Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 19 Jun 1997 10:33:36 -0400 (EDT) | From | John Alvord <> | Subject | Re: Kernel-Messages translation |
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On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, Joe Fouche wrote:
> So, if someone is really interested in making a serious translation of > the majority of the printk strings, they might proceed as follows: > > 1) Do the translation work, in whole or in part. > 2) Build a hash table, or just use gperf, to go from English strings to the new > ones. > 3) Assemble a "kernel translation kit" which includes this hash and a program > that will hunt down the relevant English printk()'s and translate them. > Don't forget A) language requirements may dictate word order differences, which might change variable substitution order, B) character set differences like the three forms of i in Turkish and the ij character in Dutch... john alvord
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