Tobias Toedter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> tapota :

> Hello Mathieu,
>
> I removed the Debian bug from the CC: list, since this is not about the 
> packaging. Also, I'm subscribed to both savane-dev and -cvs now, so you can 
> send your reply to -dev without copying me. Mail-Followup-To set accordingly. 
> Sorry if you get this message twice, since I'm pretty sure that you're 
> subscribed to -dev as well, but just in case...

My mailer can handle duplicates, so don't bother. 


> While digging deeper into translation work, I noticed some
>inconsistencies.  Sometimes, "Savannah" or "ftp.gnu.org" is mentioned
>in the gettext strings.  In other strings, there's a "%s" instead,
>which is replaced with the content of the $GLOBALS['sys_name']
>variable. I guess it's content is "Savane" on Gna! and can easily be
>changed into "Savannah" on GNU, right?


On Gna!, it is changed in Gna!. It is changed into "Savannah" on 
Savannah at GNU.


> So what's the desired procedure for this? Should I change "Savannah" into 
> "%s" 
> and append the sys_name global?

Exactly. It must be done via sprintf, otherwise gettext will not work
(it cannot have variables inside the strings).

One exception: if it is about the Savane program, it must be changed
into Savane (for instance: powered by Savane)

Also, if you find ftp.gnu.org, this content is unlikely to be printed
in normal conditions, exists for backward reasons, and you can safely
ignore it.

Regards,

-- 
Mathieu Roy

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