Bug#734214: "Undefined control sequence. \GOfrench"

[Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org>]

On 2014/01/06 12:48, Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> wrote:
> On So, 05 Jan 2014, Max Kellermann wrote:
> > The package does not work at all for me.  Try this TeX document:
> > 
> >  \documentclass{article}\usepackage[frenchle]{babel}
> >  \begin{document}
> >  \end{document}
> 
> Try to read the *d*o*c*u*m*e*n*t*a*t*i*o*n* instead of making me
> read it for you ...
> 
> If you still not know what to do ... come back. Closing this bug.

I did read the documentation that came with the package before
submitting this bug.  Maybe I'm too dumb to understand it, but I don't
see how it is helpful in this case.

What you should consider:

- this used to work, it is a regression or an API change, however I do
  not see release notes in your documentation pointing that out

- the error message suggests that some declaration is missing in the
  package, therefore it is a bug in the package; maybe this
  interprettion is wrong, but in that case the error message is
  misleading and therefore useless; it should be improved to actually
  say something

- saying things with many *a*s*t*e*r*i*s*k*s* is not helpful either,
  and does not make your point any stronger; and when you're wrong, it
  makes you look stupid.