UPDATE: this does not appear to be package/project-specific at all. Title, "affects"-tag and description updated accordingly.
** Summary changed: - Untranslatable string in coreutils for Trusty (gettext error) + Cannot translate strings containing "%&" ** Package changed: coreutils (Ubuntu) => launchpad ** Description changed: - Launchpad/gettext returns the following error when attempting to - translate string no. 954 in coreutils for Trusty: + Launchpad/gettext returns an error of the following type when attempting + to translate strings that contain «%&»: " 'msgstr' is not a valid C format string, unlike 'msgid'. Reason: In the directive number 2, the character '&' is not a valid conversion specifier. " - This error message is returned even when I attempt to submit an identical copy of the original English string. - According to dpm (David Planella), I need get in touch with GNU upstream to fix this. + This error message is returned even when I attempt to submit an + identical copy of the original English string. - I would be happy to resolve this myself, but as I am not sure who (and - how) to contact upstream, I am unable to do so as of this report. - Besides, if/when the original string gets fixed upstream, I wouldn't - know where or how to request that the patched source gets imported to - Ubuntu. Any help would be much appreciated. - The string is located here: + An example: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+source/coreutils/+pots/coreutils/nb/954/+translate - - Change "nb" in the URL to your preferred language code. If you are a - member of a team associated with the language on which you are testing, - please remember to tick the "someone should review this translation" - checkbox (unless, of course, you are attempting a sincere translation). - - Thanks in advance. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1274461 Title: Cannot translate strings containing "%&" To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad/+bug/1274461/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
