Re: PR libc/2931: patch to add nb_NO locale

[Kjartan Maraas <kmaraas at broadpark dot no>]

tir, 21.10.2003 kl. 16.40 skrev Petter Reinholdtsen:
> [Petter Reinholdtsen, 2003-06-15]
> > ChangeLog for libc/localedata/:
> > 
> > 2003-06-15  Petter Reinholdtsen  <pere@hungry.com>
> > 
> > 	* locales/nb_NO: New locale for Norwegian BokmÃl.
> > 
> > ChangeLog for libc/:
> > 
> > 2003-06-15  Petter Reinholdtsen  <pere@hungry.com>
> > 
> > 	* intl/locale.alias: Remove nb_NO alias as it is a real locale now.
> 
> Is there anything I can do to make it easier for you to accept this
> patch?  It is needed to be able to give translation files their
> correct language code.
> 
> The Norwegian BokmÃl translation team is waiting for this new locale
> to become available, so we can start updating all packages using the
> obsolete language code.
> 
> Please, pretty please include this patch in the next version of glibc.
> 
> The patch is available from
> <URL:http://sources.redhat.com/ml/libc-alpha/2003-06/msg00133.html>
> 
> The problem is also reported to Debian and RedHat as
> <URL:http://bugs.debian.org/206474> and
> <URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=83276>.  The
> patch is already accepted into Debian.

Just a quick note to confirm that Petter's request is backed by others.
I've been waiting for this to happen so I can start moving my Red Hat
Linux and GNOME translations to the correct locale for some time now,
and over time this will let us clean up a lot of old cruft that has been
gathering.

Cheers
Kjartan Maraas
(doing nb_NO translations for Red Hat Linux and GNOME)