[PATCH v2a,v2b 0/2][BZ #13853] Don't use Bash-only $"msgid" quoting

[Patrick 'P. J.' McDermott]

On 2012-11-26 00:47, P. J. McDermott wrote:
[...]
> 
> I'm proposing two alternative solutions this time, each split into two 
> patches (as advised by Dmitry V. Levin):
> 
>   * v2a, as discussed, simply replaces parameter expansions in
>     translatable strings with printf conversion specifications and 
>     replaces $"msgid" quoting with calls to a new _gettext wrapper
>     function that calls gettext if installed.
> 
>   * v2b goes a little further.  It uses printf instead of echo for all 
>     translatable output, adds script and year variables (as in Carlos
>     O'Donell's patch in BZ #13853), and replaces printf and $"msgid"
>     quoting with a new gettextf function.
> 
> I prefer the v2b set, as it removes almost all uses of echo and (in my
> opinion) results in cleaner and more consistent code, e.g.
> 
>     gettextf >&2 "executable \`%s' not found\n" "$program"
> 
> instead of
> 
>     printf >&2 "$(_gettext "executable \`%s' not found\n")" "$program"

Does anyone have a preference between these patchsets?  As noted
previously, I prefer v2b.

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