From: Bruno Haible Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:44:11 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Small wording fixes. X-Git-Tag: v0.14.2~272 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=133a33b7415e90bd22fd0899d614dafd1ca3252a;p=thirdparty%2Fgettext.git Small wording fixes. --- diff --git a/gettext-runtime/doc/ChangeLog b/gettext-runtime/doc/ChangeLog index 47f9f2632..9e7d3bba1 100644 --- a/gettext-runtime/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gettext-runtime/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2004-03-23 Bruno Haible + + * nls.texi: Small wording fixes, + from Wesley J. Landaker . + 2004-01-29 Bruno Haible * gettext-0.14.1 released. diff --git a/gettext-runtime/doc/nls.texi b/gettext-runtime/doc/nls.texi index 30309c608..c20e8685a 100644 --- a/gettext-runtime/doc/nls.texi +++ b/gettext-runtime/doc/nls.texi @@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ 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. +together, so that free software will gradually become able to speak many +languages. A few packages already provide translations for their messages. If you found this @file{ABOUT-NLS} file inside a distribution, you may assume that the distributed package does use GNU @code{gettext} @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ 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. +on translations can contact the appropriate team. When reporting bugs in the @file{intl/} directory or bugs which may be related to internationalization, you should tell about the version @@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ own ways to internationalization, predating GNU @code{gettext}. By default, this package will be installed to allow translation of messages. It will automatically detect whether the system already -provides the GNU @code{gettext} functions. If not, the GNU -@code{gettext} own library will be used. This library is wholly +provides the GNU @code{gettext} functions. If not, the included GNU +@code{gettext} library will be used. This library is wholly contained within this package, usually in the @file{intl/} subdirectory, so prior installation of the GNU @code{gettext} package is @emph{not} required. Installers may use special options at configuration time for @@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ changing the default behaviour. The commands: @end example @noindent -will respectively bypass any pre-existing @code{gettext} to use the +will, respectively, bypass any pre-existing @code{gettext} to use the internationalizing routines provided within this package, or else, @emph{totally} disable translation of messages. When you already have GNU @code{gettext} installed on your system and run configure without an option for your new package, @code{configure} will probably detect the previously built and installed @file{libintl.a} -file and will decide to use this. This might be not what is desirable. +file and will decide to use this. This might not be desirable. You should use the more recent version of the GNU @code{gettext} library. I.e. if the file @file{intl/VERSION} shows that the library which comes with this package is more recent, you should use @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ and therefore it will not be used. The reason is that even an emulation of @code{gettext} on top of @code{catgets} could not provide all the extensions of the GNU @code{gettext} library. -Internationalized packages have usually many @file{po/@var{ll}.po} +Internationalized packages usually have many @file{po/@var{ll}.po} files, where @var{ll} gives an @w{ISO 639} two-letter code identifying the language. Unless translations have been forbidden at @code{configure} time by using the @samp{--disable-nls} switch,