[Pkg-isocodes-devel] iso-codes howto

[Christian PERRIER]

Quoting David Prévot (david at tilapin.org):
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> Hi,
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> We are considering the use of iso-codes on the Debian website instead of
> our currently outdated set of localization functions and hashes. Do you
> know a way (à la code2language) to associate a 639-3 iso code to a
> language name? (I just hacked Locale::Language to achieve that [0] for
> ast but wonder if you're aware of a proper way). Do you have any pointer
> to iso-codes usage documentation?

I think isoquery is what you're about. "apt-get install isoquery"

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>   0: http://www.debian.org/international/l10n/po/
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> Regards
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> David
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> P.-S.: it seems that language names start with an uppercase in French,
> is it intended?

This was a request from GNOME developers (more specifically GNOME
French l10n team), as language names are used in lists by them.

I pondered between a strict application of French typography and real
use and finally settled for the latter.


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