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Re: Another translating problem: baseconfig.c



Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp> writes:

> In 07 Dec 2001 12:23:56 +0100 Petter cum veritate scripsit :
> 
> > 
> > If you are able to translate it to "", then the default locale (as set
> > by env LANG) will be used instead of the "C"locale.  But an empty
> > translation will be handled as no translation and ignored.
> > 
> > Hm, I do not understand this either.
> > 
> 
> Looking at "cvs annotate" output, it seems like a VERY old code.
> I've got an impression that no one reviewed the reason?
> 
> 
> 1.37         (bcollins 06-Apr-00): 
> 1.21         (aph      21-Dec-99):   setenv("LANG", _("C"), 1);
> 1.56         (joey     27-Aug-00): 

It's obvious from the context that this was done (in '99) back when
modconf couldn't handle any i18n environments.  If that is no longer
true, if modconf does not require LANG=C, then please do remove it.

-- 
...Adam Di Carlo..<adam@onshore-devel.com>...<URL:http://www.onshored.com/>



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