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Re: ABOUT-NLS


From: Micah Cowan
Subject: Re: ABOUT-NLS
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:43:05 -0700
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Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
>> All of what Micah Cowan wrote:
>>> I'm also mailing the automake list to allow them to discuss
>>> whether the requirement on ABOUT-NLS should be altered (I'm
>>> guessing it's probably better to alter ABOUT-NLS as mentioned
>>> though).
> 
> FWIW, automake requires ABOUT-NLS only in 'gnu' strictness mode.
> So you can use the 'foreign' option (on the command line, as
> argument to AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE, or listed in AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS;
> see the manual for details).

Yes, but that seems inappropriate for a GNU project to do. AIUI, 'gnu'
is there to help GNU projects ensure that they adhere to GNU guidelines,
which I strive to do. Resorting to 'foreign' feels like a kludge. I'll
do it when I have to, but in the meantime using alternate content for
ABOUT-NLS is preferable to me.

- --
Micah J. Cowan
Programmer, musician, typesetting enthusiast, gamer,
and GNU Wget Project Maintainer.
http://micah.cowan.name/
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