On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 10:27:09AM +0100, Martin Quinson wrote: > =================================================================== > #. TRANS: IPL (Initial Program Load) means "boot" in mainframe context and > #. DASD can be viewed as a hard disk. Please don't translate these terms > #: bootconfig.c:1557 > [...] > This is the regular way for the programmer to say something to the > translators without direct interaction. > > (for the curious, it works because in the makefile, xgettext is called with > the argument "--add-comments=TRANS") > > I'm not very sure of what "DASD" means, so I let a S390 correct my > explanation and commit that...
The acronym stands for Direct-Access Storage Device. It refers to a class of secondary storage devices typically used on mainframe systems. For translation purposes, it is interchangeable with "disk" or "storage array". -- - mdz -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]