[kde-doc-english] kdiff3's docbook

Erik Kjær Pedersen erik at binghamton.edu
Tue Apr 25 02:22:42 CEST 2006


Maybe we can reach the author of kdiff3's docbook here?

mandag 24. april 2006 10:40 skrev Nicolas Goutte:
> On Sunday 23 April 2006 17:47, Erik Kjær Pedersen wrote:
> > There is a string in kdiff3's docbook that produces a fuzzy every day in
> > the translations. I think it is something about $Date being expanded when
> > various scripts are run. Maybe somebody can telle me what the problem is
> > or even better correct kdiff3's docbook. The troublesome piece is the
> > following:
> >
> > Many version control systems support special keywords in the file. (e.g.
> > \"$Date: 2006-04-23 10:37:50 -0400 (Sun, 23 Apr 2006) $\", \"$Header$\",
> > \"$Author: scripty $\", \"$Log$\" etc.) During the check-in the version
> > control
> > system (VCS) changes these lines. For instance \"$Date: 2006-04-21
> > 17:24:21 -0400 (Fri, 21 Apr 2006) $\" will turn into \"$Date: 2006-04-21
> > 17:24:21 -0400 (Fri, 21 Apr 2006) $\". Since this line will be different
> > in every version of the file, it would require manual interaction during
> > the merge.
>
> I do not think that it is supported by the extration and merging
> scripts/programs currently.
>
> So personally I think that KDiff3's docbook should not use it.
>
> > Erik
>
> Have a nice day!



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