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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/core/main.c | 17 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ 2009-02-05 Thomas Thurman <tthurman@gnome.org> + * src/core/main.c: incredibly baroque system to make sure + the translators don't have to update the year number every year. + +2009-02-05 Thomas Thurman <tthurman@gnome.org> + * src/ui/theme-parser.c: collapse several strings into one for the translators' benefit. diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c index 19c2dd38..cfc59296 100644 --- a/src/core/main.c +++ b/src/core/main.c @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ #include "prefs.h" #include <glib-object.h> +#include <glib/gprintf.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <sys/types.h> @@ -113,11 +114,23 @@ log_handler (const gchar *log_domain, static void version (void) { + const int latest_year = 2009; + char yearbuffer[256]; + GDate date; + + /* this is all so the string to translate stays constant. + * see how much we love the translators. + */ + g_date_set_dmy (&date, 1, G_DATE_JANUARY, latest_year); + if (g_date_strftime (yearbuffer, sizeof (yearbuffer), "%Y", &date)==0) + /* didn't work? fall back to decimal representation */ + g_sprintf (yearbuffer, "%d", latest_year); + g_print (_("metacity %s\n" - "Copyright (C) 2001-2008 Havoc Pennington, Red Hat, Inc., and others\n" + "Copyright (C) 2001-%s Havoc Pennington, Red Hat, Inc., and others\n" "This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.\n" "There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.\n"), - VERSION); + VERSION, yearbuffer); exit (0); } |