Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1998-42,: Re: -j zImage (locales)

# Re: -j zImage (locales)

Mark H. Wood (mwood@IUPUI.Edu)
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 13:28:01 -0500 (EST)

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On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Riley Williams wrote:

> Hi Michael.
>
> >> What about a numeric code to go with the error? Then we could just
> >> look up the error if we can;t read the laguage ...
>
> > May I suggest to include the symbolic name instead, if there is
> > one? You have too look up numbers first; a name like EINVAL is
> > easier to remember (we all know it, don't we?) and more portable
> > (numbers might change). If there is no symbolic name, the
> > translator can include the error code or the original text.
>
> Personally, I'd prefer to see both rather than just the error code,
> but then, that's not my decision...

%SYSTEM-I-REINVENTWHEEL, this has been done before.

Sounds like you just reinvented VMS message behavior. Each
error/warning/whatever message has four parts: facility, severity,
identification, and text. You can turn each one on or off
independently. The facility, severity, and identification parts are
common but the texts can be localized. I think you could even select
which localized texts your process gets regardless of what the system
default is, if you have multiple message catalogs.

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    Mark H. Wood, Lead System Programmer   mwood@IUPUI.Edu
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    Kilmer's "Trees" would be if reduced to comic-book form.

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