The current (Drupal 6.17) INSTALL.txt says :
If you would like to have the default English interface translated to a
different language, we have good news. You can install and use Drupal in
other languages from the start. Check whether a released package of the
language desired is available for this Drupal version at
http://drupal.org/project/translations and download the package. Extract
the contents to the same directory where you extracted Drupal into.

This is misleading and false in fact. Doing this will not work during the install process (the translations set in the Drupal root will not be an option offered during the installation process). Every single Translations folder must be manually placed by the user/webmaster in the corresponding Drupal folder.

Exemple :
fr-6.x-1.0/modules/block/translations
must be manually placed in
drupal/modules/block/translations

This is a tedious process if you don't use a sync script.

TASKS

i) the INSTALL.txt message and the message during the installation process must be corrected. Users cannot be expected to magically guess this is to be done.

ii) localized versions of Drupal installation files should exist, where all the /translations folders are already set in place. This would be very much more user friendly.

Thank you

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gábor hojtsy’s picture

gábor hojtsy
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Primary language Hungarian
Location Hungary
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Project: Localized Drupal Distribution » Drupal core
Version: » 6.x-dev
Component: Documentation » install system

Depending on the extraction tool you use, that fr-6.x-1.0 directory might not be created. The instructions assumes it is not, so when you extract it under the drupal root you have, the files will fall into place properly.

Moving this issue into the right project hopefully out of invisibility.

Status: Active » Closed (outdated)

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