which means you cannot
       add, delete, or replace single messages in the catalog if you are using
       mnemonic message identifiers. You must enter all of the messages in the
       set.

       You can mix numbers and mnemonic identifiers.

       You must leave at least one space after the message identifier or  num‐
       ber.

       Any  amount of white space is allowed after the message ID number; how‐
       ever, X/Open specifies that you leave only one space between  the  mes‐
       sage number and the message text. All text following the first nonspace
       character to the end of the line is included in the message  text.   If
       the  source  contains  a $quote command preceding the message, all text
       between the quotation marks is included. Use a \ (backslash)  character
       to continue message text on the following line.	The \ must be the last
       character on the line, as in the following example:
       FIVE	Text associated with \
       message FIVE.
       These two lines define the following single-line message:
       FIVE	Text associated with message FIVE.
       The \ can be used to include special characters in  the	message	 text.
       These special characters are defined as follows:

       \n     Inserts a newline character.

       \t     Inserts a horizontal tab character.

       \v     Inserts a vertical tab.

       \b     Inserts a backspace character.

       \r     Inserts a carriage-return character.

       \f     Inserts a formfeed character.

       \\     Inserts a \ (backslash) character.

       \ddd   Inserts  the  single-byte	 character  associated	with the octal
	      value represented by the valid octal digits ddd.	One,  two,  or
	      three  octal  digits can be specified; however, you must include
	      leading zeros if the characters following the octal  digits  are
	      also  valid  octal digits. For example, the octal value for $ is
	      44. To display $5.00, use \0445.00, not \445.00,	or  the	 5  is
	      parsed as part of the octal value.

       You  can	 also  include	conversion specifications in messages that are
       displayed by applications using You can use the	$quote	command	 in  a
       message	source file to define a character for delimiting message text.
       The format for this command is as follows:
       $quote [ char ] [ comment ]

       Use the specified character before and after the message text as	 shown
       in the following example source file:
       $quote "	 Use a double quotation mark to delimit message text
       $set MSFAC	  Message Facility - symbolic identifiers
       SYM_FORM	  "Symbolic identifiers can only contain ASCII letters \
       or digits or the _ (underscore character)\n"
       SYM_LEN	  "Symbolic identifiers cannot be more than 65 \
       bytes long\n"
       5	      "You can mix symbolic identifiers and numbers \n"
       $quote
       MSG_H	 Remember to include the "msg_h" file in
       your program\n

       In this example, the $quote command sets the quote character to " (dou‐
       ble quote), then disables it before the last  message,  which  contains
       double quotes.

       The preceding file can be processed with as follows:

       $ mkcatdefs symb symb.src >symb.msg

       When  you process the file with the modified source is written to stan‐
       dard output.  Standard output can either be redirected to a file	 using
       the > (redirection mnemonic) or piped to

       The following source is created:
       $quote "	    Use double quotation marks to delimit message text
       $delset 1
       $set 1
       1     "Symbolic identifiers can only contain ASCII letters \
       or digits or the _ (underscore character)\n"
       2     "Symbolic identifiers cannot be more than 65 \
       bytes long\n"
       5     "You can mix symbolic identifiers and numbers\n"
       $quote
       6     remember to include the "msg_h" file in your program

       Note  that  the	assigned message numbers are noncontiguous because the
       source contained a specific number. The program always assigns the pre‐
       vious number plus 1 to a mnemonic identifier.

       The  program also produces a definition file for inclusion in your pro‐
       gram.  The name of the file is symbol_name, and is entered as the first
       argument to the command.

Examples
       If  the	message	 text  source defined under Subcommands were in a file
       called symb.src, you could use the command as follows:
       $ mkcatdefs symb symb.src >symb.msg
       or
       $ mkcatdefs symb symb.src | gencat symb.cat
       The generated symb_msg.h file would appear as follows:
       #ifndef _H_SYMB_MSG
       #define _H_SYMB_MSG
       #include <limits.h>
       #include <nl_types.h>
       #define MF_SYMB "symb.cat"
       /* The following was generated from symb.src. */
       /* definitions for set MSFAC */
       #define MSFAC 1
       #define SYM_FORM 1
       #define SYM_LEN 2
       #define MSG_H 6
       Note that also created  a mnemonic MF_SYMB by adding MF_	 to  the  sym‐
       bol_name	 using uppercase letters. The program assumes that the name of
       the generated catalog should be	symbol_name.cat,  and  generates  this
       mnemonic	 for  your use with The symbol_name.cat file includes limits.h
       and nl_types.h, you do not need to include  them	 in  your  application
       program.	  (nl_types defines special data types required by the message
       facility routines.)

See Also
       extract(1int), gencat(1int), trans(1int), catgets(3int), catopen(3int),
       environ(5int)
       Guide to Developing International Software

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