example, `de_AT' is used for Austria, and `pt_BR' for Brazil. The
country code serves to distinguish the dialects.
+ The locale naming convention of `LL_CC', with `LL' denoting the
+language and `CC' denoting the country, is the one use on systems based
+on GNU libc. On other systems, some variations of this scheme are
+used, such as `LL' or `LL_CC.ENCODING'. You can get the list of
+locales supported by your system for your country by running the command
+`locale -a | grep '^LL''.
+
Not all programs have translations for all languages. By default, an
English message is shown in place of a nonexistent translation. If you
understand other languages, you can set up a priority list of languages.
==================
Languages are not equally supported in all packages. The following
-matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of May 2001.
-The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages PO
-files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a
+matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of March
+2002. The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages
+PO files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a
translation percentage of at least 50%.
- Ready PO files bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl hr id it
- +----------------------------------------------+
- a2ps | [] [] |
- bash | [] [] [] [] |
- bison | [] [] [] [] |
- clisp | [] [] [] [] |
- cpio | [] [] [] [] |
- diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- enscript | [] [] |
- error | [] |
- fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- flex | [] [] [] |
- gawk | |
- gcal | |
- gcc | [] |
- gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] |
- grep | [] [] [] |
- hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- id-utils | [] [] |
- indent | [] [] [] [] [] |
- libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- lilypond | |
- lynx | [] [] [] |
- m4 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- make | [] [] [] [] |
- parted | [] [] |
- ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- python | |
- recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- soundtracker | |
- sp | |
- tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- texinfo | [] [] [] [] |
- textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- util-linux | [] |
- wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
- +----------------------------------------------+
- bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl hr id it
- 0 14 21 27 10 1 8 20 13 1 28 17 0 9 11
+ Ready PO files bg ca cs da de el en eo es et fi fr
+ +-------------------------------------+
+ a2ps | [] [] [] [] |
+ bash | [] [] [] [] |
+ bfd | [] [] |
+ binutils | [] [] |
+ bison | [] [] [] |
+ clisp | [] [] [] [] |
+ cpio | [] [] [] [] |
+ diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ enscript | [] [] |
+ error | [] [] |
+ fetchmail | () [] [] [] () |
+ fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ findutils | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ flex | [] [] [] [] |
+ gas | [] [] |
+ gawk | [] [] |
+ gcal | [] [] |
+ gcc | [] [] |
+ gettext | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ gprof | [] [] |
+ grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ id-utils | [] [] [] |
+ indent | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ jpilot | () [] [] [] |
+ jwhois | [] [] |
+ kbd | [] [] |
+ ld | [] [] |
+ libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ lilypond | [] [] |
+ lynx | [] [] [] [] |
+ m4 | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ make | [] [] [] [] |
+ mysecretdiary | [] [] |
+ nano | [] () [] [] [] [] |
+ nano_1_0 | [] () [] [] [] [] |
+ opcodes | [] [] [] |
+ parted | [] [] [] [] |
+ ptx | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ python | |
+ recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ sketch | () [] () |
+ soundtracker | [] [] [] |
+ sp | |
+ tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ texinfo | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ textutils | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ util-linux | [] [] [] [] |
+ vorbis-tools | |
+ wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ +-------------------------------------+
+ bg ca cs da de el en eo es et fi fr
+ 1 12 11 31 36 9 1 8 39 15 1 50
+
+ gl he hr hu id it ja ko lv nb nl nn
+ +-------------------------------------+
+ a2ps | () () [] |
+ bash | |
+ bfd | [] |
+ binutils | [] |
+ bison | [] [] |
+ clisp | [] |
+ cpio | [] [] [] |
+ diffutils | [] [] [] |
+ enscript | [] |
+ error | [] |
+ fetchmail | |
+ fileutils | [] [] [] |
+ findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ flex | [] |
+ gas | |
+ gawk | [] |
+ gcal | |
+ gcc | |
+ gettext | [] |
+ gnupg | [] [] [] |
+ gprof | |
+ grep | [] |
+ hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ id-utils | [] |
+ indent | [] [] [] |
+ jpilot | () () |
+ jwhois | |
+ kbd | |
+ ld | |
+ libc | [] [] [] [] |
+ lilypond | [] [] |
+ lynx | [] [] |
+ m4 | [] [] [] [] |
+ make | [] [] [] [] |
+ mysecretdiary | |
+ nano | [] [] [] () [] () [] |
+ nano_1_0 | [] [] [] () [] () [] |
+ opcodes | [] |
+ parted | [] [] [] |
+ ptx | [] [] [] [] |
+ python | |
+ recode | [] [] [] |
+ sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] |
+ sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ sharutils | [] [] [] |
+ sketch | () |
+ soundtracker | [] |
+ sp | |
+ tar | [] [] [] |
+ texinfo | [] [] |
+ textutils | [] [] |
+ util-linux | () [] |
+ vorbis-tools | |
+ wdiff | |
+ wget | [] [] [] [] [] |
+ +-------------------------------------+
+ gl he hr hu id it ja ko lv nb nl nn
+ 19 7 0 4 6 11 22 9 1 8 19 4
- ja ko lv nl no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr zh
- +----------------------------------------------+
- a2ps | [] [] [] | 5
- bash | | 4
- bison | [] [] [] | 7
- clisp | [] | 5
- cpio | [] [] [] [] [] | 9
- diffutils | [] [] [] | 10
- enscript | [] [] [] | 5
- error | | 1
- fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16
- findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 14
- flex | [] [] [] | 6
- gawk | | 0
- gcal | | 0
- gcc | [] | 2
- gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 19
- gnupg | [] [] [] | 8
- grep | | 3
- hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17
- id-utils | [] [] [] | 5
- indent | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 12
- libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15
- lilypond | [] | 1
- lynx | [] [] [] [] [] | 8
- m4 | [] [] [] [] [] | 12
- make | [] [] [] [] [] | 9
- parted | [] [] [] | 5
- ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 13
- python | | 0
- recode | [] [] [] | 11
- sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16
- sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 19
- sharutils | [] [] [] [] | 11
- soundtracker | | 0
- sp | | 0
- tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16
- texinfo | [] [] | 6
- textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15
- util-linux | [] | 2
- wdiff | [] [] [] [] [] | 12
- wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17
- +----------------------------------------------+
- 29 teams ja ko lv nl no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr zh
- 40 domains 18 8 0 23 6 16 1 15 26 9 9 20 2 3 336
+ no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr uk zh_TW
+ +----------------------------------------+
+ a2ps | () () () [] [] [] () | 8
+ bash | | 4
+ bfd | [] [] | 5
+ binutils | [] | 4
+ bison | [] [] [] | 8
+ clisp | | 5
+ cpio | [] [] [] [] | 11
+ diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] | 14
+ enscript | [] [] [] | 6
+ error | [] [] [] | 6
+ fetchmail | () () [] | 4
+ fileutils | [] [] [] [] | 12
+ findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 18
+ flex | [] [] [] | 8
+ gas | [] | 3
+ gawk | [] [] | 5
+ gcal | [] [] | 4
+ gcc | [] | 3
+ gettext | [] [] [] [] | 10
+ gnupg | [] [] [] | 12
+ gprof | [] [] | 4
+ grep | [] [] [] | 10
+ hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 25
+ id-utils | [] [] | 6
+ indent | [] [] [] [] | 12
+ jpilot | () () | 3
+ jwhois | () () [] | 3
+ kbd | [] [] | 4
+ ld | [] [] | 4
+ libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17
+ lilypond | [] | 5
+ lynx | [] [] [] | 9
+ m4 | [] [] [] | 12
+ make | [] [] [] [] | 12
+ mysecretdiary | [] [] | 4
+ nano | () [] [] [] [] | 14
+ nano_1_0 | () [] [] [] | 13
+ opcodes | [] [] | 6
+ parted | [] [] [] | 10
+ ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15
+ python | | 0
+ recode | [] [] [] [] | 13
+ sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 21
+ sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 22
+ sharutils | [] [] [] | 12
+ sketch | [] () | 3
+ soundtracker | [] | 5
+ sp | | 0
+ tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16
+ texinfo | [] [] [] | 10
+ textutils | [] [] [] [] | 11
+ util-linux | [] [] [] | 8
+ vorbis-tools | [] | 1
+ wdiff | [] [] [] [] | 9
+ wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 20
+ +----------------------------------------+
+ 35 teams no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr uk zh_TW
+ 55 domains 5 13 2 12 25 11 11 41 34 4 7 489
Some counters in the preceding matrix are higher than the number of
visible blocks let us expect. This is because a few extra PO files are
lag between the mere existence a PO file and its wide availability in a
distribution.
- If May 2001 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of
+ If March 2002 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of
this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites. The most up-to-date
matrix with full percentage details can be found at
`http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/matrix.html'.
If you are writing a freely available program and want to
internationalize it you are welcome to use GNU `gettext' in your
-package. Of course the GNU Public License applies to your sources from
-then if you include `gettext' directly in your distribution on but
-since you are writing free software anyway this is no restriction.
-
- Once the sources are change appropriately and the setup can handle to
-use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The Free
-Translation Project is also available for packages which are not
+package. Of course you have to respect the GNU Library General Public
+License which covers the use of the GNU `gettext' library. This means
+in particular that even non-free programs can use `libintl' as a shared
+library, whereas only free software can use `libintl' as a static
+library or use modified versions of `libintl'.
+
+ Once the sources are changed appropriately and the setup can handle
+to use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The
+Free Translation Project is also available for packages which are not
developed inside the GNU project. Therefore the information given above
applies also for every other Free Software Project. Contact
`translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to make the `.pot' files available to
projects / glabels / blobdiff