Re: Capability mismatch between gettext-lib and gettext-tools

["OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Thu, 02 May 2013 22:07:59 +0900, Joerg Sonnenberger 
<joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> wrote:

> > For binary package users, it is not required to install gettext-tools.
>
> They would still need the gettext libraries.

No, using builtin gettext libraries if available.

> > To just avoid to install gettext-tools, introduce nls option
> > and allow to disable NLS support.
> > Do you really know what is happened after bunch of msgctxt are stripped?
> > It is nearly NLS is disabled.
>
> I don't know how well/bad it behaves. That's par of the reason for
> understand exactly what is on the table.

For example, try to use GIMP, much messages will be displayed in English.
We can see such situation with other applications, just OK, Cancel, or so on
will be translated.  It will discourage translation contributors...
yes of course, non-native speaker of English too.

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