* locale/Makefile (aux): Add SYS_libc.

* locale/SYS_libc.c: New file.
	* libc-symbols.h (_): New macro.

	* configure.in (libc_cv_asm_set_directive): Link program into
	conftest instead of letting it default to a.out.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 Mon Oct 16 03:22:37 1995  Roland McGrath  <roland@churchy.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
 
+	* locale/Makefile (aux): Add SYS_libc.
+	* locale/SYS_libc.c: New file.
+	* libc-symbols.h (_): New macro.
+
+	* configure.in (libc_cv_asm_set_directive): Link program into
+	conftest instead of letting it default to a.out.
+
 	* elf/Makefile (install-others): Add missing slash.
 
 	* elf/ldd.sh.in: Prepend `./' to relative file names so ld.so

configure.in

@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ extern int glibc_conftest_frobozz;
 main () { printf ("%d\n", glibc_conftest_frobozz); }
 EOF
 if ${CC-cc} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS \
-	    conftest.s conftest1.c 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&AC_FD_CC; then
+	    -o conftest conftest.s conftest1.c 1>&AC_FD_CC 2>&AC_FD_CC; then
   libc_cv_asm_set_directive=yes
 else
   libc_cv_asm_set_directive=no

libc-symbols.h

@@ -46,7 +46,26 @@ Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
    tests this symbol to see if it is being compiled as part
    of the C library.  */
 #define _LIBC	1
+/*
+
 
+  Define the macro `_' for conveniently marking translatable strings
+  in the libc source code.  */
+
+#include <libintl.h>
+extern const char _libc_intl_domainname[];
+#ifdef dgettext
+/* This is defined as an optimizing macro, so use it.  */
+#define	_(msgid)	dgettext (_libc_intl_domainname, (msgid))
+#else
+/* Be sure to use only the __ name when `dgettext' is a plain function
+   instead of an optimizing macro.  */
+#define	_(msgid)	__dgettext (_libc_intl_domainname, (msgid))
+#endif
+
+/*
+
+*/
 /* The symbols in all the user (non-_) macros are C symbols.  Predefined
    should be HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS and/or HAVE_ELF and/or HAVE_GNU_LD.
    HAVE_WEAK_SYMBOLS is implied by the other two.  HAVE_GNU_LD without

locale/Makefile

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ distribute	= localeinfo.h categories.def \
 		  keyword.gperf keyword.h localedef.h token.h error.h
 routines	= setlocale loadlocale localeconv nl_langinfo
 categories	= ctype messages monetary numeric time collate
-aux		= $(categories:%=lc-%) $(categories:%=C-%)
+aux		= $(categories:%=lc-%) $(categories:%=C-%) SYS_libc
 others		= localedef locale
 install-bin	= localedef locale
 extra-objs	= $(localedef-modules:=.o) $(locale-modules:=.o) \

locale/SYS_libc.c

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/* Define a constant for the dgettext domainname for libc internal messages,
+   so the string constant is not repeated in dozens of object files.  */
+
+const char _libc_intl_domainname[] = "SYS_libc";