Bugs in xgettext compared with msgcat

[Marc Bauer]

Hi

There are some bugs in xgettext. I'm using Windows poEdit 1.3.6 and have the
following version in my poEdit directory:

xgettext.exe (GNU gettext-tools) 0.13.1
Copyright (C) 1995-1998, 2000-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Ulrich Drepper.


I merged some POT files into one POT file (see below) generated with
XGETTEXT file is generated with the command line:

C:\Programme\poEdit\bin\xgettext.exe --omit-header --from-code=utf-8
general.pot views-module.pot views_book-inc.pot views_comment-inc.pot
views_node-inc.pot views_profile-inc.pot views_statistics-inc.pot
views_taxonomy-inc.pot views_theme_wizard-module.pot views_ui-module.pot
views_upload-inc.pot views_user-inc.pot -o views.pot


The other file was generated with MSGCAT and the following command line:

msgcat --use-first general.pot views-module.pot views_book-inc.pot
views_comment-inc.pot views_node-inc.pot views_profile-inc.pot
views_statistics-inc.pot views_taxonomy-inc.pot
views_theme_wizard-module.pot views_ui-module.pot views_upload-inc.pot
views_user-inc.pot  | msgattrib  --no-fuzzy -o views.pot



1. Bug:

This line is created with xgettext:
#: modules/views_statistics.inc:111 ;200 modules/views_user.inc:152

And this line with msgcat:
#: modules/views_statistics.inc:111;200 modules/views_user.inc:152

As you can see there is a "blank" inserted between the line numbers "111
;200" if a string occurs more then once in a file. This does not happen with
msgcat and creates troubles if using CVS and different people update the
files. So CVS reports many lines with changes, where no changes happen. Are
you able to fix this soon?


2. Bug:

MSGCAT produces the following header - as an example:

# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (general)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from files:
#  views.module,v 1.166.2.32 2007/04/13 16:27:12 merlinofchaos
#  views_ui.module,v 1.44.2.18 2007/04/12 01:29:08 merlinofchaos
#  views_comment.inc,v 1.4.4.6 2007/03/06 22:39:24 merlinofchaos
#  views_node.inc,v 1.30.2.15 2007/04/12 18:44:04 merlinofchaos
#  views_search.inc,v 1.2.2.6 2007/03/03 22:59:33 merlinofchaos
#  views_statistics.inc,v 1.9.2.6 2007/03/06 21:23:27 merlinofchaos
#  views_user.inc,v 1.14.2.7 2007/03/03 22:31:27 merlinofchaos
#  views_upload.inc,v 1.4.4.5 2007/03/03 22:40:31 merlinofchaos
#  views_rss.module,v 1.12.2.5 2007/03/06 21:44:32 merlinofchaos
#  views.install,v 1.21.4.12 2007/04/14 03:35:47 merlinofchaos
#  views.info,v 1.2.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:45 merlinofchaos
#  views_rss.info,v 1.3.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#  views_theme_wizard.info,v 1.3.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#  views_ui.info,v 1.4.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#


And XGETTEXT creates the following header - all extra lines must be
prevented to not log senseless code in CVS:

# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (general)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from files:
#  views.module,v 1.166.2.32 2007/04/13 16:27:12 merlinofchaos
#  views_ui.module,v 1.44.2.18 2007/04/12 01:29:08 merlinofchaos
#  views_comment.inc,v 1.4.4.6 2007/03/06 22:39:24 merlinofchaos
#  views_node.inc,v 1.30.2.15 2007/04/12 18:44:04 merlinofchaos
#  views_search.inc,v 1.2.2.6 2007/03/03 22:59:33 merlinofchaos
#  views_statistics.inc,v 1.9.2.6 2007/03/06 21:23:27 merlinofchaos
#  views_user.inc,v 1.14.2.7 2007/03/03 22:31:27 merlinofchaos
#  views_upload.inc,v 1.4.4.5 2007/03/03 22:40:31 merlinofchaos
#  views_rss.module,v 1.12.2.5 2007/03/06 21:44:32 merlinofchaos
#  views.install,v 1.21.4.12 2007/04/14 03:35:47 merlinofchaos
#  views.info,v 1.2.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:45 merlinofchaos
#  views_rss.info,v 1.3.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#  views_theme_wizard.info,v 1.3.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#  views_ui.info,v 1.4.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (views.module)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from files:
#  views.module,v 1.166.2.32 2007/04/13 16:27:12 merlinofchaos
#  views.info,v 1.2.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:45 merlinofchaos
#  views_rss.info,v 1.3.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#  views_theme_wizard.info,v 1.3.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#  views_ui.info,v 1.4.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (modules/views_book.inc)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from file: views_book.inc,v 1.6.4.4 2007/03/04 06:30:22
merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (modules/views_comment.inc)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from file: views_comment.inc,v 1.4.4.6 2007/03/06 22:39:24
merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (modules/views_node.inc)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from file: views_node.inc,v 1.30.2.15 2007/04/12 18:44:04
merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (modules/views_profile.inc)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# No version information was available in the source files.
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (modules/views_statistics.inc)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from file: views_statistics.inc,v 1.9.2.6 2007/03/06 21:23:27
merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (modules/views_taxonomy.inc)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from file: views_taxonomy.inc,v 1.27.2.7 2007/03/06 21:44:32
merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (views_theme_wizard.module)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from file: views_theme_wizard.module,v 1.11.2.3 2007/01/19
00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (views_ui.module)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from files:
#  views_ui.module,v 1.44.2.18 2007/04/12 01:29:08 merlinofchaos
#  views.info,v 1.2.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:45 merlinofchaos
#  views_rss.info,v 1.3.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#  views_theme_wizard.info,v 1.3.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#  views_ui.info,v 1.4.2.3 2007/01/19 00:22:46 merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (modules/views_upload.inc)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from file: views_upload.inc,v 1.4.4.5 2007/03/03 22:40:31
merlinofchaos
#
# $Id$
#
# LANGUAGE translation of Drupal (modules/views_user.inc)
# Copyright YEAR NAME <address@hidden>
# Generated from file: views_user.inc,v 1.14.2.7 2007/03/03 22:31:27
merlinofchaos
#


If you need more info, feel free to ask me.


Regards
Marc