Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (13/02/2006): > * Thomas Huriaux: > > Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (06/02/2006): > >> * Thomas Huriaux: > >> > >> > Please use gettext-based debconf templates to allow translations, as > >> > recommended by the developers-reference (section 6.5.2.2). See > >> > po-debconf(7). There is also a lintian warning: > >> > >> Is this really necessary? debsecan will present its information in > >> English only for the forseeable future, so localizing the templates > >> does not make much sense (especially since there aren't any > >> high-priority questions). > > > > I don't understand. The only reason I know to disable l10n is in the > > debian-installer, if the templates appear before the language has been > > chosen. debsecan should present its information in the translated > > languages, as soon as it is localized and translated. > > The program itself won't be translated. I don't understand why it > makes sense to localize configuration options of a program which, by > its very nature, will only display results in English.
OK, I thought you were saying that the templates would not have been translated. There is two main reasons to localize your templates: * the installation process and the use of a program are distinct. * it is an easy (< 10 minutes) first step to a fully internationalized program, even if the next step is nearly impossible, as you seem to mention. This is the same situation as the debian-installer translations. For example, the d-i is fully translated in Vietnamiese, while very few packages in Debian are translated in this language. I don't think these translations are pointless, but ease the installation, which is often a critical process. You can also check which packages have templates correctly localized: http://www.debian.org/intl/l10n/po-debconf/pot and those not correctly localized: http://www.debian.org/intl/l10n/templates/fr Most of the packages on this second page are just no longer or very badly maintained. Cheers, -- Thomas Huriaux
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