Re: kernel support for non-english user messages

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>>>> "%s: name %p is %d\n", "stringval", 0x4790243, 44
>[...]
>> The real problem I see is that this approach doesn't make it any
>>easier to translate the messages.
>
>If you habe the above, you could use/copy/reuse gettext() since the
>format string is used a key/hash/unique id for the translation.

 If all you need is the hash of the format string, why not put that
at the end of the log message, i.e.

  <severity>message<hash>

(Note this is the hash of the *format* string, not the message.)

This would be nearly-trivial to do.

--
 Chuck
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