* version-etc-fsf.c (version_etc_copyright): Parameterize the

copyright symbol and the year.
* version-etc.c (COPYRIGHT_YEAR): New constant.
(version_etc_va): Use parameterized copyright notice.
Reword to conform to the current GNU coding standards.

diff --git a/lib/ChangeLog b/lib/ChangeLog
index 57d7366121618562175bb5a696f46ddc18978049..bf60743ce8beee023c5b97d70ae4a0def4b3a009 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2005-07-11  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
+
+       * version-etc-fsf.c (version_etc_copyright): Parameterize the
+       copyright symbol and the year.
+       * version-etc.c (COPYRIGHT_YEAR): New constant.
+       (version_etc_va): Use parameterized copyright notice.
+       Reword to conform to the current GNU coding standards.
+
 2005-07-11  Simon Josefsson  <jas@extundo.com>
 
        * size_max.h: New file.

diff --git a/lib/version-etc-fsf.c b/lib/version-etc-fsf.c
index d5d6e209637fe1fe8056b235547de2bb034ec46a..a91ab868738dc3d47f28012ac8ac7b16e8543ba3 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/version-etc-fsf.c
+++ b/lib/version-etc-fsf.c
@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@
 /* Default copyright goes to the FSF. */
 
 const char version_etc_copyright[] =
-  /* Do *not* mark this string for translation.  */
-  "Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.";
+  /* Do *not* mark this string for translation.  %s is a copyright
+     symbol suitable for this locale, and %d is the copyright
+     year.  */
+  "Copyright %s %d Free Software Foundation, Inc.";

diff --git a/lib/version-etc.c b/lib/version-etc.c
index f7a68d4e34e87cbde531cb759d6100b2efbfee39..f27f6a43afae6a27d072a6f6e2f4ddc59583d0c2 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/version-etc.c
+++ b/lib/version-etc.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include "gettext.h"
 #define _(msgid) gettext (msgid)
 
+enum { COPYRIGHT_YEAR = 2005 };
+
 /* Like version_etc, below, but with the NULL-terminated author list
    provided via a variable of type va_list.  */
 void
@@ -64,6 +66,20 @@ version_etc_va (FILE *stream,
   else
     fprintf (stream, "%s %s\n", package, version);
 
+  /* TRANSLATORS: Translate "(C)" to the copyright symbol
+     (C-in-a-circle), if this symbol is available in the user's
+     locale.  Otherwise, do not translate "(C)"; leave it as-is.  */
+  fprintf (stream, version_etc_copyright, _("(C)"), COPYRIGHT_YEAR);
+
+  fputs (_("\
+\n\
+This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of\n\
+the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.\n\
+There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.\n\
+\n\
+"),
+        stream);
+
   switch (n_authors)
     {
     case 0:
@@ -135,15 +151,6 @@ Written by %s, %s, %s,\n%s, %s, %s, %s,\n%s, %s, and others.\n"),
       break;
     }
   va_end (authors);
-  putc ('\n', stream);
-
-  fputs (version_etc_copyright, stream);
-  putc ('\n', stream);
-
-  fputs (_("\
-This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO\n\
-warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.\n"),
-        stream);
 }