[debbugs-tracker] bug#33474: closed (Bug in error message formatting)

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> Bug in error message formatting
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> Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:56:58 +0100 (CET)
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> Alpine 2.20 (DEB 67 2015-01-07)
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> Dear madams and sirs,
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> the German translation of 'tail' has a formatting error when reporting 
> that the PID to be monitored is invalid. The English version is correct.
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> English version:
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> > export LANG=""
> > tail -f --pid=aaa /dev/null
> tail: invalid PID: 'aaa'
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> German version:
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> > export LANG="de_DE.UTF-8"
> > tail -f --pid=aaa /dev/null
> tail: %s: ungültige PID: „aaa“
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> The %s should not be there.
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> Thank you for looking after great software.
> Mark Roberts
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> Mark Roberts, hardcore C++-Programmierer, Musiker, Schauspieler
> 05121 511455
> www.rapid-arts-movement.de
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> Re: bug#33474: Bug in error message formatting
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> On 23/11/18 05:56, Mark Roberts wrote:
> > Dear madams and sirs,
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> > the German translation of 'tail' has a formatting error when reporting 
> > that the PID to be monitored is invalid. The English version is correct.
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> > English version:
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> >> export LANG=""
> >> tail -f --pid=aaa /dev/null
> > tail: invalid PID: 'aaa'
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> > German version:
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> >> export LANG="de_DE.UTF-8"
> >> tail -f --pid=aaa /dev/null
> > tail: %s: ungültige PID: „aaa“
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> > The %s should not be there.
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> Indeed thanks.
> The source of that file is the translation project,
> CCing them and closing here.
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