Re: address@hidden: Note--don't translate "Copyright"]

[Karl Eichwalder]

Bruno Haible <address@hidden> writes:

> 1) see fileutils:
>
> char* version_etc_copyright =
>   /* Do *not* mark this string for translation.  */
>   "Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.";

Bad -- we want "(C)" replace "with ©".

> 2) Add a translator comment.
>
>    /* TRANSLATORS: The word 'Copyright' must stay untranslated.  */
>    fputs (_("Copyright ..."))

Rather fragile.

> 3) Use a %s.
>
>    /* TRANSLATORS: %s gets replaced by the word "Copyright".  */
>    printf (_("(C) %s 2002 ..."), "Copyright");

Maybe, that's the best idea -- but it will out some more onus an
maintainers' shoulders.

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