Re: last gasp to achieve b-f i18n (was Re: LC build failing)
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 11:02:03AM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> Chris Tillman <tillman@azstarnet.com> writes:
>
> > Why couldn't language be supported as an (obvious) global build
> > option, so CD makers could build several different language versions
> > of the CD?
>
> It is already.
>
> > Also, we could provide instructions online on how to
> > 'translate' (really rebuild) boot-floppies to the language of choice
> > after downloading to an existing Linux system? Then one Linux
> > installation, which might have to be in English/common languages,
> > could spawn others in native language.
>
> I believe the README files already do contain such instructions.
>
> 'editor config'
> 'make check'
> 'make release'
So, this comment would be correct? I didn't see any specific mention
of language specification in the README.
Index: Makefile
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/debian-boot/boot-floppies/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.400
diff -u -r1.400 Makefile
--- Makefile 2001/11/13 14:45:24 1.400
+++ Makefile 2001/11/20 04:37:15
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
all:: build
# Configurable variables reside in the config file
+# To make boot-floppies for just one language, specify that
+# language for LINGUA := in the config file. Then,
+# make check and make release.
include config
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