Re: [PATCH 9/9] Add git-check-ignores

> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> > Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >>> +static void output_exclude(const char *path, struct exclude *exclude)
> >>> +{
> >>> +       char *type = exclude->to_exclude ? "excluded" : "included";
> >>> +       char *bang = exclude->to_exclude ? "" : "!";
> >>> +       char *dir  = (exclude->flags & EXC_FLAG_MUSTBEDIR) ? "/" : "";
> >>> +       printf(_("%s: %s %s%s%s "), path, type, bang, exclude->pattern, dir);
> >>
> >> These English words "excluded" and "included" make the translator me
> >> want to translate them. But they could be the markers for scripts, so
> >> they may not be translated. How about using non alphanumeric letters
> >> instead?
> >
> > I agree they should not be translated, but it is a disease to think
> > unintelligible mnemonic is a better input format for scripts than
> > the spelled out words.  "excluded/included" pair is just fine.
> 
> Not all mnemonic is unintelligible though. "+" and "-" may fit well in
> this case. I'm just trying to make sure we have checked the mnemonic
> pool before ending up with excluded/included.