Please read: http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=22574
Then join the discussion here if you wish to add anything. (Thanks to
Reinier Olislagers for proposing a patch, though it may be a bit early)
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There are currently 2 approaches:
1) Installer
2) Lazarus setup dialog
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1) Installer
- Contra: Only works on certain platform
- Contra: Must be implemented for each platform (more work/maintenance)
- Contra: can not differentiate between new install, and upgrade
(upgrade must not interfere with existing settings)
upgrade will have an existing config, but this may be at a none
default location, if the user uses a --primary-config-path=
- Pro: Every user will be prompted once. (Can be archived with "setup" too)
The pro only applies, if it is not hard-coded.
Reinier's patch does set it always to English. No choice.
My opinion:
Using the installer is an (undesirable) second choice
** A hard-coded always English is *not* acceptable. **
It should either be a checkbox:
- English or Automatic (confusing since Auto can be English)
- English or Installer language (limited because installer has
limited options)
Or it should be a dropdown, with all languages.
Both, options have the issue of being displayed in case of an upgrade,
in which case they should not.
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2) Lazarus setup dialog
- Can use existing code
- Works on all platforms
- Can (if decided) be always shown, if there is no pre-existing config
(new install)
- Can have an icon/start-menu entry. This allows easy resetting of the
language, if a user got it wrong.
My opinion:
The way to go.
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Also in my opinion: It is too late to push this for 1.0. There is a risk
of adding bugs (including bugs in the installer)
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