https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=93718
Bug ID: 93718
Summary: Use a single translation message template for
structurally equal messages
Product: gcc
Version: 10.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c
Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: roland.illig at gmx dot de
Target Milestone: ---
In cp/parser.c, function cp_parser_required_error, there are more than 20
messages that are essentially the same.
case RT_EXTERN:
gmsgid = G_("expected %<extern%>");
break;
Instead of G_("expected %<extern%>"), the call should be:
case RT_EXTERN:
gmsgid = G_("expected %q");
gparam = "extern";
break;
This has the benefit that the translators don't have to translate each of these
messages individually, and it completely removes any chance of copy-and-paste
mistakes on the translator's side. In the current situation, I as a translator
could accidentally translate "expected %<extern%>" with "expected %<inline%>",
and this mistake would only be caught by manual human inspection.
