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From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
To: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Cc: Brandon Williams <bmwill@google.com>,
	Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	Jonathan Tan <jonathantanmy@google.com>,
	Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
	Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 8/8] fetch-pack: implement ref-in-want
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 14:28:27 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180723212827.GC9285@aiede.svl.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACsJy8COu2zmWWuodww=ZdURZBw6CVx9ibbfeAJ0Q4pQ-ng_uA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

Duy Nguyen wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 7:53 PM Brandon Williams <bmwill@google.com> wrote:

>> What criteria is used to determine if something should be translated?
[...]
> Besides drawing the line "benefit from (not) being translated" varies
> from one developer to another. I think it's just easier and more
> consistent to stick to "if it's not machine-readable (or really meant
> for devs, like BUG()), translate it" and leave it to translators to
> decide.

Yup, this is my understanding too: everything user-facing (as opposed
to machine-facing) that isn't a "this can't happen" local assertion
error (BUG) should be translated.

Protocol and format errors aren't BUG (assertion error) because they
reflect something that shouldn't be possible to happen due to someone
*else* behaving badly.  BUG is for errors that shouldn't be possible
due to the version of Git that produces the message behaving badly.

po/README says

 - Don't mark everything for translation, only strings which will be
   read by humans (the porcelain interface) should be translated.

   The output from Git's plumbing utilities will primarily be read by
   programs and would break scripts under non-C locales if it was
   translated. Plumbing strings should not be translated, since
   they're part of Git's API.

I kind of wish we had a rule that was less fuzzy, since then we could
enforce it.  For example, JGit has a rule that *all* strings should be
translatable unless they have a comment explaining why they shouldn't
be (which goes a little too far --- there are those comments all over
the place).

Thanks,
Jonathan

  reply	other threads:[~2018-07-23 21:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 122+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-06-05 17:51 [PATCH 0/8] ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 17:51 ` [PATCH 1/8] test-pkt-line: add unpack-sideband subcommand Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 17:51 ` [PATCH 2/8] upload-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 19:11   ` Ramsay Jones
2018-06-05 20:32   ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-06-06 21:32     ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-06 22:42       ` Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
2018-06-06 22:45         ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 17:51 ` [PATCH 3/8] upload-pack: test negotiation with changing repository Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 17:51 ` [PATCH 4/8] fetch: refactor the population of peer ref OIDs Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 17:51 ` [PATCH 5/8] fetch: refactor fetch_refs into two functions Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 17:51 ` [PATCH 6/8] fetch: refactor to make function args narrower Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 17:51 ` [PATCH 7/8] fetch-pack: put shallow info in output parameter Brandon Williams
2018-06-05 17:51 ` [PATCH 8/8] fetch-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-13 21:39 ` [PATCH v2 0/8] ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-13 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 1/8] test-pkt-line: add unpack-sideband subcommand Brandon Williams
2018-06-14 18:09     ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-14 19:21       ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-13 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 2/8] upload-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-14 18:40     ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-14 18:52       ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-15 21:08     ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-15 21:14       ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-19 18:50       ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-19 20:37         ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-19 23:14           ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-21 16:38             ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-13 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 3/8] upload-pack: test negotiation with changing repository Brandon Williams
2018-06-14 19:23     ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-13 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 4/8] fetch: refactor the population of peer ref OIDs Brandon Williams
2018-06-13 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 5/8] fetch: refactor fetch_refs into two functions Brandon Williams
2018-06-13 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 6/8] fetch: refactor to make function args narrower Brandon Williams
2018-06-14 19:32     ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-13 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 7/8] fetch-pack: put shallow info in output parameter Brandon Williams
2018-06-14 19:42     ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-14 23:59     ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-19 17:41       ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-13 21:39   ` [PATCH v2 8/8] fetch-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-14 19:56     ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-14 21:18       ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-22 22:29         ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-06-15 21:20   ` [PATCH v2 0/8] ref-in-want Junio C Hamano
2018-06-18 18:05     ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-20 21:32   ` [PATCH v3 " Brandon Williams
2018-06-20 21:32     ` [PATCH v3 1/8] test-pkt-line: add unpack-sideband subcommand Brandon Williams
2018-06-22 21:12       ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-06-20 21:32     ` [PATCH v3 2/8] upload-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 17:40       ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-25 18:09       ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-25 18:20         ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-20 21:32     ` [PATCH v3 3/8] upload-pack: test negotiation with changing repository Brandon Williams
2018-06-20 21:32     ` [PATCH v3 4/8] fetch: refactor the population of peer ref OIDs Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 17:45       ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-20 21:32     ` [PATCH v3 5/8] fetch: refactor fetch_refs into two functions Brandon Williams
2018-06-22 21:26       ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-06-22 21:42       ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-06-20 21:32     ` [PATCH v3 6/8] fetch: refactor to make function args narrower Brandon Williams
2018-06-20 21:32     ` [PATCH v3 7/8] fetch-pack: put shallow info in output parameter Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 18:03       ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-25 18:18         ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-20 21:32     ` [PATCH v3 8/8] fetch-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-22 23:01       ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-06-25 18:08         ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 18:53     ` [PATCH v4 0/8] ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 18:53       ` [PATCH v4 1/8] test-pkt-line: add unpack-sideband subcommand Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 18:53       ` [PATCH v4 2/8] upload-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 18:53       ` [PATCH v4 3/8] upload-pack: test negotiation with changing repository Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 22:27         ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-25 18:53       ` [PATCH v4 4/8] fetch: refactor the population of peer ref OIDs Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 18:53       ` [PATCH v4 5/8] fetch: refactor fetch_refs into two functions Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 18:53       ` [PATCH v4 6/8] fetch: refactor to make function args narrower Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 22:36         ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-25 18:53       ` [PATCH v4 7/8] fetch-pack: put shallow info in output parameter Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 18:53       ` [PATCH v4 8/8] fetch-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-25 23:03       ` [PATCH v4 0/8] ref-in-want Jonathan Tan
2018-06-26 20:54       ` [PATCH v5 " Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 20:54         ` [PATCH v5 1/8] test-pkt-line: add unpack-sideband subcommand Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 20:54         ` [PATCH v5 2/8] upload-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 21:25           ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-27 18:05             ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 18:53               ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-27 20:46                 ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 20:59                   ` Stefan Beller
2018-06-27 18:06             ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-26 20:54         ` [PATCH v5 3/8] upload-pack: test negotiation with changing repository Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 21:34           ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-27 18:09             ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 17:58           ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-26 20:54         ` [PATCH v5 4/8] fetch: refactor the population of peer ref OIDs Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 20:54         ` [PATCH v5 5/8] fetch: refactor fetch_refs into two functions Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 20:54         ` [PATCH v5 6/8] fetch: refactor to make function args narrower Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 21:40           ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-26 20:54         ` [PATCH v5 7/8] fetch-pack: put shallow info in output parameter Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 21:42           ` Junio C Hamano
2018-06-27 18:15             ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-26 20:54         ` [PATCH v5 8/8] fetch-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 18:09           ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-27 18:18             ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30         ` [PATCH v6 0/8] ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30           ` [PATCH v6 1/8] test-pkt-line: add unpack-sideband subcommand Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30           ` [PATCH v6 2/8] upload-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30           ` [PATCH v6 3/8] upload-pack: test negotiation with changing repository Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30           ` [PATCH v6 4/8] fetch: refactor the population of peer ref OIDs Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30           ` [PATCH v6 5/8] fetch: refactor fetch_refs into two functions Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30           ` [PATCH v6 6/8] fetch: refactor to make function args narrower Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30           ` [PATCH v6 7/8] fetch-pack: put shallow info in output parameter Brandon Williams
2018-06-27 22:30           ` [PATCH v6 8/8] fetch-pack: implement ref-in-want Brandon Williams
2018-07-22  9:20             ` Duy Nguyen
2018-07-23 17:53               ` Brandon Williams
2018-07-23 18:13                 ` Duy Nguyen
2018-07-23 21:28                   ` Jonathan Nieder [this message]
2018-07-23 17:56               ` [PATCH] fetch-pack: mark die strings for translation Brandon Williams
2018-07-23 18:14                 ` Stefan Beller
2018-07-23 21:29                 ` Jonathan Nieder
2018-07-23 22:57                 ` Junio C Hamano
2018-07-23 22:59                   ` Junio C Hamano
2018-07-23 23:00                     ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-15 19:04 ` [PATCH 0/8] ref-in-want Jonathan Tan
2018-06-19 17:32   ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-19 19:23     ` Jonathan Tan
2018-06-19 23:16   ` Brandon Williams
2018-06-19 23:38     ` Jonathan Tan

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