-@node Translation Intro
-@chapter Notes on the Free Translation Project
+@node The original ABOUT-NLS
+@section Notes on the Free Translation Project
+
+@cindex @file{ABOUT-NLS} file
+This section contains the text that was, for a long time, distributed
+as a file named @code{ABOUT-NLS}.
+
+@strong{ NOTE: } This documentation section is outdated. It it included
+here for historical purposes only.
@set STATUS Jun 2014
@node INSTALL Matters
-@section INSTALL Matters
+@subsection INSTALL Matters
Some packages are @dfn{localizable} when properly installed; the
programs they contain can be made to speak your own native language.
which languages are allowed.
@node Using This Package
-@section Using This Package
+@subsection Using This Package
@c Note: We don't document the locale aliases, because they are less and less
@c used - locale.alias contains not a single UTF-8 locale and still lists
@c FIXME: The user doesn't care about design justifications. --bruno
@node Translating Teams
-@section Translating Teams
+@subsection 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
more than programming skills, here.
@node Available Packages
-@section Available Packages
+@subsection Available Packages
Languages are not equally supported in all packages. The following
matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of
@node Using gettext in own code
-@section Using @code{gettext} in new packages
+@subsection Using @code{gettext} in new packages
If you are writing a freely available program and want to internationalize
it you are welcome to use GNU @file{gettext} in your package. Of course
## Makefile for the gettext-tools/doc subdirectory of GNU gettext
-## Copyright (C) 1995-1997, 2001-2007, 2009, 2013-2016 Free Software
-## Foundation, Inc.
+## Copyright (C) 1995-1997, 2001-2007, 2009, 2013-2015, 2018-2019 Free
+## Software Foundation, Inc.
##
## This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
gpl.texi lgpl.texi fdl.texi \
$(top_srcdir)/../gettext-runtime/doc/rt-gettext.texi \
$(top_srcdir)/../gettext-runtime/doc/rt-ngettext.texi \
- $(top_srcdir)/../gettext-runtime/doc/rt-envsubst.texi
+ $(top_srcdir)/../gettext-runtime/doc/rt-envsubst.texi \
+ $(top_srcdir)/../gettext-runtime/doc/nls.texi \
+ $(top_srcdir)/../gettext-runtime/doc/matrix.texi
# The FAQ. To be edited with Mozilla.
# The tutorial. To be edited by hand.
Concluding Remarks
* History:: History of GNU @code{gettext}
+* The original ABOUT-NLS:: Historical introduction
* References:: Related Readings
Language Codes
@menu
* History:: History of GNU @code{gettext}
+* The original ABOUT-NLS:: Historical introduction
* References:: Related Readings
@end menu
support for UTF-8 and CJK locales, and wrote a few new tools for
manipulating PO files.
+@include nls.texi
+
@node References
@section Related Readings
@cindex related reading