Re: gettext feature request

[Chet Ramey]

On 7/31/21 4:57 PM, Lawrence Velázquez wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 31, 2021, at 4:17 PM, Jean-Jacques Brucker wrote:
> > The advantage of adding such variable is that we could use more easily
> > different mo files in a same bash execution :
> >
> > (at least) one "legacy" (for /$"..."/) and (at least) one 'C-strings'
> > (for /$'...'/), which could then be shared with a C program (For example
> > lazy people could then reuse coreutils mo files, as they contain lot of
> > frequently-used-everywhere strings, while using their own mo file for
> > "legacy" strings).
>
> I'm a little confused.  My impression was that this hypothetical
> option would *disable expansion* in $"...", not *enable translation*
> in $'...'. 

Correct.

> I wasn't under the impression that reappropriating
> $'...' for translation was on the table?

It's not.

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