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This commit introduces two utility functions meant to make working with vectors simpler. Vec_ToText converts a binary vector into a json array of numbers (floats). Vec_FromText takes in a json array of numbers and converts it into a little-endian IEEE float sequence of bytes (4 bytes per float). |
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A quicker way for adding new language translations to the errmsg-utf8.txt file
Summary
To generate a new language translation of MariaDB use the following pull request (PR) as a template for your work:
You will notice as part of your translation work, you will have to add your language translations to the file sql/share/errmsg-utf8.txt which is found in the current directory. This file is long with many sections which can make the translation work tedious. In this README, we explain a procedure and provide a script insert_translations_into_errmsg.py that cuts down the amount of tedium in accomplishing the task.
Procedure
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Start by grepping out all the english translations from errmsg-utf8.txt using the following grep command, and redirecting the output to a file:
grep -P "^\s*eng\s" errmsg-utf8.txt > all_english_text_in_errmsg-utf8.txt
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Next use Google translate to obtain a translation of this file. Google translate provides the ability to upload whole files for translation. For example, this technique was used to obtain Swahili translations which yielded a file with output similar to the below (output is truncated for clarity):
sw "hashchk" sw "isamchk" sw "LA" sw "NDIYO" sw "Haiwezi kuunda faili '% -.200s' (kosa: %M)" sw "Haiwezi kuunda jedwali %
s.%s (kosa: %M)" sw "Haiwezi kuunda hifadhidata '% -.192s' (kosa: %M)" sw "Haiwezi kuunda hifadhidata '% -.192s'; hifadhidata ipo"
Note that Google translate removes the leading whitespace in the translation file it generates. DO NOT add that leading whitespace back!
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Give the translated file an appropriate name (e.g.
all_swahili_text_in_errmsg-utf8.txt) and store it in the same directory witherrmsg-utf8.txtandall_english_text_in_errmsg-utf8.txt. These 3 files will be used by the script insert_translations_into_errmsg.py. -
Proof check the auto-translations in the file you downloaded from Google translate. Note that Google might ommit formating information that will cause the compilation of MariaDB to fail, so pay attention to these.
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Reintegrate these translations into the errmsg-utf8.txt by running the insert_translations_into_errmsg.py script as follows:
chmod ugo+x insert_translations_into_errmsg.py # Make the script executable if it is not.
./insert_translations_into_errmsg.py <errmsg-utf8.txt file>
For example, for the swahili translation, we ran the following:
./insert_translations_into_errmsg.py errmsg-utf8.txt all_english_text_in_errmsg-utf8.txt all_swahili_text_in_errmsg-utf8.txt
The script uses the
errmsg-utf8.txtfile and the grepped english file to keep track of each new translation. It then creates a file in the same directory aserrmsg-utf8.txtwith the nameerrmsg-utf8-with-new-language.txt. -
Check that the reintegration of the new translations into
errmsg-utf8-with-new-language.txtwent OK, and if it did, renameerrmsg-utf8-with-new-language.txttoerrmsg-utf8.txt:mv errmsg-utf8-with-new-language.txt errmsg-utf8.txt
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In the header of errmsg-utf8.txt make sure to add your language long form to short form mapping. E.g. for Swahili, add:
swahili=sw