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From: Enlightenment C. <no...@cv...> - 2007-04-25 09:22:38
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Enlightenment CVS committal Author : devilhorns Project : e_modules Module : alarm Dir : e_modules/alarm Modified Files: ABOUT-NLS Log Message: Pretty standard patch set from Lutin for recent pkg-config changes in EFL... committing in bulk. =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/e/e_modules/alarm/ABOUT-NLS,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -3 -r1.1 -r1.2 --- ABOUT-NLS 8 Nov 2006 10:06:38 -0000 1.1 +++ ABOUT-NLS 25 Apr 2007 09:22:06 -0000 1.2 @@ -0,0 +1,768 @@ +Notes on the Free Translation Project +************************************* + +Free software is going international! The Free Translation Project is +a way to get maintainers of free software, translators, and users all +together, so that will gradually become able to speak many languages. +A few packages already provide translations for their messages. + + If you found this `ABOUT-NLS' file inside a distribution, you may +assume that the distributed package does use GNU `gettext' internally, +itself available at your nearest GNU archive site. But you do _not_ +need to install GNU `gettext' prior to configuring, installing or using +this package with messages translated. + + Installers will find here some useful hints. These notes also +explain how users should proceed for getting the programs to use the +available translations. They tell how people wanting to contribute and +work at translations should contact the appropriate team. + + When reporting bugs in the `intl/' directory or bugs which may be +related to internationalization, you should tell about the version of +`gettext' which is used. The information can be found in the +`intl/VERSION' file, in internationalized packages. + +Quick configuration advice +========================== + +If you want to exploit the full power of internationalization, you +should configure it using + + ./configure --with-included-gettext + +to force usage of internationalizing routines provided within this +package, despite the existence of internationalizing capabilities in the +operating system where this package is being installed. So far, only +the `gettext' implementation in the GNU C library version 2 provides as +many features (such as locale alias, message inheritance, automatic +charset conversion or plural form handling) as the implementation here. +It is also not possible to offer this additional functionality on top +of a `catgets' implementation. Future versions of GNU `gettext' will +very likely convey even more functionality. So it might be a good idea +to change to GNU `gettext' as soon as possible. + + So you need _not_ provide this option if you are using GNU libc 2 or +you have installed a recent copy of the GNU gettext package with the +included `libintl'. + +INSTALL Matters +=============== + +Some packages are "localizable" when properly installed; the programs +they contain can be made to speak your own native language. Most such +packages use GNU `gettext'. Other packages have their own ways to +internationalization, predating GNU `gettext'. + + By default, this package will be installed to allow translation of +messages. It will automatically detect whether the system already +provides the GNU `gettext' functions. If not, the GNU `gettext' own +library will be used. This library is wholly contained within this +package, usually in the `intl/' subdirectory, so prior installation of +the GNU `gettext' package is _not_ required. Installers may use +special options at configuration time for changing the default +behaviour. The commands: + + ./configure --with-included-gettext + ./configure --disable-nls + +will respectively bypass any pre-existing `gettext' to use the +internationalizing routines provided within this package, or else, +_totally_ disable translation of messages. + + When you already have GNU `gettext' installed on your system and run +configure without an option for your new package, `configure' will +probably detect the previously built and installed `libintl.a' file and +will decide to use this. This might be not what is desirable. You +should use the more recent version of the GNU `gettext' library. I.e. +if the file `intl/VERSION' shows that the library which comes with this +package is more recent, you should use + + ./configure --with-included-gettext + +to prevent auto-detection. + + The configuration process will not test for the `catgets' function +and therefore it will not be used. The reason is that even an +emulation of `gettext' on top of `catgets' could not provide all the +extensions of the GNU `gettext' library. + + Internationalized packages have usually many `po/LL.po' files, where +LL gives an ISO 639 two-letter code identifying the language. Unless +translations have been forbidden at `configure' time by using the +`--disable-nls' switch, all available translations are installed +together with the package. However, the environment variable `LINGUAS' +may be set, prior to configuration, to limit the installed set. +`LINGUAS' should then contain a space separated list of two-letter +codes, stating which languages are allowed. + +Using This Package +================== + +As a user, if your language has been installed for this package, you +only have to set the `LANG' environment variable to the appropriate +`LL_CC' combination. Here `LL' is an ISO 639 two-letter language code, +and `CC' is an ISO 3166 two-letter country code. For example, let's +suppose that you speak German and live in Germany. At the shell +prompt, merely execute `setenv LANG de_DE' (in `csh'), +`export LANG; LANG=de_DE' (in `sh') or `export LANG=de_DE' (in `bash'). +This can be done from your `.login' or `.profile' file, once and for +all. + + You might think that the country code specification is redundant. +But in fact, some languages have dialects in different countries. For +example, `de_AT' is used for Austria, and `pt_BR' for Brazil. The +country code serves to distinguish the dialects. + + The locale naming convention of `LL_CC', with `LL' denoting the +language and `CC' denoting the country, is the one use on systems based +on GNU libc. On other systems, some variations of this scheme are +used, such as `LL' or `LL_CC.ENCODING'. You can get the list of +locales supported by your system for your country by running the command +`locale -a | grep '^LL''. + + Not all programs have translations for all languages. By default, an +English message is shown in place of a nonexistent translation. If you +understand other languages, you can set up a priority list of languages. +This is done through a different environment variable, called +`LANGUAGE'. GNU `gettext' gives preference to `LANGUAGE' over `LANG' +for the purpose of message handling, but you still need to have `LANG' +set to the primary language; this is required by other parts of the +system libraries. For example, some Swedish users who would rather +read translations in German than English for when Swedish is not +available, set `LANGUAGE' to `sv:de' while leaving `LANG' to `sv_SE'. + + Special advice for Norwegian users: The language code for Norwegian +bokma*l changed from `no' to `nb' recently (in 2003). During the +transition period, while some message catalogs for this language are +installed under `nb' and some older ones under `no', it's recommended +for Norwegian users to set `LANGUAGE' to `nb:no' so that both newer and +older translations are used. + + In the `LANGUAGE' environment variable, but not in the `LANG' +environment variable, `LL_CC' combinations can be abbreviated as `LL' +to denote the language's main dialect. For example, `de' is equivalent +to `de_DE' (German as spoken in Germany), and `pt' to `pt_PT' +(Portuguese as spoken in Portugal) in this context. + +Translating Teams +================= + +For the Free Translation Project to be a success, we need interested +people who like their own language and write it well, and who are also +able to synergize with other translators speaking the same language. +Each translation team has its own mailing list. The up-to-date list of +teams can be found at the Free Translation Project's homepage, +`http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/', in the "National teams" +area. + + If you'd like to volunteer to _work_ at translating messages, you +should become a member of the translating team for your own language. +The subscribing address is _not_ the same as the list itself, it has +`-request' appended. For example, speakers of Swedish can send a +message to `sv-...@li...', having this message body: + + subscribe + + Keep in mind that team members are expected to participate +_actively_ in translations, or at solving translational difficulties, +rather than merely lurking around. If your team does not exist yet and +you want to start one, or if you are unsure about what to do or how to +get started, please write to `tra...@ir...' to reach the +coordinator for all translator teams. + + The English team is special. It works at improving and uniformizing +the terminology in use. Proven linguistic skill are praised more than +programming skill, here. + +Available Packages +================== + +Languages are not equally supported in all packages. The following +matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of January +2004. The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages +PO files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a +translation percentage of at least 50%. + + Ready PO files af am ar az be bg bs ca cs da de el en en_GB eo es + +----------------------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] [] | + aegis | () | + ant-phone | () | + anubis | | + ap-utils | | + aspell | [] | + bash | [] [] [] [] | + batchelor | | + bfd | [] [] | + binutils | [] [] | + bison | [] [] [] | + bluez-pin | [] [] [] | + clisp | | + clisp | [] [] [] | + console-tools | [] [] | + coreutils | [] [] [] [] | + cpio | [] [] [] | + darkstat | [] () [] | + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + e2fsprogs | [] [] [] | + enscript | [] [] [] [] | + error | [] [] [] [] [] | + fetchmail | [] () [] [] [] [] | + fileutils | [] [] [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] [] [] [] | + fslint | | + gas | [] | + gawk | [] [] [] [] | + gbiff | [] | + gcal | [] | + gcc | [] [] | + gettext | [] [] [] [] [] | + gettext-examples | [] [] [] [] | + gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] [] | + gettext-tools | [] [] [] | + gimp-print | [] [] [] [] [] | + gliv | | + glunarclock | [] [] | + gnubiff | [] | + gnucash | [] () [] [] | + gnucash-glossary | [] () [] | + gnupg | [] () [] [] [] [] | + gpe-aerial | [] | + gpe-beam | [] [] | + gpe-calendar | [] [] | + gpe-clock | [] [] | + gpe-conf | [] [] | + gpe-contacts | [] [] | + gpe-edit | [] | + gpe-go | [] | + gpe-login | [] [] | + gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] | + gpe-sketchbook | [] [] | + gpe-su | [] [] | + gpe-taskmanager | [] [] | + gpe-timesheet | [] | + gpe-today | [] [] | + gpe-todo | [] [] | + gphoto2 | [] [] [] [] | + gprof | [] [] [] | + gpsdrive | () () () | + gramadoir | [] | + grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gretl | [] | + gtick | [] () | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] [] | + iso_3166 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + iso_3166_1 | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + iso_3166_2 | | + iso_3166_3 | [] | + iso_4217 | [] [] [] [] | + iso_639 | | + jpilot | [] [] [] | + jtag | | + jwhois | [] | + kbd | [] [] [] [] [] | + latrine | () | + ld | [] [] | + libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + libgpewidget | [] [] | + libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] | + lifelines | [] () | + lilypond | [] | + lingoteach | | + lingoteach_lessons | () () | + lynx | [] [] [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] | + mailutils | [] [] | + make | [] [] [] | + man-db | [] () [] [] () | + minicom | [] [] [] | + mysecretdiary | [] [] [] | + nano | [] () [] [] [] | + nano_1_0 | [] () [] [] [] | + opcodes | [] | + parted | [] [] [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + radius | [] | + recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + rpm | [] [] | + screem | | + scrollkeeper | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sh-utils | [] [] [] | + shared-mime-info | | + sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + silky | () | + skencil | [] () [] | + sketch | [] () [] | + soundtracker | [] [] [] | + sp | [] | + tar | [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] [] [] | + textutils | [] [] [] [] | + tin | () () | + tp-robot | | + tuxpaint | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + unicode-han-tra... | | + unicode-transla... | | + util-linux | [] [] [] [] [] | + vorbis-tools | [] [] [] [] | + wastesedge | () | + wdiff | [] [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + xchat | [] [] [] [] | + xfree86_xkb_xml | [] [] | + xpad | [] | + +----------------------------------------------------+ + af am ar az be bg bs ca cs da de el en en_GB eo es + 4 0 0 1 9 4 1 40 41 60 78 17 1 5 13 68 + + et eu fa fi fr ga gl he hr hu id is it ja ko lg + +-------------------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] () () | + aegis | | + ant-phone | [] | + anubis | [] | + ap-utils | [] | + aspell | [] [] | + bash | [] [] | + batchelor | [] [] | + bfd | [] | + binutils | [] [] | + bison | [] [] [] [] | + bluez-pin | [] [] [] [] [] | + clisp | | + clisp | [] | + console-tools | | + coreutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + cpio | [] [] [] [] | + darkstat | () [] [] [] | + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + e2fsprogs | | + enscript | [] [] | + error | [] [] [] [] | + fetchmail | [] | + fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] [] [] | + fslint | [] | + gas | [] | + gawk | [] [] [] | + gbiff | [] | + gcal | [] | + gcc | [] | + gettext | [] [] [] | + gettext-examples | [] [] | + gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] [] | + gettext-tools | [] [] [] | + gimp-print | [] [] | + gliv | () | + glunarclock | [] [] [] [] | + gnubiff | [] | + gnucash | () [] | + gnucash-glossary | [] | + gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gpe-aerial | [] | + gpe-beam | [] | + gpe-calendar | [] [] [] | + gpe-clock | [] | + gpe-conf | [] | + gpe-contacts | [] [] | + gpe-edit | [] [] | + gpe-go | [] | + gpe-login | [] [] | + gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] [] | + gpe-sketchbook | [] | + gpe-su | [] | + gpe-taskmanager | [] | + gpe-timesheet | [] [] [] | + gpe-today | [] [] | + gpe-todo | [] [] | + gphoto2 | [] [] [] | + gprof | [] [] | + gpsdrive | () () () | + gramadoir | [] [] | + grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gretl | [] [] | + gtick | [] [] [] | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + iso_3166 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + iso_3166_1 | [] [] [] [] [] | + iso_3166_2 | | + iso_3166_3 | | + iso_4217 | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + iso_639 | | + jpilot | [] () | + jtag | [] | + jwhois | [] [] [] [] | + kbd | [] | + latrine | [] | + ld | [] | + libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + libgpewidget | [] [] [] [] | + libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + lifelines | () | + lilypond | [] | + lingoteach | [] [] | + lingoteach_lessons | | + lynx | [] [] [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] | + mailutils | | + make | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + man-db | () () | + minicom | [] [] [] [] | + mysecretdiary | [] [] | + nano | [] [] [] [] | + nano_1_0 | [] [] [] [] | + opcodes | [] | + parted | [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + radius | [] | + recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + rpm | [] [] | + screem | | + scrollkeeper | [] | + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + shared-mime-info | [] [] [] | + sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] | + silky | () [] () () | + skencil | [] | + sketch | [] | + soundtracker | [] [] | + sp | [] () | + tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] [] [] [] | + textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + tin | [] () | + tp-robot | [] | + tuxpaint | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + unicode-han-tra... | | + unicode-transla... | [] [] | + util-linux | [] [] [] [] () [] | + vorbis-tools | [] | + wastesedge | () | + wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + xchat | [] [] [] | + xfree86_xkb_xml | [] [] | + xpad | [] [] | + +-------------------------------------------------+ + et eu fa fi fr ga gl he hr hu id is it ja ko lg + 22 2 1 26 106 28 24 8 10 41 33 1 26 33 12 0 + + lt lv mk mn ms mt nb nl nn no nso pl pt pt_BR ro ru + +-----------------------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] () () [] [] [] | + aegis | () () () | + ant-phone | [] [] | + anubis | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + ap-utils | [] () [] | + aspell | [] | + bash | [] [] [] | + batchelor | [] | + bfd | [] | + binutils | [] | + bison | [] [] [] [] [] | + bluez-pin | [] [] [] | + clisp | | + clisp | [] | + console-tools | [] | + coreutils | [] [] | + cpio | [] [] [] [] [] | + darkstat | [] [] [] [] | + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + e2fsprogs | [] | + enscript | [] [] [] [] | + error | [] [] [] | + fetchmail | [] [] () [] | + fileutils | [] [] [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] [] [] [] | + fslint | [] [] | + gas | | + gawk | [] [] [] | + gbiff | [] [] | + gcal | | + gcc | | + gettext | [] [] [] | + gettext-examples | [] [] [] | + gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] | + gettext-tools | [] [] | + gimp-print | [] | + gliv | [] [] [] | + glunarclock | [] [] [] [] | + gnubiff | [] | + gnucash | [] [] () [] | + gnucash-glossary | [] [] | + gnupg | [] | + gpe-aerial | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-beam | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-calendar | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-clock | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-conf | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-contacts | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-edit | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-go | [] [] [] | + gpe-login | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-sketchbook | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-su | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-taskmanager | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-timesheet | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-today | [] [] [] [] | + gpe-todo | [] [] [] [] | + gphoto2 | [] | + gprof | [] [] | + gpsdrive | () () [] | + gramadoir | () [] | + grep | [] [] [] [] [] | + gretl | | + gtick | [] [] [] | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] [] | + iso_3166 | [] [] [] | + iso_3166_1 | [] [] | + iso_3166_2 | | + iso_3166_3 | [] | + iso_4217 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + iso_639 | [] | + jpilot | () () | + jtag | | + jwhois | [] [] [] [] () | + kbd | [] [] [] | + latrine | [] | + ld | | + libc | [] [] [] [] | + libgpewidget | [] [] [] | + libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] | + lifelines | | + lilypond | | + lingoteach | | + lingoteach_lessons | | + lynx | [] [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] [] | + mailutils | [] [] [] | + make | [] [] [] [] | + man-db | [] | + minicom | [] [] [] [] | + mysecretdiary | [] [] [] | + nano | [] [] [] [] [] | + nano_1_0 | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + opcodes | [] [] | + parted | [] [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + radius | [] [] | + recode | [] [] [] [] | + rpm | [] [] [] | + screem | | + scrollkeeper | [] [] [] [] [] | + sed | [] [] [] | + sh-utils | [] [] | + shared-mime-info | [] [] | + sharutils | [] [] | + silky | () | + skencil | [] [] | + sketch | [] [] | + soundtracker | | + sp | | + tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] [] [] [] | + textutils | [] [] | + tin | | + tp-robot | [] | + tuxpaint | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + unicode-han-tra... | | + unicode-transla... | | + util-linux | [] [] [] | + vorbis-tools | [] [] [] | + wastesedge | | + wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] | + xchat | [] [] [] | + xfree86_xkb_xml | [] [] | + xpad | [] [] | + +-----------------------------------------------------+ + lt lv mk mn ms mt nb nl nn no nso pl pt pt_BR ro ru + 1 2 0 3 12 0 10 69 6 7 1 40 26 36 76 63 + + sk sl sr sv ta th tr uk ven vi wa xh zh_CN zh_TW zu + +-----------------------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] [] | 16 + aegis | | 0 + ant-phone | | 3 + anubis | [] [] | 9 + ap-utils | () | 3 + aspell | | 4 + bash | | 9 + batchelor | | 3 + bfd | [] [] | 6 + binutils | [] [] [] | 8 + bison | [] [] | 14 + bluez-pin | [] [] [] | 14 + clisp | | 0 + clisp | | 5 + console-tools | | 3 + coreutils | [] [] [] [] | 16 + cpio | [] [] | 14 + darkstat | [] [] [] () () | 12 + diffutils | [] [] [] | 23 + e2fsprogs | [] [] | 6 + enscript | [] [] | 12 + error | [] [] [] | 15 + fetchmail | [] [] | 11 + fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] | 17 + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 29 + flex | [] [] | 13 + fslint | | 3 + gas | [] | 3 + gawk | [] [] | 12 + gbiff | | 4 + gcal | [] [] | 4 + gcc | [] | 4 + gettext | [] [] [] [] [] | 16 + gettext-examples | [] [] [] [] [] | 14 + gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 22 + gettext-tools | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 14 + gimp-print | [] [] | 10 + gliv | | 3 + glunarclock | [] [] [] | 13 + gnubiff | | 3 + gnucash | [] [] | 9 + gnucash-glossary | [] [] [] | 8 + gnupg | [] [] [] [] | 17 + gpe-aerial | [] | 7 + gpe-beam | [] | 8 + gpe-calendar | [] [] [] [] | 13 + gpe-clock | [] [] [] | 10 + gpe-conf | [] [] | 9 + gpe-contacts | [] [] [] | 11 + gpe-edit | [] [] [] [] [] | 12 + gpe-go | | 5 + gpe-login | [] [] [] [] [] | 13 + gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] [] [] | 13 + gpe-sketchbook | [] [] | 9 + gpe-su | [] [] [] | 10 + gpe-taskmanager | [] [] [] | 10 + gpe-timesheet | [] [] [] [] | 12 + gpe-today | [] [] [] [] [] | 13 + gpe-todo | [] [] [] [] | 12 + gphoto2 | [] [] [] | 11 + gprof | [] [] | 9 + gpsdrive | [] [] | 3 + gramadoir | [] | 5 + grep | [] [] [] [] | 26 + gretl | | 3 + gtick | | 7 + hello | [] [] [] [] [] | 34 + id-utils | [] [] | 12 + indent | [] [] [] [] | 21 + iso_3166 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 27 + iso_3166_1 | [] [] [] | 16 + iso_3166_2 | | 0 + iso_3166_3 | | 2 + iso_4217 | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 24 + iso_639 | | 1 + jpilot | [] [] [] [] [] | 9 + jtag | [] | 2 + jwhois | () [] [] | 11 + kbd | [] [] | 11 + latrine | | 2 + ld | [] [] | 5 + libc | [] [] [] [] | 20 + libgpewidget | [] [] [] [] | 13 + libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 27 + lifelines | [] | 2 + lilypond | [] | 3 + lingoteach | | 2 + lingoteach_lessons | () | 0 + lynx | [] [] [] | 14 + m4 | [] [] | 15 + mailutils | | 5 + make | [] [] [] | 16 + man-db | [] | 5 + minicom | | 11 + mysecretdiary | [] [] | 10 + nano | [] [] [] [] | 17 + nano_1_0 | [] [] [] | 17 + opcodes | [] [] | 6 + parted | [] [] [] | 15 + ptx | [] [] | 22 + python | | 0 + radius | | 4 + recode | [] [] [] | 20 + rpm | [] [] | 9 + screem | [] [] | 2 + scrollkeeper | [] [] [] | 15 + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 24 + sh-utils | [] [] | 14 + shared-mime-info | [] [] | 7 + sharutils | [] [] [] [] | 17 + silky | () | 3 + skencil | [] | 6 + sketch | [] | 6 + soundtracker | [] [] | 7 + sp | [] | 3 + tar | [] [] [] [] [] | 24 + texinfo | [] [] [] | 14 + textutils | [] [] [] [] | 16 + tin | | 1 + tp-robot | | 2 + tuxpaint | [] [] [] [] [] | 29 + unicode-han-tra... | | 0 + unicode-transla... | | 2 + util-linux | [] [] | 15 + vorbis-tools | | 8 + wastesedge | | 0 + wdiff | [] [] [] | 18 + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 24 + xchat | [] [] [] [] [] | 15 + xfree86_xkb_xml | [] [] [] [] [] | 11 + xpad | | 5 + +-----------------------------------------------------+ + 63 teams sk sl sr sv ta th tr uk ven vi wa xh zh_CN zh_TW zu + 131 domains 47 19 28 83 0 0 59 13 1 1 11 0 22 22 0 1373 + + Some counters in the preceding matrix are higher than the number of +visible blocks let us expect. This is because a few extra PO files are +used for implementing regional variants of languages, or language +dialects. + + For a PO file in the matrix above to be effective, the package to +which it applies should also have been internationalized and +distributed as such by its maintainer. There might be an observable +lag between the mere existence a PO file and its wide availability in a +distribution. + + If January 2004 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of +this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites. The most up-to-date +matrix with full percentage details can be found at +`http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/matrix.html'. + +Using `gettext' in new packages +=============================== + +If you are writing a freely available program and want to +internationalize it you are welcome to use GNU `gettext' in your +package. Of course you have to respect the GNU Library General Public +License which covers the use of the GNU `gettext' library. This means +in particular that even non-free programs can use `libintl' as a shared +library, whereas only free software can use `libintl' as a static +library or use modified versions of `libintl'. + + Once the sources are changed appropriately and the setup can handle +the use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The +Free Translation Project is also available for packages which are not +developed inside the GNU project. Therefore the information given above +applies also for every other Free Software Project. Contact +`tra...@ir...' to make the `.pot' files available to +the translation teams. + |