[Bug translation/79477] New: Please write code more translator-friendly

[roland.illig at gmx dot de]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79477

            Bug ID: 79477
           Summary: Please write code more translator-friendly
           Product: gcc
           Version: 7.0.1
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: translation
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: roland.illig at gmx dot de
  Target Milestone: ---

As a translator, I have to translate these strings:

-mdirect-move requires -mvsx
-mupper-regs-di requires -mvsx
-mpower9-vector requires -mpower8-vector
-mpower9-dform requires -mpower9-vector

And several more of this pattern. This is both boring and error-prone.

Instead of calling:

    error ("-mpower9-dform requires -mpower9-vector");

Could you perhaps call:

    error ("%s requires %s", "-mpower9-dform", "-mpower9-vector");

This would save the translators of each language a lot of work.