Hi, Maxime Devos skribis: > I was more thinking of: > > (package > [...] > (properties > `((output-descriptions  > . ,(lambda () ("foo" . ,(G_ "Bar")) ...))))) > > though bringing the magic used for package descriptions to > output descriptions would be tidier. Rather: (properties '((output-descriptions ("send-email" (synopsis "send email!"))))) That is, instead of calling ‘G_’, you just use one of the keywords xgettext recognizes (see ‘po/packages/Makevars’). The actual call to ‘gettext’ would then be made in (guix ui). I wonder if we’re going overboard though? Ludo’.