Re: Question on _()

From: Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 12:03:54 +0000
Subject: Re: Question on _()
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I was wondering.. why isn't _() documented at all ? I thought it had a problematic name (for builds) but it appears to be fine on my box. Anyone againt me adding _.xml under gettext/function ? (documenting it as an alias)
Back when the issue with the _() was raised it was decided not to document it as an function.
At the time I wasn't involved in the PHP project, so I don't know nothing about this thread. Can you tell me what were the reasons of making such a choice ?
As it is written in the howto, all file names should have _ replaced with -. This is for historical reasons, and we are not going to break the rule. So if you would add such a file, you should name it "-.xml", but this is not a valid filename AFAIK.
Oups, missed the - issue :/ IMHO, rules should never give us less freedom.. Can't it be the exception that confirms the rule ? Do we have to live without a _() documentation just for historical reasons ? Maybe we can break rules for one time.. What will happen if we add _.xml ? BTW, do livedocs solve the problem ? (didn't have the time to look at it) Thank you for your time :) didou

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