Bug#1009915: sysvinit: Please align with manpages-l10n and afterwards activate man page translations

[Jesse Smith]

> We have a (larger) problem, not yet adressed. If the original man
> pages get updated, how (and when) are man/po/* updated? My intention
> was to do this latest at build time (to avoid outdated translations).
> 
> Jesse, how do you want this to be done?
> 
> Version a) 
> - You update man page
> - You update man/po/*
>   This could happen by hand or you could have a makefile target which
>   you call and then commit the results to the git repository
> - Whenever translators see the outdated xx.po (e.g. de.po), they pick
>   it up, translate it and you integrate it (all at theier own pace).
> 
> Version b)
> - During release, you update man/po/* (and commit the result!)
> - Whenever translators see the outdated xx.po (e.g. de.po), they pick
>   it up, translate it and you integrate it (all at theier own pace).
>   However, if you decide to release seldom (e.g. once a year) than
>   translations are at least outdated this time.


I get the impression the two approaches will be similar from my end of
things. I think, of the two, Version B seems more likely to be the way
the flow of development will go.

- Jesse