From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4117 invoked from network); 30 Sep 2004 08:34:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO lists.gnu.org) (199.232.76.165) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 30 Sep 2004 08:34:35 -0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CCwUw-0004EH-Rp for listarch-gnats-devel@sources.redhat.com; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:41:10 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CCwUR-00044d-O8 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:40:39 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CCwUR-00044H-0v for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:40:39 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CCwUQ-000447-U0 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:40:38 -0400 Received: from [195.138.79.154] (helo=relay.apk.od.ua) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CCwNt-0004zl-04 for help-gnats@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 04:33:54 -0400 Received: from nostromo.holding.local (nostromo.holding.local [10.1.1.8]) by relay.apk.od.ua (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id i8U8WqXD002100; Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:33:03 +0300 (EEST) Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:57:00 -0000 From: "Mike M. Volokhov" To: Chad Walstrom Message-Id: <20040930113252.5bb58ffb.mishka@apk.od.ua> In-Reply-To: <20040929180923.GJ8820@wookimus.net> References: <20040929141447.6207c085.mishka@apk.od.ua> <20040929180923.GJ8820@wookimus.net> Organization: Insakharprom-K, Ltd. X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.12-gtk2-20040617 (GTK+ 2.4.4; i386--netbsdelf) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.72, clamav-milter version 0.72 on relay.apk.od.ua X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: help-gnats@gnu.org Subject: Re: Gnats{web} localization X-BeenThere: help-gnats@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion about GNU GNATS List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnats-bounces+listarch-gnats-devel=sources.redhat.com@gnu.org X-SW-Source: 2004-q3/txt/msg00090.txt.bz2 On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:09:23 -0500 Chad Walstrom wrote: > Mike, I'm all for l12n and i18n of GNATS and gnatsweb. Mel H. is > planning on adding a data abstraction layer API to gnats so that > different backends may be used. In fact, he has already written the > code to support Oracle and is working on PostgreSQL, currently. XML > could certainly be one of those implementations. Very nice idea! I seen something on TODOs, but you have explained this for me, thanks. Is this work available anywhere for tests? > > Mike M. Volokhov wrote: [snip] > > 1) Add yet another field to Gnats PR structure: ">Encoding:". The Gnats > > will use UTF-8, for example, as internal charset encoding. > > Great idea. > > > 2) Use XML as internal format for database processing. This allows use > > power and simplicity of XML i18n. > > See above. > > I'd love to see this fleshed out. Does anyone have any driving opinions > as to which we should pursue. I don't know how large of an impact #1 > would have on the code base, as I'm not that familiar with it yet. The GNATS have clear enough API and I think this feature can be added within minimal work. However, it will depends on two libraries more: iconv and MIME. But again, IMHO it cost this. If you approve this work I'll start coding and will publish patches ASAP just after finishing. > #2 probably won't happen until we get Mel's new API in place. Yep, it is. Moreover, charset or language specification is needed in any case. If new API could handle arbitrary "frontend" (i.e. input PR format) too, then it would be possible to submit XML reports within any charset (or even any charset for parts of PR). Will be waiting for Mel H. > > On a personal note, the delivery date of our first child is quickly > approaching. Either my wife will be induced tonight or Friday, > depending upon how the lab tests turn out later today. I will likely be > off the radar for the next couple weeks. Well, I'm pretty sure anything will be good! -- Mishka. _______________________________________________ Help-gnats mailing list Help-gnats@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnats