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Re: [PATCH v4 27/38] i18n: config: unfold error messages marked for translation

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 7, 2016, 22:25 UTC
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Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt> writes:
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> Introduced in 473166b ("config: add 'origin_type' to config_source
> struct", 2016-02-19), Git can inform the user about the origin of a
> config error, but the implementation does not allow translators to
> translate the keywords 'file', 'blob, 'standard input', and
> 'submodule-blob'. Moreover, for the second message, a reason for the
> error is appended to the message, not allowing translators to translate
> that reason either.
>
> Unfold the message into several templates for each known origin_type.
> That would result in better translation at the expense of code
> verbosity.
>
> Add enum git_config_oringin_type to ease management of the various
> configuration origin types (blob, file, etc).
>
> For the first instance, use xstrfmt() function to prepare the message
> string, instead of doing something like it's done for the second one,
> because intelligibility and code conciseness are improved for that
> instance.
Hmph, this step somehow interacts badly with what is queued on 'pu'.
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Message 29 of 43 in “i18n and test updates”
  1. 00/38 i18n and test updatesVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  2. 01/38 i18n: builtin/remote.c: fix mark for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  3. 02/38 i18n: advice: mark string about detached head for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  4. 03/38 i18n: advice: internationalize message for conflictsVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  5. 04/38 i18n: transport: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  6. 05/38 i18n: sequencer: mark entire sentences for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  7. 06/38 i18n: sequencer: mark string for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  8. 07/38 i18n: merge-octopus: mark messages for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  9. 08/38 merge-octupus: use die shell function from git-sh-setup.shVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  10. 09/38 i18n: rebase: fix marked string to use eval_gettext variantVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  11. 10/38 i18n: rebase: mark placeholder for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  12. 11/38 i18n: bisect: simplify error message for i18nVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  13. 12/38 t6030: update to use test_i18ncmpVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  14. 13/38 i18n: git-sh-setup.sh: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  15. 14/38 i18n: rebase-interactive: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  16. 15/38 i18n: rebase-interactive: mark here-doc strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  17. 16/38 i18n: rebase-interactive: mark comments of squash for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  18. 17/38 i18n: setup: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  19. 18/38 tests: use test_i18n* functions to suppress false positivesVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  20. 19/38 tests: unpack-trees: update to use test_i18n* functionsVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  21. 20/38 t9003: become resilient to GETTEXT_POISONVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  22. 21/38 t4153: fix negated test_i18ngrep callVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  23. 22/38 t5523: use test_i18ngrep for negationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  24. 23/38 i18n: bisect: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  25. 24/38 i18n: transport-helper.c: change N_() call to _()Vasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  26. 25/38 i18n: notes: mark strings for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  27. 26/38 i18n: notes: mark options for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  28. 27/38 i18n: config: unfold error messages marked for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  29. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2016
  30. 28/38 i18n: merge: mark messages for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  31. 29/38 i18n: merge: change command option help to lowercaseVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  32. 30/38 i18n: sequencer: add period to error messageVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  33. 31/38 i18n: standardise messagesVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  34. 32/38 i18n: remote: mark URL fallback text for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  35. 33/38 i18n: remote: allow translations to reorder messageVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  36. 34/38 i18n: init-db: join message piecesVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  37. Vasco AlmeidaJun 17, 2016
  38. 35/38 i18n: submodule: join strings marked for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  39. 36/38 i18n: submodule: escape shell variables inside eval_gettextVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  40. 37/38 i18n: unmark die messages for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016
  41. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2016
  42. Pranit BauvaJun 8, 2016
  43. 38/38 i18n: branch: mark comment when editing branch description for translationVasco Almeida, Jun 7, 2016

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