blame_date_width = sizeof("2006-10-19");
break;
case DATE_RELATIVE:
- /* "normal" is used as the fallback for "relative" */
+ /* TRANSLATORS: This string is used to tell us the maximum
+ display width for a relative timestamp in "git blame"
+ output. For C locale, "4 years, 11 months ago", which
+ takes 22 places, is the longest among various forms of
+ relative timestamps, but your language may need more or
+ fewer display columns. */
+ blame_date_width = utf8_strwidth(_("4 years, 11 months ago")) + 1; /* add the null */
+ break;
case DATE_LOCAL:
case DATE_NORMAL:
blame_date_width = sizeof("Thu Oct 19 16:00:04 2006 -0700");