[Xfce-i18n] po/LINGUAS

[Daichi Kawahata]

Probably you were not speaking about yourself,

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:32:41 +1030
Clytie Siddall wrote:

> > 2. No need to add new language code at the toplevel
> >    directory (a translators can add it to this file in the
> >    same level).
> 
> Does this mean that each time we _add_ a translation for a
> module (not updating an existing translation), we need to
> edit this file to show our language code?

Yes it does.
 
> This is similar to what is done at Gnome: we edit the
> configure.in or configure.ac file, placing our language
> code in the alphabetical list in the ALL_LINGUAS line.

In the current Xfce, adding `vi' is required at XDT_I18N([])
in the $(topdir)/configure.ac, or rather it's common when
(glib-)gettext is used for i18n.

> I've never been keen on this Gnome process: firstly, it's
> not obvious, so you can work hard on translations, not
> realize this editing has to be done, and end up with your
> translations not used, and secondly, I get very nervous
> when editing that configure.xx file: I'd hate to mess
> it up.

I see your point, and at least in Xfce, I'll add the missing
language codes as soon as possible whenever I find, so you
shall never see your not installed translations if I don't
get a starvation or am not thrown into the hell-busy work.

On a side note, where you'd put your code is

  Before:
    In $(topdir)/configure.ac

      XDT_I18N([ca de el ... vi ...])

  After:
    In $(topdir)/po/LINGUAS

      ca de el ... vi ...

at any rate, it's the same thing while the place/name of the
file is different.

> So anything that separates the translation-adding process,
> and the other essential source commands, but is obvious and
> easy to do, gets my vote. :)

The problem using po/LINGUAS is that it still needs

  $ $(topdir)/autogen.sh

when a new code gets added in that file while I've been
expecting auto updating for Makefile as well (it's not
that easy, requires re-patch for the po/Makefile.in.in).

Regards,
-- 
Daichi

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