# Gettext on OS X Leopard

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-on-os-x-leopard/136583>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 3, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-on-os-x-leopard/136583 "2008-05-03T23:21:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nikos\_Kanellopoulos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Nikos\_Kanellopoulos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nikos_Kanellopoulos)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-on-os-x-leopard/136583/1 "2008-05-03T23:21:47Z")

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Hello there.

I tried to run my Rails app on Leopard.  
I usually run it on Linux, but I wanted to test it on my Mac (MBP  
2.5GHz, Leopard 10.5.2, Ruby 1.8.6, Rails 1.2.6).

I installed ruby-gettext, and I also installed the GNU gettext through  
Macports.  
Then I checkout out the code from SVN and copied the locale directory  
from my linux machine.  
However, when I hit the link that should change my application’s  
language, nothing happens.  
I did not notice any errors from Mongrel.

Am I missing something?

You can try the linux-hosted app here (look top-right, on the  
menubar): [http://www.diafragma.gr](http://www.diafragma.gr)