(decode_options):

Use "Copyright %d" to simplify the translator's job in the future.
Advise translator about circle-C.

diff --git a/src/tar.c b/src/tar.c
index 69ec97cf6cce192c861489de2c2e25e70c4e084c..42b8eeeb51d9792b639817e7fc81360cc5387fbb 100644 (file)
--- a/src/tar.c
+++ b/src/tar.c
@@ -1122,13 +1122,21 @@ decode_options (int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (show_version)
     {
-      printf ("tar (GNU %s) %s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n", PACKAGE, VERSION,
-             "Copyright 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.",
-             _("\
+      printf ("tar (GNU %s) %s\n", PACKAGE, VERSION);
+
+      /* Note to translator: Please translate "Copyright " to "©"
+        (C-in-a-circle) if available in the translation's character
+        set and encoding.  */
+      printf (_("Copyright %d Free Software Foundation, Inc."), 2001);
+      printf ("\n");
+
+      puts (_("\
 This program comes with NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.\n\
 You may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License;\n\
-see the file named COPYING for details."),
-             _("Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason."));
+see the file named COPYING for details."));
+
+      puts (_("Written by John Gilmore and Jay Fenlason."));
+
       exit (TAREXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
 
@@ -1342,3 +1350,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     error (0, 0, _("Error exit delayed from previous errors"));
   exit (exit_status);
 }
+\f
+/*
+  Local Variables:
+  coding: iso-latin-1
+  End:
+*/