Re: other/2857: i18n, translations does not work

["Zack Weinberg" <zackw at Stanford dot EDU>]

On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 07:26:26AM +0200, Dennis Bjorklund wrote:
> On Tue, 22 May 2001, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> 
> > test.c:1:16: /usr: Filen eller katalogen finns inte
> > test.c: I en funktion `main':
> > test.c:2: warning: unused variable `x'
> > test.c:2: warning: Programfl?det n?r slutet p? en icke-void funktion
> >
> > [I made up and inserted into sv.po the translation for
> > "In function `%s':" as a test; I do not speak Swedish.]
> 
> I looks nice, and the string is really swedish!

It was a guess based on other strings in sv.po.

> > If we apply this patch, update gcc.pot, and freeze diagnostics on the
> > branch, will you have enough time to complete the translation to
> > Swedish?
> 
> I'm not sure. It takes quite some time to translate a program like gcc.
> Programmers (like me) have been using english compilers for ever and are
> used to the english error messages, and one have to be carefull to do it
> good, the most important part is that no information is lost.

I understand.

A translation is something that could easily get added in a 3.0.x
patch release, if it isn't ready in time for 3.0.0, so don't feel
pressured.  I think that independent of this the machinery should
work in 3.0.0.

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