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diff --git a/README.ddtp b/README.ddtp new file mode 100644 index 000000000..98f6109aa --- /dev/null +++ b/README.ddtp @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +TODO: +- URL-Remap for the translation files (to hack around the problem that + they are not on any ftp server yet but only on http://ddtp.debian.org/) + +Here is the original announcement of the ddtp support: + +* To: debian-devel-announce@lists.debian.org +* Subject: Translate files +* From: Michael Bramer <grisu@debian.org> +* Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 21:56:06 +0200 +* Mail-followup-to: debian-devel@lists.debian.org +* Message-id: <20021006195605.GA30516@home.debsupport.de> +* Old-return-path: <michael@home.debsupport.de> +* User-agent: Mutt/1.3.28i + +Hello all + +After some discussion between Anthony Towns (a ftpmaster), Jason +Gunthorpe (APT Developer) and some DDTP Coordinators we find a way to +transfer the translated package descriptions from the archive to the +user. + +The translated descriptions need to be downloadable befor any +installation process, like the other package meta information. We +choose a new file per languages with all translated package +descriptions. The package system can download one or more of this +files at 'apt-get update' time and know the translations. + +The new files are names 'Translate-$lang' and the file have this +rfc822-format: + Package: <package-name> + Description-md5: <the md5 checksum of the english description> + Description-$lang.$encoding: <translated headline> + <translated section> + +The encoding of the Description is 'UTF-8' in all languages normal. +The files will be located at 'debian/dists/sid/main/i18n/' on the ftp +server (for all architecture). In addition of the plain +'Translate-$lang' file, there will be a 'gz' and a 'bz2' version and +in future also the new incremental format version. + +The <the md5 checksum of the english description> is the md5 checksum +of the full english description, without the 'Description: '-tag and +with all spaces and newlines. Look at this example: + Description: XXX + YYY + . + ZZZ +is md5("XXX\n YYY\n .\n ZZZ\n") (perl-syntax). + + +A future APT version will download one or some 'Translate-$lang' +file(s) at 'update'-time. After this download it show a translated +description instead of the english form, if it found a translated +description of the package with the right md5 chechsum. The enviroment +of the user will controlled this process (LANG, LANGUAGE, LC_MESSAGES, +etc). With this the package system will never show a outdated +translation. + +The translations come all from the DDTP. A daily process on +ddtp.debian.org make new 'Translated-$lang' files and a script on +ftp-master request this files and move this to the debian archive. +Now the first files are accessable at + <a href="http://ddtp.debian.org/pdesc/translatefiles/">http://ddtp.debian.org/pdesc/translatefiles/</a> + +If you found wrong translations, please read the guides on +ddtp.debian.org, make a better translation and send this per mail to +the DDTP server. Don't bug the package maintainer! + +Thanks +Grisu +-- +Michael Bramer - a Debian Linux Developer <a href="http://www.debsupport.de">http://www.debsupport.de</a> +PGP: finger grisu@db.debian.org -- Linux Sysadmin -- Use Debian Linux |