Re: GCC2 native language support now available

[Ulrich Drepper <drepper at cygnus dot com>]

Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> writes:

> I like this suggestion, but it has some technical consequences: if
> gcc2 and egcs both use `cc', and if both install translation files in
> the usual places, then gcc2 and egcs would share translation files.

Sharing is a bad idea sicne I don't see that gcc2 and egcs will be
merged.  And the translators job is not really effected since it is
possible (to full extend in the next release of gettext) to name
auxiliary files.  This is a file containing a selcetion of
translations.  I.e., the egcs.po files can serve as auxiliary files
for gcc or vice versa.

> That's because GCC alpha snapshots don't contain files that can be built
> by maintainers, and the .pot file is built automatically from the sources.

This is only partly correct.  The gcc distribution does not contain
files which can be regenerated with one of the essential tools (named
in the GNu coding standard).  xgettext is none of the essential tools
and therefore must be distributed.  We've been through this a lot of
times and I don't see why gcc should not follow the recommendations.
Those working with me on gettext certainly have more experiences in
this area.

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