** Patch added: "pkgbinarymangler_lp1762889_bionic.debdiff" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pkgbinarymangler/+bug/1762889/+attachment/5143361/+files/pkgbinarymangler_lp1762889_bionic.debdiff
** Description changed: + [Impact] + + With version 136 of the dh-translations package, support for the Meson + build system was added. While that change is sufficient for making + dh_translations run successfully for some Meson packages, it's not + sufficient for packages with multiple gettext domains, e.g. + help-[project] domains. As regards POT building, it has so far been + handled for several packages via overrides in debian/rules, but in most + cases the .desktop files in such packages are shipped with upstream + translations and without "X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain", so additional LP + translations are not made available to the users. + + The proposed upload includes fixes from dh-translations 139 which deals + with it for the remaining Meson packages. This will improve it for a + number of packages to the extent they are SRUed to bionic. + + [Test Case] + + Let gnome-mines 1:3.28.0-1 be our use case. The file + + /usr/share/applications/gnome-mines.desktop + + includes upstream translations and no X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain. + + Then: + + * Install dh-translations 138.1 from bionic-proposed + * Build gnome-mines locally + + and find that the .desktop file was stripped from upstream translations + and includes the line: + + X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=gnome-mines + + [Regression Potential] + + The backported changes address some build issues, and I find it hard to + see how they could cause new ones. In order to minimize the risk, one of + the changes in version 139, which is not considered 'safe safe', is not + included in this proposal. + + Also, this package is not for users, so possible issues will at first + hand hit developers who can act on them in connection with uploads. + + [Original description] + The gnome.help() meson function creates a help-$project-pot target. This confuses dh_translations which complains: dh_translations: more than one meson translation domain found (help- gnome-calculator,gnome-calculator), don't know which one to use I think the only consequence of this is that the .desktop doesn't have its translations stripped and replaced with X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain= This means that Ubuntu translators are unable to update those translations. Affected Apps ============= Therefore, this issue affects GNOME apps in main that use meson and also include help files. gnome-control-center is also affected because it happens to have an extra gettext domain (but does not ship help). libgweather gets the warning because it has a second gettext domain but it doesn't ship any .desktop files so I think the warning is harmless. Suggestion ========== Maybe dh_translations could just exclude targets that start with "help-". That would fix most of these cases. Other Info ========== This bug is split off LP: #1751820 pkgbinarymanagler 136 in bionic References ========== http://mesonbuild.com/Gnome-module.html#gnomeyelp http://mesonbuild.com/Localisation.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1762889 Title: dh_translations doesn't strip .desktop files when more than 1 pot target with meson To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pkgbinarymangler/+bug/1762889/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
