[Translation-i18n] Format error in copyright string

[Clytie S. <cl...@ri...>]

Hello everybody :)

I have just translated the "make" file, and I found my translation =20
had a remaining error due to this FSF string:
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#:main.c:2941
#,c-format
msgid ""
"%sThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions.\n"
"%sThere is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A=20=

\n"
"%sPARTICULAR PURPOSE.\n"
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Each line starts with a printf-style variable "%s", no doubt for an =20
excellent reason, but if your translation doesn't occupy the same =20
number of lines, msgfmt complains that the variables don't match.

My translation only requires two lines. I can imagine other languages =20=

also requiring less, or more lines than the original.

I've simply created a third, otherwise blank line beginning with "%=20
s", but that's a kludge, and won't look good in display.

What should I do?

Thankyou, as always, for sharing your experience and ideas. :)

from Clytie (vi-VN, Vietnamese free-software translation team / nh=C3=B3m =
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