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[PATCH v2] archive-zip: refactor 'path too long' error message to use Q_()

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Date
Oct 19, 2026, 15:27 UTC
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From: Keryle Fondji <kerylefondji7@gmail.com>

Replace _() with Q_() in the 'path too long' error message. Although pathlen is always greater than 0xffff when this error is hit, Q_() is required to support correct translation for languages that require different plural forms depending on the count.

Signed-off-by: Keryle Fondji <kerylefondji7@gmail.com>
---
 archive-zip.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/archive-zip.c b/archive-zip.c
index 6f73ca6d58..e4f8ef5a36 100644
--- a/archive-zip.c
+++ b/archive-zip.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static int write_zip_entry(struct archiver_args *args,
 	}
 
 	if (pathlen > 0xffff) {
-		return error(_("path too long (%d chars, SHA1: %s): %s"),
+		return error(Q_("path too long (%d char, SHA1: %s): %s", "path too long (%d chars, SHA1: %s): %s", pathlen),
 				(int)pathlen, oid_to_hex(oid), path);
 	}
 
-- 
2.53.0
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  1. archive-zip: refactor 'path too long' error message to use Q_()kerylefondji7@gmail.com, Oct 19, 2026
  2. Phillip WoodOct 20, 2026

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