cc: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: [ast-developers] Re: [ast-users] Write up on how to localize shell scripts - Second Try --------
> Why are the strings frozen at this point? Why can't the shell look the > message up in the current catalog each time it is used? We could live > with slow and unfrozen localised string literals but not with the > inability to switch the message locale of already established > functions. We require this to use the localised string literals in an > installer which must be able to instantly switch between languages > without having to restart the installer (this is a typical installer > feature users expect these days). > > Irek > I am not sure that most people would be willing to give up performance for all scripts that use $"...". An installer can ask for the locale, then set the locale, and the remainder of the script will use that locale. Another possibility is to add an option that would defer locale expansions until execution. However, this would either have to be given as a command option or appear at the start of the file before any other commands. David Korn [email protected] _______________________________________________ ast-users mailing list [email protected] https://mailman.research.att.com/mailman/listinfo/ast-users
