Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:10:02 -0800 (PST) From: Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/15150: French manpages without accents with FBSD man Message-ID: <199912160910.BAA16322@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/15150; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.net> To: jaco@titine.fr.eu.org Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: conf/15150: French manpages without accents with FBSD man Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 09:50:03 +0300 hi, On Sun, Nov 28, 1999 at 11:12:03PM +0100, jaco@titine.fr.eu.org wrote: > >Number: 15150 > >Category: conf > >Description: > > I'm translating manpages in french for the french docproj. The > translated manpage contains accents, but man refuse to take them into > account. > > >How-To-Repeat: > > Try to use man with a manpage with accents... see how they disappear. > > >Fix: > > I've noticed that the problem resides in the > /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/man/Makefile.inc file : the call to groff is hard coded > with the -Tascii option (same for neqn). I suspect that is the same with some > other programs... [..] Andrey localized it at the middle of June. Almost all of man-related programs localized now (in 4.0-CURRENT and awaiting MFC). Please take a look there (commit logs by ache at June/Jul). His solution is much more elegant than proposed by you. -- /* Alexey Zelkin && phantom@cris.net */ /* Tavric National University && phantom@crimea.edu */ /* http://www.ccssu.crimea.ua/~phantom && phantom@FreeBSD.org */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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