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1 | Notes on the Free Translation Project |
2 | ************************************* | |
3 | ||
4 | Free software is going international! The Free Translation Project is | |
5 | a way to get maintainers of free software, translators, and users all | |
6 | together, so that will gradually become able to speak many languages. | |
7 | A few packages already provide translations for their messages. | |
8 | ||
9 | If you found this `ABOUT-NLS' file inside a distribution, you may | |
10 | assume that the distributed package does use GNU `gettext' internally, | |
11 | itself available at your nearest GNU archive site. But you do _not_ | |
12 | need to install GNU `gettext' prior to configuring, installing or using | |
13 | this package with messages translated. | |
14 | ||
15 | Installers will find here some useful hints. These notes also | |
16 | explain how users should proceed for getting the programs to use the | |
17 | available translations. They tell how people wanting to contribute and | |
18 | work at translations should contact the appropriate team. | |
19 | ||
20 | When reporting bugs in the `intl/' directory or bugs which may be | |
21 | related to internationalization, you should tell about the version of | |
22 | `gettext' which is used. The information can be found in the | |
23 | `intl/VERSION' file, in internationalized packages. | |
24 | ||
25 | Quick configuration advice | |
26 | ========================== | |
27 | ||
28 | If you want to exploit the full power of internationalization, you | |
29 | should configure it using | |
30 | ||
31 | ./configure --with-included-gettext | |
32 | ||
33 | to force usage of internationalizing routines provided within this | |
34 | package, despite the existence of internationalizing capabilities in the | |
35 | operating system where this package is being installed. So far, only | |
36 | the `gettext' implementation in the GNU C library version 2 provides as | |
37 | many features (such as locale alias, message inheritance, automatic | |
38 | charset conversion or plural form handling) as the implementation here. | |
39 | It is also not possible to offer this additional functionality on top | |
40 | of a `catgets' implementation. Future versions of GNU `gettext' will | |
41 | very likely convey even more functionality. So it might be a good idea | |
42 | to change to GNU `gettext' as soon as possible. | |
43 | ||
44 | So you need _not_ provide this option if you are using GNU libc 2 or | |
45 | you have installed a recent copy of the GNU gettext package with the | |
46 | included `libintl'. | |
47 | ||
48 | INSTALL Matters | |
49 | =============== | |
50 | ||
51 | Some packages are "localizable" when properly installed; the programs | |
52 | they contain can be made to speak your own native language. Most such | |
53 | packages use GNU `gettext'. Other packages have their own ways to | |
54 | internationalization, predating GNU `gettext'. | |
55 | ||
56 | By default, this package will be installed to allow translation of | |
57 | messages. It will automatically detect whether the system already | |
58 | provides the GNU `gettext' functions. If not, the GNU `gettext' own | |
59 | library will be used. This library is wholly contained within this | |
60 | package, usually in the `intl/' subdirectory, so prior installation of | |
61 | the GNU `gettext' package is _not_ required. Installers may use | |
62 | special options at configuration time for changing the default | |
63 | behaviour. The commands: | |
64 | ||
65 | ./configure --with-included-gettext | |
66 | ./configure --disable-nls | |
67 | ||
68 | will respectively bypass any pre-existing `gettext' to use the | |
69 | internationalizing routines provided within this package, or else, | |
70 | _totally_ disable translation of messages. | |
71 | ||
72 | When you already have GNU `gettext' installed on your system and run | |
73 | configure without an option for your new package, `configure' will | |
74 | probably detect the previously built and installed `libintl.a' file and | |
75 | will decide to use this. This might be not what is desirable. You | |
76 | should use the more recent version of the GNU `gettext' library. I.e. | |
77 | if the file `intl/VERSION' shows that the library which comes with this | |
78 | package is more recent, you should use | |
79 | ||
80 | ./configure --with-included-gettext | |
81 | ||
82 | to prevent auto-detection. | |
83 | ||
84 | The configuration process will not test for the `catgets' function | |
85 | and therefore it will not be used. The reason is that even an | |
86 | emulation of `gettext' on top of `catgets' could not provide all the | |
87 | extensions of the GNU `gettext' library. | |
88 | ||
89 | Internationalized packages have usually many `po/LL.po' files, where | |
90 | LL gives an ISO 639 two-letter code identifying the language. Unless | |
91 | translations have been forbidden at `configure' time by using the | |
92 | `--disable-nls' switch, all available translations are installed | |
93 | together with the package. However, the environment variable `LINGUAS' | |
94 | may be set, prior to configuration, to limit the installed set. | |
95 | `LINGUAS' should then contain a space separated list of two-letter | |
96 | codes, stating which languages are allowed. | |
97 | ||
98 | Using This Package | |
99 | ================== | |
100 | ||
101 | As a user, if your language has been installed for this package, you | |
102 | only have to set the `LANG' environment variable to the appropriate | |
103 | `LL_CC' combination. Here `LL' is an ISO 639 two-letter language code, | |
104 | and `CC' is an ISO 3166 two-letter country code. For example, let's | |
105 | suppose that you speak German and live in Germany. At the shell | |
106 | prompt, merely execute `setenv LANG de_DE' (in `csh'), | |
107 | `export LANG; LANG=de_DE' (in `sh') or `export LANG=de_DE' (in `bash'). | |
108 | This can be done from your `.login' or `.profile' file, once and for | |
109 | all. | |
110 | ||
111 | You might think that the country code specification is redundant. | |
112 | But in fact, some languages have dialects in different countries. For | |
113 | example, `de_AT' is used for Austria, and `pt_BR' for Brazil. The | |
114 | country code serves to distinguish the dialects. | |
115 | ||
116 | The locale naming convention of `LL_CC', with `LL' denoting the | |
117 | language and `CC' denoting the country, is the one use on systems based | |
118 | on GNU libc. On other systems, some variations of this scheme are | |
119 | used, such as `LL' or `LL_CC.ENCODING'. You can get the list of | |
120 | locales supported by your system for your country by running the command | |
121 | `locale -a | grep '^LL''. | |
122 | ||
123 | Not all programs have translations for all languages. By default, an | |
124 | English message is shown in place of a nonexistent translation. If you | |
125 | understand other languages, you can set up a priority list of languages. | |
126 | This is done through a different environment variable, called | |
127 | `LANGUAGE'. GNU `gettext' gives preference to `LANGUAGE' over `LANG' | |
128 | for the purpose of message handling, but you still need to have `LANG' | |
129 | set to the primary language; this is required by other parts of the | |
130 | system libraries. For example, some Swedish users who would rather | |
131 | read translations in German than English for when Swedish is not | |
132 | available, set `LANGUAGE' to `sv:de' while leaving `LANG' to `sv_SE'. | |
133 | ||
134 | Special advice for Norwegian users: The language code for Norwegian | |
135 | bokma*l changed from `no' to `nb' recently (in 2003). During the | |
136 | transition period, while some message catalogs for this language are | |
137 | installed under `nb' and some older ones under `no', it's recommended | |
138 | for Norwegian users to set `LANGUAGE' to `nb:no' so that both newer and | |
139 | older translations are used. | |
140 | ||
141 | In the `LANGUAGE' environment variable, but not in the `LANG' | |
142 | environment variable, `LL_CC' combinations can be abbreviated as `LL' | |
143 | to denote the language's main dialect. For example, `de' is equivalent | |
144 | to `de_DE' (German as spoken in Germany), and `pt' to `pt_PT' | |
145 | (Portuguese as spoken in Portugal) in this context. | |
146 | ||
147 | Translating Teams | |
148 | ================= | |
149 | ||
150 | For the Free Translation Project to be a success, we need interested | |
151 | people who like their own language and write it well, and who are also | |
152 | able to synergize with other translators speaking the same language. | |
153 | Each translation team has its own mailing list. The up-to-date list of | |
154 | teams can be found at the Free Translation Project's homepage, | |
155 | `http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/', in the "National teams" | |
156 | area. | |
157 | ||
158 | If you'd like to volunteer to _work_ at translating messages, you | |
159 | should become a member of the translating team for your own language. | |
160 | The subscribing address is _not_ the same as the list itself, it has | |
161 | `-request' appended. For example, speakers of Swedish can send a | |
162 | message to `sv-request@li.org', having this message body: | |
163 | ||
164 | subscribe | |
165 | ||
166 | Keep in mind that team members are expected to participate | |
167 | _actively_ in translations, or at solving translational difficulties, | |
168 | rather than merely lurking around. If your team does not exist yet and | |
169 | you want to start one, or if you are unsure about what to do or how to | |
170 | get started, please write to `translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to reach the | |
171 | coordinator for all translator teams. | |
172 | ||
173 | The English team is special. It works at improving and uniformizing | |
174 | the terminology in use. Proven linguistic skill are praised more than | |
175 | programming skill, here. | |
176 | ||
177 | Available Packages | |
178 | ================== | |
179 | ||
180 | Languages are not equally supported in all packages. The following | |
181 | matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of January | |
182 | 2004. The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages | |
183 | PO files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a | |
184 | translation percentage of at least 50%. | |
185 | ||
186 | Ready PO files af am ar az be bg bs ca cs da de el en en_GB eo es | |
187 | +----------------------------------------------------+ | |
188 | a2ps | [] [] [] [] | | |
189 | aegis | () | | |
190 | ant-phone | () | | |
191 | anubis | | | |
192 | ap-utils | | | |
193 | aspell | [] | | |
194 | bash | [] [] [] [] | | |
195 | batchelor | | | |
196 | bfd | [] [] | | |
197 | binutils | [] [] | | |
198 | bison | [] [] [] | | |
199 | bluez-pin | [] [] [] | | |
200 | clisp | | | |
201 | clisp | [] [] [] | | |
202 | console-tools | [] [] | | |
203 | coreutils | [] [] [] [] | | |
204 | cpio | [] [] [] | | |
205 | darkstat | [] () [] | | |
206 | diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
207 | e2fsprogs | [] [] [] | | |
208 | enscript | [] [] [] [] | | |
209 | error | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
210 | fetchmail | [] () [] [] [] [] | | |
211 | fileutils | [] [] [] | | |
212 | findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
213 | flex | [] [] [] [] | | |
214 | fslint | | | |
215 | gas | [] | | |
216 | gawk | [] [] [] [] | | |
217 | gbiff | [] | | |
218 | gcal | [] | | |
219 | gcc | [] [] | | |
220 | gettext | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
221 | gettext-examples | [] [] [] [] | | |
222 | gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
223 | gettext-tools | [] [] [] | | |
224 | gimp-print | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
225 | gliv | | | |
226 | glunarclock | [] [] | | |
227 | gnubiff | [] | | |
228 | gnucash | [] () [] [] | | |
229 | gnucash-glossary | [] () [] | | |
230 | gnupg | [] () [] [] [] [] | | |
231 | gpe-aerial | [] | | |
232 | gpe-beam | [] [] | | |
233 | gpe-calendar | [] [] | | |
234 | gpe-clock | [] [] | | |
235 | gpe-conf | [] [] | | |
236 | gpe-contacts | [] [] | | |
237 | gpe-edit | [] | | |
238 | gpe-go | [] | | |
239 | gpe-login | [] [] | | |
240 | gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] | | |
241 | gpe-sketchbook | [] [] | | |
242 | gpe-su | [] [] | | |
243 | gpe-taskmanager | [] [] | | |
244 | gpe-timesheet | [] | | |
245 | gpe-today | [] [] | | |
246 | gpe-todo | [] [] | | |
247 | gphoto2 | [] [] [] [] | | |
248 | gprof | [] [] [] | | |
249 | gpsdrive | () () () | | |
250 | gramadoir | [] | | |
251 | grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
252 | gretl | [] | | |
253 | gtick | [] () | | |
254 | hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
255 | id-utils | [] [] | | |
256 | indent | [] [] [] [] | | |
257 | iso_3166 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
258 | iso_3166_1 | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
259 | iso_3166_2 | | | |
260 | iso_3166_3 | [] | | |
261 | iso_4217 | [] [] [] [] | | |
262 | iso_639 | | | |
263 | jpilot | [] [] [] | | |
264 | jtag | | | |
265 | jwhois | [] | | |
266 | kbd | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
267 | latrine | () | | |
268 | ld | [] [] | | |
269 | libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
270 | libgpewidget | [] [] | | |
271 | libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
272 | lifelines | [] () | | |
273 | lilypond | [] | | |
274 | lingoteach | | | |
275 | lingoteach_lessons | () () | | |
276 | lynx | [] [] [] [] | | |
277 | m4 | [] [] [] [] | | |
278 | mailutils | [] [] | | |
279 | make | [] [] [] | | |
280 | man-db | [] () [] [] () | | |
281 | minicom | [] [] [] | | |
282 | mysecretdiary | [] [] [] | | |
283 | nano | [] () [] [] [] | | |
284 | nano_1_0 | [] () [] [] [] | | |
285 | opcodes | [] | | |
286 | parted | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
287 | ptx | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
288 | python | | | |
289 | radius | [] | | |
290 | recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
291 | rpm | [] [] | | |
292 | screem | | | |
293 | scrollkeeper | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
294 | sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
295 | sh-utils | [] [] [] | | |
296 | shared-mime-info | | | |
297 | sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
298 | silky | () | | |
299 | skencil | [] () [] | | |
300 | sketch | [] () [] | | |
301 | soundtracker | [] [] [] | | |
302 | sp | [] | | |
303 | tar | [] [] [] [] | | |
304 | texinfo | [] [] [] | | |
305 | textutils | [] [] [] [] | | |
306 | tin | () () | | |
307 | tp-robot | | | |
308 | tuxpaint | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
309 | unicode-han-tra... | | | |
310 | unicode-transla... | | | |
311 | util-linux | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
312 | vorbis-tools | [] [] [] [] | | |
313 | wastesedge | () | | |
314 | wdiff | [] [] [] [] | | |
315 | wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
316 | xchat | [] [] [] [] | | |
317 | xfree86_xkb_xml | [] [] | | |
318 | xpad | [] | | |
319 | +----------------------------------------------------+ | |
320 | af am ar az be bg bs ca cs da de el en en_GB eo es | |
321 | 4 0 0 1 9 4 1 40 41 60 78 17 1 5 13 68 | |
322 | ||
323 | et eu fa fi fr ga gl he hr hu id is it ja ko lg | |
324 | +-------------------------------------------------+ | |
325 | a2ps | [] [] [] () () | | |
326 | aegis | | | |
327 | ant-phone | [] | | |
328 | anubis | [] | | |
329 | ap-utils | [] | | |
330 | aspell | [] [] | | |
331 | bash | [] [] | | |
332 | batchelor | [] [] | | |
333 | bfd | [] | | |
334 | binutils | [] [] | | |
335 | bison | [] [] [] [] | | |
336 | bluez-pin | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
337 | clisp | | | |
338 | clisp | [] | | |
339 | console-tools | | | |
340 | coreutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
341 | cpio | [] [] [] [] | | |
342 | darkstat | () [] [] [] | | |
343 | diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
344 | e2fsprogs | | | |
345 | enscript | [] [] | | |
346 | error | [] [] [] [] | | |
347 | fetchmail | [] | | |
348 | fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
349 | findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
350 | flex | [] [] [] | | |
351 | fslint | [] | | |
352 | gas | [] | | |
353 | gawk | [] [] [] | | |
354 | gbiff | [] | | |
355 | gcal | [] | | |
356 | gcc | [] | | |
357 | gettext | [] [] [] | | |
358 | gettext-examples | [] [] | | |
359 | gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
360 | gettext-tools | [] [] [] | | |
361 | gimp-print | [] [] | | |
362 | gliv | () | | |
363 | glunarclock | [] [] [] [] | | |
364 | gnubiff | [] | | |
365 | gnucash | () [] | | |
366 | gnucash-glossary | [] | | |
367 | gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
368 | gpe-aerial | [] | | |
369 | gpe-beam | [] | | |
370 | gpe-calendar | [] [] [] | | |
371 | gpe-clock | [] | | |
372 | gpe-conf | [] | | |
373 | gpe-contacts | [] [] | | |
374 | gpe-edit | [] [] | | |
375 | gpe-go | [] | | |
376 | gpe-login | [] [] | | |
377 | gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] [] | | |
378 | gpe-sketchbook | [] | | |
379 | gpe-su | [] | | |
380 | gpe-taskmanager | [] | | |
381 | gpe-timesheet | [] [] [] | | |
382 | gpe-today | [] [] | | |
383 | gpe-todo | [] [] | | |
384 | gphoto2 | [] [] [] | | |
385 | gprof | [] [] | | |
386 | gpsdrive | () () () | | |
387 | gramadoir | [] [] | | |
388 | grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
389 | gretl | [] [] | | |
390 | gtick | [] [] [] | | |
391 | hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
392 | id-utils | [] [] [] [] | | |
393 | indent | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
394 | iso_3166 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
395 | iso_3166_1 | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
396 | iso_3166_2 | | | |
397 | iso_3166_3 | | | |
398 | iso_4217 | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
399 | iso_639 | | | |
400 | jpilot | [] () | | |
401 | jtag | [] | | |
402 | jwhois | [] [] [] [] | | |
403 | kbd | [] | | |
404 | latrine | [] | | |
405 | ld | [] | | |
406 | libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
407 | libgpewidget | [] [] [] [] | | |
408 | libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
409 | lifelines | () | | |
410 | lilypond | [] | | |
411 | lingoteach | [] [] | | |
412 | lingoteach_lessons | | | |
413 | lynx | [] [] [] [] | | |
414 | m4 | [] [] [] [] | | |
415 | mailutils | | | |
416 | make | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
417 | man-db | () () | | |
418 | minicom | [] [] [] [] | | |
419 | mysecretdiary | [] [] | | |
420 | nano | [] [] [] [] | | |
421 | nano_1_0 | [] [] [] [] | | |
422 | opcodes | [] | | |
423 | parted | [] [] [] | | |
424 | ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
425 | python | | | |
426 | radius | [] | | |
427 | recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
428 | rpm | [] [] | | |
429 | screem | | | |
430 | scrollkeeper | [] | | |
431 | sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
432 | sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
433 | shared-mime-info | [] [] [] | | |
434 | sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
435 | silky | () [] () () | | |
436 | skencil | [] | | |
437 | sketch | [] | | |
438 | soundtracker | [] [] | | |
439 | sp | [] () | | |
440 | tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
441 | texinfo | [] [] [] [] | | |
442 | textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
443 | tin | [] () | | |
444 | tp-robot | [] | | |
445 | tuxpaint | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
446 | unicode-han-tra... | | | |
447 | unicode-transla... | [] [] | | |
448 | util-linux | [] [] [] [] () [] | | |
449 | vorbis-tools | [] | | |
450 | wastesedge | () | | |
451 | wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
452 | wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
453 | xchat | [] [] [] | | |
454 | xfree86_xkb_xml | [] [] | | |
455 | xpad | [] [] | | |
456 | +-------------------------------------------------+ | |
457 | et eu fa fi fr ga gl he hr hu id is it ja ko lg | |
458 | 22 2 1 26 106 28 24 8 10 41 33 1 26 33 12 0 | |
459 | ||
460 | lt lv mk mn ms mt nb nl nn no nso pl pt pt_BR ro ru | |
461 | +-----------------------------------------------------+ | |
462 | a2ps | [] [] () () [] [] [] | | |
463 | aegis | () () () | | |
464 | ant-phone | [] [] | | |
465 | anubis | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
466 | ap-utils | [] () [] | | |
467 | aspell | [] | | |
468 | bash | [] [] [] | | |
469 | batchelor | [] | | |
470 | bfd | [] | | |
471 | binutils | [] | | |
472 | bison | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
473 | bluez-pin | [] [] [] | | |
474 | clisp | | | |
475 | clisp | [] | | |
476 | console-tools | [] | | |
477 | coreutils | [] [] | | |
478 | cpio | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
479 | darkstat | [] [] [] [] | | |
480 | diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
481 | e2fsprogs | [] | | |
482 | enscript | [] [] [] [] | | |
483 | error | [] [] [] | | |
484 | fetchmail | [] [] () [] | | |
485 | fileutils | [] [] [] | | |
486 | findutils | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
487 | flex | [] [] [] [] | | |
488 | fslint | [] [] | | |
489 | gas | | | |
490 | gawk | [] [] [] | | |
491 | gbiff | [] [] | | |
492 | gcal | | | |
493 | gcc | | | |
494 | gettext | [] [] [] | | |
495 | gettext-examples | [] [] [] | | |
496 | gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] | | |
497 | gettext-tools | [] [] | | |
498 | gimp-print | [] | | |
499 | gliv | [] [] [] | | |
500 | glunarclock | [] [] [] [] | | |
501 | gnubiff | [] | | |
502 | gnucash | [] [] () [] | | |
503 | gnucash-glossary | [] [] | | |
504 | gnupg | [] | | |
505 | gpe-aerial | [] [] [] [] | | |
506 | gpe-beam | [] [] [] [] | | |
507 | gpe-calendar | [] [] [] [] | | |
508 | gpe-clock | [] [] [] [] | | |
509 | gpe-conf | [] [] [] [] | | |
510 | gpe-contacts | [] [] [] [] | | |
511 | gpe-edit | [] [] [] [] | | |
512 | gpe-go | [] [] [] | | |
513 | gpe-login | [] [] [] [] | | |
514 | gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] [] [] | | |
515 | gpe-sketchbook | [] [] [] [] | | |
516 | gpe-su | [] [] [] [] | | |
517 | gpe-taskmanager | [] [] [] [] | | |
518 | gpe-timesheet | [] [] [] [] | | |
519 | gpe-today | [] [] [] [] | | |
520 | gpe-todo | [] [] [] [] | | |
521 | gphoto2 | [] | | |
522 | gprof | [] [] | | |
523 | gpsdrive | () () [] | | |
524 | gramadoir | () [] | | |
525 | grep | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
526 | gretl | | | |
527 | gtick | [] [] [] | | |
528 | hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
529 | id-utils | [] [] [] [] | | |
530 | indent | [] [] [] [] | | |
531 | iso_3166 | [] [] [] | | |
532 | iso_3166_1 | [] [] | | |
533 | iso_3166_2 | | | |
534 | iso_3166_3 | [] | | |
535 | iso_4217 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
536 | iso_639 | [] | | |
537 | jpilot | () () | | |
538 | jtag | | | |
539 | jwhois | [] [] [] [] () | | |
540 | kbd | [] [] [] | | |
541 | latrine | [] | | |
542 | ld | | | |
543 | libc | [] [] [] [] | | |
544 | libgpewidget | [] [] [] | | |
545 | libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
546 | lifelines | | | |
547 | lilypond | | | |
548 | lingoteach | | | |
549 | lingoteach_lessons | | | |
550 | lynx | [] [] [] | | |
551 | m4 | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
552 | mailutils | [] [] [] | | |
553 | make | [] [] [] [] | | |
554 | man-db | [] | | |
555 | minicom | [] [] [] [] | | |
556 | mysecretdiary | [] [] [] | | |
557 | nano | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
558 | nano_1_0 | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
559 | opcodes | [] [] | | |
560 | parted | [] [] [] [] | | |
561 | ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
562 | python | | | |
563 | radius | [] [] | | |
564 | recode | [] [] [] [] | | |
565 | rpm | [] [] [] | | |
566 | screem | | | |
567 | scrollkeeper | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
568 | sed | [] [] [] | | |
569 | sh-utils | [] [] | | |
570 | shared-mime-info | [] [] | | |
571 | sharutils | [] [] | | |
572 | silky | () | | |
573 | skencil | [] [] | | |
574 | sketch | [] [] | | |
575 | soundtracker | | | |
576 | sp | | | |
577 | tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
578 | texinfo | [] [] [] [] | | |
579 | textutils | [] [] | | |
580 | tin | | | |
581 | tp-robot | [] | | |
582 | tuxpaint | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | | |
583 | unicode-han-tra... | | | |
584 | unicode-transla... | | | |
585 | util-linux | [] [] [] | | |
586 | vorbis-tools | [] [] [] | | |
587 | wastesedge | | | |
588 | wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] | | |
589 | wget | [] [] [] | | |
590 | xchat | [] [] [] | | |
591 | xfree86_xkb_xml | [] [] | | |
592 | xpad | [] [] | | |
593 | +-----------------------------------------------------+ | |
594 | lt lv mk mn ms mt nb nl nn no nso pl pt pt_BR ro ru | |
595 | 1 2 0 3 12 0 10 69 6 7 1 40 26 36 76 63 | |
596 | ||
597 | sk sl sr sv ta th tr uk ven vi wa xh zh_CN zh_TW zu | |
598 | +-----------------------------------------------------+ | |
599 | a2ps | [] [] [] [] | 16 | |
600 | aegis | | 0 | |
601 | ant-phone | | 3 | |
602 | anubis | [] [] | 9 | |
603 | ap-utils | () | 3 | |
604 | aspell | | 4 | |
605 | bash | | 9 | |
606 | batchelor | | 3 | |
607 | bfd | [] [] | 6 | |
608 | binutils | [] [] [] | 8 | |
609 | bison | [] [] | 14 | |
610 | bluez-pin | [] [] [] | 14 | |
611 | clisp | | 0 | |
612 | clisp | | 5 | |
613 | console-tools | | 3 | |
614 | coreutils | [] [] [] [] | 16 | |
615 | cpio | [] [] | 14 | |
616 | darkstat | [] [] [] () () | 12 | |
617 | diffutils | [] [] [] | 23 | |
618 | e2fsprogs | [] [] | 6 | |
619 | enscript | [] [] | 12 | |
620 | error | [] [] [] | 15 | |
621 | fetchmail | [] [] | 11 | |
622 | fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] | 17 | |
623 | findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 29 | |
624 | flex | [] [] | 13 | |
625 | fslint | | 3 | |
626 | gas | [] | 3 | |
627 | gawk | [] [] | 12 | |
628 | gbiff | | 4 | |
629 | gcal | [] [] | 4 | |
630 | gcc | [] | 4 | |
631 | gettext | [] [] [] [] [] | 16 | |
632 | gettext-examples | [] [] [] [] [] | 14 | |
633 | gettext-runtime | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 22 | |
634 | gettext-tools | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 14 | |
635 | gimp-print | [] [] | 10 | |
636 | gliv | | 3 | |
637 | glunarclock | [] [] [] | 13 | |
638 | gnubiff | | 3 | |
639 | gnucash | [] [] | 9 | |
640 | gnucash-glossary | [] [] [] | 8 | |
641 | gnupg | [] [] [] [] | 17 | |
642 | gpe-aerial | [] | 7 | |
643 | gpe-beam | [] | 8 | |
644 | gpe-calendar | [] [] [] [] | 13 | |
645 | gpe-clock | [] [] [] | 10 | |
646 | gpe-conf | [] [] | 9 | |
647 | gpe-contacts | [] [] [] | 11 | |
648 | gpe-edit | [] [] [] [] [] | 12 | |
649 | gpe-go | | 5 | |
650 | gpe-login | [] [] [] [] [] | 13 | |
651 | gpe-ownerinfo | [] [] [] [] | 13 | |
652 | gpe-sketchbook | [] [] | 9 | |
653 | gpe-su | [] [] [] | 10 | |
654 | gpe-taskmanager | [] [] [] | 10 | |
655 | gpe-timesheet | [] [] [] [] | 12 | |
656 | gpe-today | [] [] [] [] [] | 13 | |
657 | gpe-todo | [] [] [] [] | 12 | |
658 | gphoto2 | [] [] [] | 11 | |
659 | gprof | [] [] | 9 | |
660 | gpsdrive | [] [] | 3 | |
661 | gramadoir | [] | 5 | |
662 | grep | [] [] [] [] | 26 | |
663 | gretl | | 3 | |
664 | gtick | | 7 | |
665 | hello | [] [] [] [] [] | 34 | |
666 | id-utils | [] [] | 12 | |
667 | indent | [] [] [] [] | 21 | |
668 | iso_3166 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 27 | |
669 | iso_3166_1 | [] [] [] | 16 | |
670 | iso_3166_2 | | 0 | |
671 | iso_3166_3 | | 2 | |
672 | iso_4217 | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 24 | |
673 | iso_639 | | 1 | |
674 | jpilot | [] [] [] [] [] | 9 | |
675 | jtag | [] | 2 | |
676 | jwhois | () [] [] | 11 | |
677 | kbd | [] [] | 11 | |
678 | latrine | | 2 | |
679 | ld | [] [] | 5 | |
680 | libc | [] [] [] [] | 20 | |
681 | libgpewidget | [] [] [] [] | 13 | |
682 | libiconv | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 27 | |
683 | lifelines | [] | 2 | |
684 | lilypond | [] | 3 | |
685 | lingoteach | | 2 | |
686 | lingoteach_lessons | () | 0 | |
687 | lynx | [] [] [] | 14 | |
688 | m4 | [] [] | 15 | |
689 | mailutils | | 5 | |
690 | make | [] [] [] | 16 | |
691 | man-db | [] | 5 | |
692 | minicom | | 11 | |
693 | mysecretdiary | [] [] | 10 | |
694 | nano | [] [] [] [] | 17 | |
695 | nano_1_0 | [] [] [] | 17 | |
696 | opcodes | [] [] | 6 | |
697 | parted | [] [] [] | 15 | |
698 | ptx | [] [] | 22 | |
699 | python | | 0 | |
700 | radius | | 4 | |
701 | recode | [] [] [] | 20 | |
702 | rpm | [] [] | 9 | |
703 | screem | [] [] | 2 | |
704 | scrollkeeper | [] [] [] | 15 | |
705 | sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 24 | |
706 | sh-utils | [] [] | 14 | |
707 | shared-mime-info | [] [] | 7 | |
708 | sharutils | [] [] [] [] | 17 | |
709 | silky | () | 3 | |
710 | skencil | [] | 6 | |
711 | sketch | [] | 6 | |
712 | soundtracker | [] [] | 7 | |
713 | sp | [] | 3 | |
714 | tar | [] [] [] [] [] | 24 | |
715 | texinfo | [] [] [] | 14 | |
716 | textutils | [] [] [] [] | 16 | |
717 | tin | | 1 | |
718 | tp-robot | | 2 | |
719 | tuxpaint | [] [] [] [] [] | 29 | |
720 | unicode-han-tra... | | 0 | |
721 | unicode-transla... | | 2 | |
722 | util-linux | [] [] | 15 | |
723 | vorbis-tools | | 8 | |
724 | wastesedge | | 0 | |
725 | wdiff | [] [] [] | 18 | |
726 | wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 24 | |
727 | xchat | [] [] [] [] [] | 15 | |
728 | xfree86_xkb_xml | [] [] [] [] [] | 11 | |
729 | xpad | | 5 | |
730 | +-----------------------------------------------------+ | |
731 | 63 teams sk sl sr sv ta th tr uk ven vi wa xh zh_CN zh_TW zu | |
732 | 131 domains 47 19 28 83 0 0 59 13 1 1 11 0 22 22 0 1373 | |
733 | ||
734 | Some counters in the preceding matrix are higher than the number of | |
735 | visible blocks let us expect. This is because a few extra PO files are | |
736 | used for implementing regional variants of languages, or language | |
737 | dialects. | |
738 | ||
739 | For a PO file in the matrix above to be effective, the package to | |
740 | which it applies should also have been internationalized and | |
741 | distributed as such by its maintainer. There might be an observable | |
742 | lag between the mere existence a PO file and its wide availability in a | |
743 | distribution. | |
744 | ||
745 | If January 2004 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of | |
746 | this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites. The most up-to-date | |
747 | matrix with full percentage details can be found at | |
748 | `http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/matrix.html'. | |
749 | ||
750 | Using `gettext' in new packages | |
751 | =============================== | |
752 | ||
753 | If you are writing a freely available program and want to | |
754 | internationalize it you are welcome to use GNU `gettext' in your | |
755 | package. Of course you have to respect the GNU Library General Public | |
756 | License which covers the use of the GNU `gettext' library. This means | |
757 | in particular that even non-free programs can use `libintl' as a shared | |
758 | library, whereas only free software can use `libintl' as a static | |
759 | library or use modified versions of `libintl'. | |
760 | ||
761 | Once the sources are changed appropriately and the setup can handle | |
762 | the use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The | |
763 | Free Translation Project is also available for packages which are not | |
764 | developed inside the GNU project. Therefore the information given above | |
765 | applies also for every other Free Software Project. Contact | |
766 | `translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to make the `.pot' files available to | |
767 | the translation teams. | |
768 |