Symbol not found: _libintl_gettext - c++

Question

I am trying to create a NodeJS module using C++ and node-gyp. The package depends on GNU's Gettext library. I am currently using Mac OS X Mountain Lion. I have tried installing the package myself via manual efforts, via Homebrew, and even via Fink.
The program works via Terminal.app and the package compiles. I can use the .node module just fine, except until I use a method in the library that uses gettext. I get the following errors in REPL and then REPL exits.
dyld: lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: _libintl_gettext
Referenced from: /Users/KevinMartin/Dropbox/www/node-locale/build/Release/locale.node
Expected in: dynamic lookup
dyld: Symbol not found: _libintl_gettext
Referenced from: /Users/KevinMartin/Dropbox/www/node-locale/build/Release/locale.node
Expected in: dynamic lookup
Trace/BPT trap: 5
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

This is probably happening because you are not listing libintl as a library to be dynamically linked. You need to add something like:
{
"targets": [
{
"target_name": "...",
"sources": ["..."],
"libraries": ["/path/to/gettext/lib/libintl.a"]
}
}
to your binding.gyp file. libintl isn't being linked in your app, statically or dynamically, that is why you get the symbol error.
Edit:
You can probably also do something like:
{
"targets": [{
"target_name": "...",
"sources": [
"..."
],
"link_settings": {
"libraries": ["libintl.8.dylib"]
}
}]
}