Re: translations.txt --> Debian installer translation micro-HOWTO
On Sun, Dec 21, 2003 at 09:14:37AM +0100, Christian Perrier wrote:
> The doc/translations.txt file is more or less becoming a kind of
> "Debian installer translation micro-HOWTO".
>
> Below is the current contents of this file. Feel free to comment.
>
> I've received a mail from Martin Michlmayr asking about a place where
> to point people offering help for translations. IMHO, this document
> could be a good start and could be posted to -i18n and -devel, but
> some proofreading is probably needed before.
>
> =============================================================================
> Some clues for translators
> ==========================
>
> When starting to translate debian-installer, you should first make
> sure to get your language choice included, then translate the core
> udebs, next translate the common udebs, and finally complete the rest
> of the udebs. The second stage installer should also be translated,
> but it consists of normal deb-packages, and not udebs.
>
> Suggested translation order:
>
> -languagechooser
> -common udebs
> -supported architectures udebs
> -second stage
> -future architectures udebs
How can translators their language choice included?
How can they see it all ready exists?
How do they get potfiles?
>
> You may send your translations as bug reports against the given
> packages. The packages names are the last part of the lines below
> (for instance, "languagechooser" for tools/languagechooser).
> Some packages have different names which are mentioned when needed.
>
> For bug reports, please use the "d-i" tag.
>
> You may also send the translations to the debian-boot mailing list.
> Please use [INTL] [xx] in Subjects where xx is your language code
> (xx_yy for some languages such as brazilian portuguese).
>
> If you have CVS write access, don't forget to update changelogs and
> remember: changelog files use UTF-8!! The debian-installer CVS is hosted on
> alioth.debian.org ("debian-installer" and "base-config" projects).
>
> For getting up-to-date files for your language and know the
> translation status for the d-i core packages, use the following URL:
> http://people.debian.org/~barbier/d-i/l10n/
>
> If a translation team exists for your language, WORK WITH THEM. First
> check the debian-l10n-xxxxx mailing list where xxxxx is your language
> name in english (e.g. debian-l10n-polish, debian-l10n-portuguese...).
>
> For general translation issues or for finding other translators for
> your language, you may also use the debian-i18n mailing list (don't
> post translations there, however).
>
> PACKAGES LIST
> -------------
>
> Language choice
> ---------------
>
> tools/languagechooser
>
> Core udebs
> ----------
>
> tools/cdebconf
> anna
> main-menu
> tools/kbd-chooser
> tools/base-installer
> tools/prebaseconfig
> utils (package: di-utils)
>
> Common udebs
> ------------
>
> tools/ddetect
> tools/cdrom-detect
> retriever/cdrom (cdrom-retriever)
> retriever/floppy (floppy-retriever)
> tools/netcfg
> retriever/net (net-retriever)
> retriever/choose-mirror
> tools/cdrom-checker
> tools/iso-scan
> tools/bugreporter-udeb
> tools/partitioner
> tools/partconf
> tools/baseconfig-udeb
> tools/lvmcfg
> tools/autopartkit
>
> Architecture-dependent udebs
> ----------------------------
>
> 1) Already supported architectures
1) Already supported architecture specific tools
>
> tools/grub-installer
> tools/lilo-installer
> tools/mips/arcboot-installer
> tools/yaboot-installer
>
> 2) Will be supported soon/in the future
> ---------------------------------------
>
> tools/aboot-installer
> tools/ia64/elilo-installer
> tools/hppa/palo-installer
> tools/sparc/silo-installer
> tools/s390/netdevice
> tools/s390/dasd
>
> Second stage
> ------------
Second stage is about installer components that are retrieved
after some selections.
(Tell to translators what the second stage is)
>
> (some of these packages do not only need debconf-type translation, but
> also program translation)
>
> Except for base-config, translations MUST be reported as wishlist bugs
> against these packages.
Change into
Translations must be reported as wishlist bugs against these packages.
Base-config is an exception because ......(elaborate or skip 'because')
you report bugs here with severity normal.
>
> base-config (debconf)
> shadow (debconf+programs)
> console-data (debconf)
> discover (debconf)
> tasksel (debconf)
> aptitude (programs)
> dselect (programs)
> apt (programs)
> dpkg (programs)
> exim4-config (debconf)
>
>
>
>
> This guide is supposed to be be a first start for translators. There
> are probably errors, and some packages we forgot. Please add them if
> you discover such packages, and fix it if you find errors.
>
> Petter Reinholdtsen, 2003-11-08
> Christian Perrier, 2003-12-20 (updated packages list and more information)
>
>
> --
Geert Stappers
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