[RFC][PATCH] NEWS: List the languages which use the alternative months.

[RFC][PATCH] NEWS: List the languages which use the alternative months.

[Rafal Luzynski]

	[BZ #10871]
	NEWS: List the languages which actually use the alternative
	months feature in this release.  Also explain that "alt_mon" and
	"ab_alt_mon" are optional.
---
 NEWS | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6f3b9b0..b1c06f1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -88,7 +88,15 @@ Major new features:
 
   In a locale definition file, use "alt_mon" and "ab_alt_mon" to
   define the strings for %OB and %Ob, respectively; these have the
-  same syntax as "mon" and "ab_mon".
+  same syntax as "mon" and "abmon".  These arrays are optional; if they
+  are not provided then they have the same content as "mon" and "abmon",
+  respectively.
+
+  This feature produces any visible changes only in the locales which
+  provide actual data for "alt_mon" and/or "ab_alt_mon".  In this
+  release the locale data for the following languages have alternative
+  month names actually provided: Belarusian, Croatian, Greek,
+  Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.
 
   This feature is currently a GNU extension, but it is expected to
   be added to the next revision of POSIX, and it is also already
-- 
2.7.5

Re: [RFC][PATCH] NEWS: List the languages which use the alternative months.

[Carlos O'Donell]

On 01/31/2018 04:52 PM, Rafal Luzynski wrote:
> 	[BZ #10871]
> 	NEWS: List the languages which actually use the alternative
> 	months feature in this release.  Also explain that "alt_mon" and
> 	"ab_alt_mon" are optional.
> ---
>  NEWS | 10 +++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
> index 6f3b9b0..b1c06f1 100644
> --- a/NEWS
> +++ b/NEWS
> @@ -88,7 +88,15 @@ Major new features:
>  
>    In a locale definition file, use "alt_mon" and "ab_alt_mon" to
>    define the strings for %OB and %Ob, respectively; these have the
> -  same syntax as "mon" and "ab_mon".
> +  same syntax as "mon" and "abmon".  These arrays are optional; if they
> +  are not provided then they have the same content as "mon" and "abmon",
> +  respectively.
> +

OK.

> +  This feature produces any visible changes only in the locales which
> +  provide actual data for "alt_mon" and/or "ab_alt_mon".  In this
> +  release the locale data for the following languages have alternative
> +  month names actually provided: Belarusian, Croatian, Greek,
> +  Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Suggest:

These features are provided for locales which define "alt_mon" and/or
"ab_alt_mon" in their locale source data.  This release includes such
alternative month name data for the following languages: Belarusian,
Croatian, Greek, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

>  
>    This feature is currently a GNU extension, but it is expected to
>    be added to the next revision of POSIX, and it is also already
> 


-- 
Cheers,
Carlos.

Re: [RFC][PATCH] NEWS: List the languages which use the alternative months.

[Rafal Luzynski]

1.02.2018 05:45 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On 01/31/2018 04:52 PM, Rafal Luzynski wrote:
> > [...]
> > + This feature produces any visible changes only in the locales which
> > + provide actual data for "alt_mon" and/or "ab_alt_mon". In this
> > + release the locale data for the following languages have alternative
> > + month names actually provided: Belarusian, Croatian, Greek,
> > + Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.
>
> Suggest:
>
> These features are provided for locales which define "alt_mon" and/or
> "ab_alt_mon" in their locale source data. This release includes such
> alternative month name data for the following languages: Belarusian,
> Croatian, Greek, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Thank you, Carlos.  With this change I'm going to push it soon.
I believe it's a good idea to update the list of the recently changed
locale data.

Regards,

Rafal