[PATCH xrandr 1/3] po4a: handle translated xrandr(1) manpage #37612

[David Prévot]

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Hi,

Le 27/05/2011 08:25, Cyril Brulebois a écrit :
> David Prévot <taffit at debian.org> (26/05/2011):
>> This is a first part in order to fix #37612: po4a config files in order
>> to handle a translated manpage with po4a.

> I guess your commit message could include some bits about po4a, not
> everyone knows what purpose it serves. :)

Right, the purpose of po4a is to handle translation of documentation
with the same interface as gettext: it is handle in a PO file. It
extracts translatable material from the manpage, and when the PO file is
translated, it re-injects the translation in the same structure to
provide a translated manpage. This permits to provide always up-to-date
documentation since if a string is not translated (e.g. because the
original has changed or is new), the original string is used (while the
rest of the documentation is still offered in the translated language).
It can also handle other formats (POD, XML DocBook, etc.).

http://po4a.alioth.debian.org/ might offer more detailed information,
and I'm willing to provide more information too if I'm not clear enough
or if you have any question.

Regards

David

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