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[PATCH v3 05/39] i18n: sequencer: mark entire sentences for translation

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Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt>
Date
Jun 1, 2016, 16:40 UTC
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Mark entire sentences of error message rather than assembling one using placeholders (e.g. "Cannot %s during a %s").

That would facilitate translation work because it is easier to translate a entire sentence than translating pieces. We would have better translations at the expense of source code verbosity.

Moreover, translators can now 1) translate the terms "revert" and "cherry-pick" if they please 2) have more leeway to adapt their translations.

Signed-off-by: Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt>
---
 sequencer.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index 4687ad4..88a7c78 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -697,9 +697,14 @@ static struct commit *parse_insn_line(char *bol, char *eol, struct replay_opts *
 	 * opts; we don't support arbitrary instructions
 	 */
 	if (action != opts->action) {
-		const char *action_str;
-		action_str = action == REPLAY_REVERT ? "revert" : "cherry-pick";
-		error(_("Cannot %s during a %s"), action_str, action_name(opts));
+		if (action == REPLAY_REVERT)
+		      error((opts->action == REPLAY_REVERT)
+			    ? _("Cannot revert during a another revert.")
+			    : _("Cannot revert during a cherry-pick."));
+		else
+		      error((opts->action == REPLAY_REVERT)
+			    ? _("Cannot cherry-pick during a revert.")
+			    : _("Cannot cherry-pick during another cherry-pick."));
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-- 
2.7.3
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Message 6 of 50 in “i18n and test updates”
  1. 00/39 i18n and test updatesVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  2. 01/39 i18n: builtin/remote.c: fix mark for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  3. 02/39 i18n: advice: mark string about detached head for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  4. 03/39 i18n: advice: internationalize message for conflictsVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  5. 04/39 i18n: transport: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  6. 05/39 i18n: sequencer: mark entire sentences for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  7. 06/39 i18n: sequencer: mark string for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  8. 07/39 i18n: merge-octopus: mark messages for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  9. 08/39 merge-octupus: use die shell function from git-sh-setup.shVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  10. 09/39 i18n: rebase: fix marked string to use eval_gettext variantVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  11. 10/39 i18n: rebase: mark placeholder for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  12. 11/39 i18n: bisect: simplify error message for i18nVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  13. 12/39 t6030: update to use test_i18ncmpVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  14. 13/39 i18n: git-sh-setup.sh: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  15. Junio C HamanoJun 1, 2016
  16. Junio C HamanoJun 1, 2016
  17. Vasco AlmeidaJun 2, 2016
  18. 14/39 i18n: rebase-interactive: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  19. 15/39 i18n: rebase-interactive: mark here-doc strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  20. 16/39 i18n: rebase-interactive: mark comments of squash for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  21. 17/39 i18n: setup: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  22. 18/39 tests: use test_i18n* functions to suppress false positivesVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  23. 19/39 tests: unpack-trees: update to use test_i18n* functionsVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  24. 20/39 t9003: become resilient to GETTEXT_POISONVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  25. 21/39 t4153: fix negated test_i18ngrep callVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  26. 22/39 t5523: use test_i18ngrep for negationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  27. 23/39 i18n: bisect: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  28. 24/39 i18n: bisect: enable l10n of bisect terms in messagesVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  29. Junio C HamanoJun 1, 2016
  30. Vasco AlmeidaJun 2, 2016
  31. Junio C HamanoJun 2, 2016
  32. Vasco AlmeidaJun 3, 2016
  33. 25/39 i18n: transport-helper.c: change N_() call to _()Vasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  34. 26/39 i18n: notes: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  35. 27/39 i18n: notes: mark options for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  36. 28/39 i18n: config: unfold error messages marked for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  37. Junio C HamanoJun 1, 2016
  38. Vasco AlmeidaJun 2, 2016
  39. Junio C HamanoJun 2, 2016
  40. 29/39 i18n: merge: mark messages for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  41. 30/39 i18n: merge: change command option help to lowercaseVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  42. 31/39 i18n: sequencer: add period to error messageVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  43. 32/39 i18n: standardise messagesVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  44. 33/39 i18n: remote: mark URL fallback text for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  45. 34/39 i18n: remote: allow translations to reorder messageVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  46. 35/39 i18n: init-db: join message piecesVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  47. 36/39 i18n: submodule: join strings marked for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  48. 37/39 i18n: submodule: escape shell variables inside eval_gettextVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  49. 38/39 i18n: unmark die messages for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016
  50. 39/39 i18n: branch: mark comment when editing branch description for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 1, 2016

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