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Bug 12393 - Use GNU gettext technology as an approach to i18n


Summary:	Use GNU gettext technology as an approach to i18n

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Product:	MediaWiki
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Internationalization (Other open bugs)
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All All

Importance:	Lowest enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Nobody - You can work on this!

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Description Aviator 2007-12-23 14:06:38 UTC

GNU gettext is, well, nuff said. Works on cross Platform/OS. It's fairly proven approach, and might resolve all other i18n bugs/problems.

Comment 1 Niklas Laxström 2008-01-27 18:11:53 UTC

I see no reason to adopt gettext. Translate extension can export to po files, which should be enough.