microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Migrate from `vscode-nls`/`vscode-nls-dev` to `vscode-l10n`
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Description
The underlying libraries that facilitate string localization in VS Code extensions (vscode-nls/vscode-nls-dev) have been replaced with a new library: vscode-l10n.
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-nls
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-nls-dev
https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-l10n
Opening this issue to track migrating to the new library.
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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