https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30217
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Bug #: 30217
Summary: Make pt-br a fallback of pt
Product: MediaWiki extensions
Version: any
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: CLDR
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
When European Portuguese messages don't exist, the Brazilian Portuguese version
should be used as a fallback before going to the default (English). The
language fallback code features loop detection code, so the fact that the
opposite fallback pair exists (pt-br fallbacks to pt) shouldn't be a problem.
So, apart from the pt-br --> pt fallback, a pt --> pt-br link should also be
added.
A specific issue that would be solved by this change is the behavior of the
{{#language:}} parser function, of the CLDR extension. Due to (1) pt-br being
the default in CLDR (which is where the #language parser function gets its
data) while pt-pt is the fallback, and (2) the way CLDR stores values in their
database (for each variant, they only store the values that are different than
the default variant), the European Portuguese language names aren't listed for
most languages, and fallback to the English name. For example,
{{#language:pt|pt-br}} returns "português" (correct), but {{#language:pt|pt}}
returns "Portuguese" (wrong). Having this fallback in place would make the
system work correctly.
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