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Re: [PATCH 4/7] l10n: builtin/pull.c: mark strings for translation

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Apr 8, 2016, 20:33 UTC
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Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt> writes:
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> Some translations might also translate "<remote>" and "<branch>".
> ...
>  		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("See git-pull(1) for details."));
>  		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
> -		fprintf_ln(stderr, "    git pull <remote> <branch>");
> +		fprintf_ln(stderr, _("    git pull <remote> <branch>"));

But "git pull" itself must never be translated, and there is no hint given to those who are working on *.po files to prevent it.

Wouldn't it make more sense to do it like this?
	fprintf_ln(stderr, "    git pull <%s> <%s>", _("remote"), _("branch"));
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Message 8 of 14 in “l10n: index-pack: use plural string instead of normal one”
  1. 1/7 l10n: index-pack: use plural string instead of normal oneVasco Almeida, Apr 8, 2016
  2. 2/7 l10n: unpack-trees: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Apr 8, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2016
  4. Vasco AlmeidaApr 9, 2016
  5. 3/7 l10n: git-parse-remote.sh: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Apr 8, 2016
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2016
  7. 4/7 l10n: builtin/pull.c: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Apr 8, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2016
  9. Vasco AlmeidaApr 9, 2016
  10. 5/7 l10n: builtin/pull.c: split strings marked for translationVasco Almeida, Apr 8, 2016
  11. 6/7 l10n: mv.c: add a comma ',' to stringVasco Almeida, Apr 8, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2016
  13. 7/7 l10n: builtin/branch.c: mark option for translationVasco Almeida, Apr 8, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2016

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