On dt, 2009-06-09 at 22:13 +0800, Arne Goetje wrote: > David Planella wrote: > > > > I'm not sure whether what you are describing is a problem. I think you > > are referring to the split between -base and 'delta' language packs. The > > base packages are generated and released at e.g. the start of an Ubuntu > > release and contain all translations, and the 'delta' packages (those > > whithout a -base suffix) are released more often and contain only those > > translation files which have been changed since the last language pack > > release. You can find more information there: > > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslationLifecycle#Structure > > > > I've asked Martin Pitt about the fact that the base packages are not in > > the Jaunty PPA, and I will come back to you when I've got more > > information. In any case, I do not think this poses a problem. > > It's not necessary to have the -base packages in the PPA. The -base > packages are normally generated at release time, so they are in the > normal archive. The PPA only contains delta packages then. > The reason why for Intrepid there are -base packages in the PPA is, that > for Intrepid we didn't manage to provide proper -base packages at > release time, so the archive was already frozen at that time. Therefor > they are in the PPA (and in -updates for that matter). > For LTS releases, like Hardy, we regenerate the -base packages for every > maintenance release (.1, .2, .3 and .4). Therefor you will also find > those in the PPA. > In case the delta packages become too big, we might also regenerate > -base packages for other releases (we will do so for Intrepid after > message sharing is in place). Those will then also go into the PPA. >
Hi Arne, Thanks for the detailed info. I've added it to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TranslationLifecycle#Base%20and%20update% 20packages%20in%20the%20PPA for future reference. Please anyone feel free to expand or correct it. Regards, David. -- David Planella Ubuntu Translations Coordinator david(dot)planella(at)ubuntu(dot)com www.ubuntu.com
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