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Re: [PATCH 2/2] gitk: Provide a default mc function if msgcat is not available

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Oct 24, 2009, 22:08 UTC
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Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> writes:
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> Msgcat is available since Tcl 8.1.  For really old versions of Tcl
> provide a default mc that just returns the text untranslated.  This
> allows the Tcl version check to return the error in a window instead
> of making Tcl abort when attempting to load the msgcat package.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
> ---
> I'm not sure if we care about Tcl versions older than 8.1 but this at
> least shows the error in the window with the [OK] button.
Both patches sound very sensible.
Previous: Bernt Hansen
Message 8 of 8 in “gitk: Fix error display when Tcl is too old”
  1. 0/2 gitk: Fix error display when Tcl is too oldBernt Hansen, Oct 24, 2009
  2. 1/2 gitk: Initialize msgcat before first useBernt Hansen, Oct 24, 2009
  3. Pat ThoytsOct 31, 2009
  4. Bernt HansenNov 1, 2009
  5. Skip translation of wrong Tcl version textBernt Hansen, Nov 2, 2009
  6. Paul MackerrasNov 3, 2009
  7. 2/2 gitk: Provide a default mc function if msgcat is not availableBernt Hansen, Oct 24, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoOct 24, 2009

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