[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#2333) Add function die()

["Jason Short via RT" <rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2002-12-09 at 04:03, Raimar Falke via RT wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 08, 2002 at 11:29:11PM -0800, Jason Short via RT wrote:
> > 
> > [rfalke - Sun Dec  8 10:33:07 2002]:
> > 
> > > An updated version is attached. I removed all cases which are
> > > user-controlled. So a user shouldn't able to cause a die if he
> > > supplied the wrong parameter, has a wrong installation or an invalid
> > > ruleset. If however a program error occurs, or the user changed a
> > > savegame the function will be called.
> > 
> > One question: what about translation?
> > 
> > Choices:
> > 
> > - Translate all messages.
> > - Translate no message.
> > - Translate some messages.
> > 
> > Currently #3 is used, but IMO the way this is done is arbitrary.  I
> > think either #1 or #2 is acceptable.
> 
> I'm for #2.

That seems best to me also.

> > One thing we could do is make die() auto-translate, just like _().
> > This is easier than #1, but is a hack.
> 
> Won't work since you need to mark the strings with N_(). But if you do
> this you can also translate them with _().

I meant you could have die() be a similar marker.  Or perhaps die_(). 
As I said, it's a hack.

jason