Debian Bug report logs - #313522
gnome-system-tools: Please generate a POT file during package build

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>

To: Debian BTS Submit <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: gnome-system-tools: Please generate a POT file during package build

Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:17:58 +0200

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Package: gnome-system-tools
Severity: wishlist

Hi!

Please generate a POT file during the package build. This is a
template file that is used as a basis for translating this software
into other languages. It is important that the POT file is always up
to date and exactly matches all the strings (including strings from
Debian-specific changes), so it is not enough to just put a static one
into the package. Apart from being used manually, this POT file can
also be extracted automatically and be used with translation
frontends like gtranslator or Rosetta.

You can get the patch at

  http://patches.ubuntu.com/patches/gnome-system-tools.potfile.diff

Thanks for considering and have a nice day!

Martin

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Message #10 received at 313522@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>

To: 313522@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Please generate a POT file during package b

Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:27:02 +0100

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> Please generate a POT file during the package build. This is a
> template file that is used as a basis for translating this software
> into other languages. It is important that the POT file is always up
> to date and exactly matches all the strings (including strings from
> Debian-specific changes), so it is not enough to just put a static one
> into the package. Apart from being used manually, this POT file can
> also be extracted automatically and be used with translation
> frontends like gtranslator or Rosetta.

Is this still a needed change? 

The Ubuntu packages does not seem to use the patch linked to 
in the bug report.

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Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
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Message #15 received at 313522-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>

To: Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>, 313522-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#313522: gnome-system-tools: Please generate a POT file during package build

Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:22:54 +0200

Version: 1.2.0-1

On Tue, Jun 14, 2005, Martin Pitt wrote:
> Please generate a POT file during the package build

 Package was converted to CDBS in the above version and hence doesn't
 need a manual call to intlool-update anymore; thanks!

-- 
Loïc Minier

Message #20 received at 313522@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>

To: Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>

Cc: 313522@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#313522: gnome-system-tools: Please generate a POT file during package build

Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 07:41:59 -0600

Loïc Minier [2008-04-06 23:22 +0200]:
>  Package was converted to CDBS in the above version and hence doesn't
>  need a manual call to intlool-update anymore; thanks!

Please be aware that Debian's cdbs (unlike Ubuntu's modified version
of gnome.mk) does *not* generate PO templates by default.

Martin

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Martin Pitt                        | http://www.piware.de
Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com)  | Debian Developer  (www.debian.org)

Message #25 received at 313522@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>

To: Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>

Cc: 313522@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#313522: gnome-system-tools: Please generate a POT file during package build

Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:11:15 +0200

On Mon, Apr 07, 2008, Martin Pitt wrote:
> Please be aware that Debian's cdbs (unlike Ubuntu's modified version
> of gnome.mk) does *not* generate PO templates by default.

 Should it be the place to do it?  It looks like it's a successful
 choice; we could reopen and reassign to cdbs, what do you think?

-- 
Loïc Minier

Message #30 received at 313522@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org>

To: Loïc Minier <lool@dooz.org>

Cc: 313522@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#313522: gnome-system-tools: Please generate a POT file during package build

Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 13:38:18 -0500

Hi Loic,

Loïc Minier [2008-04-07 15:11 +0200]:
>  Should it be the place to do it?  

I think IF Debian wants to do it at all, then gnome.mk is exactly the
right place to do it. I'm just not sure whether Debian's GNOME team
finds it useful and worthwhile, since they do not have such a tight
integration into a translation platform.

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Martin Pitt                        | http://www.piware.de
Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com)  | Debian Developer  (www.debian.org)

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