[MPlayer-dev-eng] Re: install localized manpages + [PATCH]

[Andriy N. Gritsenko]

    Hi, Andreas Hess!

Sometime (on Tuesday, February 11 at 15:01) I've received something...
>> If you have default language (usually referred ad "C") then <locale>

>AFAIK the first part of the locale equals the language. But the locale
>for "C" can't be "", the locale for the locale "C" is "C" and not "".

>> substring is "" (see man setlocale) so then default man path will be
>> <mandir>//man<section>/<arch> so /usr/local/man/man1 is also ok but only
>> for default ("C") locale. :)

>I think it isn't for the "C" locale, it is for all locales, so that's
>the way to make it work with all locales.

I'm not sure if man could find "C" locale in C subdirectory if locale
isn't defined.

>So how should 'make install' behave? Install the english version as the
>default version in '/usr/local/man/man1'? And why can't be the russian,
>polish, french, etc. version, the default version for all locales?

>> >From my point of view, it would be ok (and right), to put every manpage
>> >(even the english) into '/usr/local/man/<locale>/man1'. If there is no
>> >objection, the following patch can be applied.
>> 
>> I have an objection since on my "uk_RU" locale I'll never get manual for
>> mplayer. You always have to have default locale manual page!

>Ok, so how should 'make install' behave? Install the english version as
>the default version in '/usr/local/man/man1'? And why can't be the russian,
>polish, french, etc. version, the default version for all locales?

I think it will be ok if you really have that version. If you don't have
that russian, polish, french, etc. then it has to be english version. I
think at least put english version in '/usr/local/man/man1' will be right
enought in any case. Anyway if locale wasn't defined (LANG and LC_*
environment variables are empty) then behavior has to be as locale is
"C", AFAIK.

    With best wishes.
    Andriy.