Enrique Zanardi writes: > On Fri, 5 Dec 1997, Yann Dirson wrote: > > I guess translated manpages should be included in the relevant > > packages, with probably a notice as to which version of the software > > they document. > > The con is that packages get very big with all translated documentation, > that you will have to download, even if you won't use it. > Perhaps we should define as a long term goal to implement a package > transfer method that allows the user to consistently exclude some files > from the package before transmission. (What about defining complementary > packages foo_<V>-<R>.deb.<LANG> for foo_<V>-<R>.deb translated docs? )
Yes, I thought about that. Then wished languages could be chosen via dselect/deity/whatever. LC_MESSAGES files would probably go in the same packages, too. I think something like foo_<V>-<R>_all-<LANG>.deb would a possible choice for a naming scheme. -- Yann Dirson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Stop making M$-Bill richer & richer, alt-email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | support Debian GNU/Linux: debian-email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | more powerful, more stable ! http://www.a2points.com/homepage/3475232 | ----------------------------------------- A computer engineer's looking for a job ! -----------------------------------------
