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Subject: Re: [9fans] GNU Make
Date: Thu,  3 Jun 2004 08:41:34 +0200
From: lucio@proxima.alt.za
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> error strings to codes or another language is a nightmare.
> 
> so is:
> 
>   echo us centric string > /dev/foo/ctl

The former is a continuing "failure of vision" that will eventually be
resolved out of necessity.  The latter may be solved with the former
if everyone gets to speak English (not out of the question, either,
although we may not recognise it as English), alternatively, one can
provide translation shims everywhere.  At least the target strings are
documented and usually concise.  It's really not much worse than
programming with "if" and "while".

++L