Le 22/07/2017 à 02:43, Jiang Xin a écrit :
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> Benefit of using the tweak version of gettext:
>
> 1. `make pot` can be run in a tar extract directory (without git controlled).

This issue is real for packet maintainers who can patch the original
source and run their own set of utilities outside of a git repo. This
can be possible with Junio's proposition by writing the files to a
temporary directory before running the xgettext, then removing the
temporary directory.

Please note that with respect to this issue, the patched xgettext
approach is completely disruptive.

> 2. do not need to run `git reset --hard`.

Same as before.

> 3.  it's quick (nobody cares).
>

Requiring patched tools is really breaking collaboration. Git made a
great case of relying on standard tools (not even GNU versions), so that
would really go backward.


Plus, I hope that some day, instead of translators finding afterwards
that a change broke i18n capabilities, developpers would have some kind
of sanity check. Requiring special versions of i18n tooling stops this hope.