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

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PWPhillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 20, 2026, 09:42 UTC
Message-ID
<e06ea3e7-7555-42b9-8ea5-65e9d3b25281@gmail.com>
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<20261019152725.714-1-kerylefondji7@gmail.com>
Hi Keryle
On 19/10/2026 16:27, kerylefondji7@gmail.com wrote:
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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.
This is good. As Junio has pointed out the code needs wrapping now that it is using Q_().
Thanks
Phillip
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> 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);
>   	}
>   
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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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