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Re: Bug#440710: gettext: msgfmt -c: number of format specifications in '
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Jens Seidel |
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Re: Bug#440710: gettext: msgfmt -c: number of format specifications in 'msgid' and 'msgstr[0]' does not match (fwd) |
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Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:54:58 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) |
Hi Chusslove,
On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 01:38:55PM +0200, Chusslove Illich wrote:
> > [: Jens Seidel :]
> > msgfmt --check complains on a valid file:
> >
> > ru.po:11: number of format specifications in 'msgid' and 'msgstr[0]' does
> > not match
> > msgfmt: found 1 fatal error
>
> The attached PO snippet is in fact not valid:
you are of course right! Thanks a lot for the explanation. I will
forward your explanation to the (very experienced!) Russian translator.
I feel now very bad for producing always bogus bug reports :-(
At least it is now documented and other people can find it ...
> because msgstr[0] does not contain %d, but it will be used for all numbers
> ending with 1 and not with 11.
I always thought about central European languages where singular is only
used for 1. My former Russian teacher would not be happy that I forgot
such elementary stuff ...
Thanks again,
Jens