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[PATCH/RFC 19/20] gettextize: git-bisect [Y/n] messages

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 14, 2010, 13:52 UTC
Message-ID
<1284472340-7049-20-git-send-email-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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Gettextize the [Y/n] questions git-bisect presents, and leave a note in a TRANSLATORS comment explaining that translators have to preserve a mention of the Y/n characters since the program will expect them, and not their localized equivalents.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 git-bisect.sh |   10 ++++++++--
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-bisect.sh b/git-bisect.sh
index f3162d6..b130129 100755
--- a/git-bisect.sh
+++ b/git-bisect.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ bisect_autostart() {
 		echo >&2 "$(gettext "You need to start by \"git bisect start\"")"
 		if test -t 0
 		then
-			echo >&2 -n 'Do you want me to do it for you [Y/n]? '
+			# TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [Y] and [n] in your
+			# translation. The program will only accept English input
+			# at this point.
+			echo >&2 -n "$(gettext "Do you want me to do it for you [Y/n]? ")"
 			read yesno
 			case "$yesno" in
 			[Nn]*)
@@ -242,7 +245,10 @@ bisect_next_check() {
 		echo >&2 "$(gettext "Warning: bisecting only with a bad commit.")"
 		if test -t 0
 		then
-			printf >&2 'Are you sure [Y/n]? '
+			# TRANSLATORS: Make sure to include [Y] and [n] in your
+			# translation. The program will only accept English input
+			# at this point.
+			printf >&2 "$(gettext "Are you sure [Y/n]? ")"
 			read yesno
 			case "$yesno" in [Nn]*) exit 1 ;; esac
 		fi
-- 
1.7.3.rc1.234.g8dc15
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  2. 01/20 gettextize: git-stash add git-sh-i18nÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  3. 02/20 gettextize: git-stash echo + gettext messageÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  4. 03/20 gettextize: git-stash say + gettext messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  5. 04/20 gettextize: git-stash die + gettext messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  6. 05/20 gettextize: git-stash die + eval_gettext messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  7. 06/20 gettextize: git-stash die + eval_gettext $* messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  8. 07/20 gettextize: git-stash die + eval_gettext $1 messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  9. 08/20 gettextize: git-stash "unknown option" messageÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  10. 09/20 gettextize: git-stash drop_stash say/die messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  11. 10/20 gettextize: git-bisect add git-sh-i18nÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  12. 11/20 gettextize: git-bisect gettext + echo messageÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  13. 12/20 gettextize: git-bisect echo + gettext messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  14. 13/20 gettextize: git-bisect echo + eval_gettext messageÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  15. 14/20 gettextize: git-bisect die + gettext messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  16. 15/20 gettextize: git-bisect die + eval_gettext messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  17. 16/20 gettextize: git-bisect bisect_run + $@ messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  18. 17/20 gettextize: git-bisect bisect_reset + $1 messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  19. 18/20 gettextize: git-bisect bisect_replay + $1 messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  20. 19/20 gettextize: git-bisect [Y/n] messagesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010
  21. 20/20 gettextize: git-bisect bisect_next_check "You need to" messageÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Sep 14, 2010

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