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COMPILE_ET(1)                                                                                  COMPILE_ET(1)



NAME
       compile_et - tool for generating com_err error tables

SYNOPSIS
       compile_et [ --base table_base ] [ --etout out_dir ] [ --stringsout out_strings_dir ] error_table

DESCRIPTION
       compile_et  is a tool to produce com_err style error code to string mappings for use with the com_err
       error_message() API.

       compile_et takes the com_err error table file error_table and generates a com_err source  and  header
       file  for use with add_error_table() and remove_error_table().  It also generates an optional strings
       file for use with bundled applications.  If the contents of the strings file are  added  to  Localiz-able.strings, Localizable.strings,
       able.strings, then the application does not need to use add_error_table() and remove_error_table().

       compile_et  is  intended  to  be  used  by  the  Kerberos implementation and third party plugins (eg:
       KLLoginLogoutNotification and KLPrincipalTranslation plugins).

OPTIONS
       --etout out_dir
              output source, header and strings files to  the  directory  out_dir.   By  default  compile_et
              places files in the current working directory.

       --stringsout out_strings_dir
              output  the  strings  file to the directory out_strings_dir.  By default compile_et places the
              strings file in out_dir (if it is specified) or the current working directory.

       --base table_base
              use table_base as the error table base name.  This is a four character code  which  identifies
              the error table in the error table database.

SEE ALSO
       kerberos(1)

BUGS
       Currently compile_et has no support for generating strings files for multiple localizations.  Strings
       files must be manually localized.



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