On Sat, May 15, 2004 at 12:17:47AM -0700, Joshua Kwan wrote: > Package: netcfg > Severity: wishlist > > Sometimes I wish to remove a template from my master templates file > because it is no longer used or currently has no purpose. If I > reconsider and add it back, this is no problem if the template is not > translated at all. However, especially in the case of d-i, I do not > want to lose the myriad translations that have been made to a given > template, yet it is important to not have excess unused templates in > udebs where space is at a premium. Therefore a method of marking templates > as disabled or unused so that they are not included in the compiled > templates file would allow one to save translations instead of having to > delete them. This then saves space in the compiled deb. > > The flip side is that this probably would allow for a lot of bitrot to > occur in source packages.
When a msgid is no more used, it is commented in PO files. So unless translators or maintainers delete those commented translations manually (or via an evil tool), they will be back automatically if strings are added again. Denis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
