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[Iain Lane <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

In

  https://code.launchpad.net/~kalikiana/ubuntu-ui-
toolkit/xdglocale/+merge/188359

i18n::setDomain() was updated to call bindtextdomain on the first of the
XDG data directories that it finds has a "locale" subdirectory.

This happens regardless of whether the translations are actually
installed there and, if they are not, causes gettext to not find them.

To reproduce:

  1. Have no translations for your UITK-using-and-translated application in /usr/local/share/locale
  2. Make sure that directory exists
  3. Set LC_MESSAGES=<some locale that should work, eg de_DE.UTF-8>
  4. Launch the application
  5. It isn't translated

Then remove /usr/local/share/locale and note that the application is now
translated.

The UITK needs to either replicate the algorithm that gettext uses to
find .mo files before calling bindtextdomain() on a directory, or it
needs to not call bindtextdomain() by default. If it's not called then
gettext will use the system location, which is usually right. App
authors will need to override it themselves if necessary (already
possible). Crucially, you have to not call it unless you /know/ that the
translations are there.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin 0.1.46+14.04.20131129-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-5.13-generic 3.12.2
Uname: Linux 3.12.0-5-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Dec 10 13:03:51 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-07 (428 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121007)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-ui-toolkit
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-05-07 (217 days ago)

** Affects: ubuntu-ui-toolkit
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ubuntu-ui-toolkit (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1259540

Title:
  Translations aren't always loaded

Status in Ubuntu UI Toolkit:
  New
Status in “ubuntu-ui-toolkit” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In

    https://code.launchpad.net/~kalikiana/ubuntu-ui-
  toolkit/xdglocale/+merge/188359

  i18n::setDomain() was updated to call bindtextdomain on the first of
  the XDG data directories that it finds has a "locale" subdirectory.

  This happens regardless of whether the translations are actually
  installed there and, if they are not, causes gettext to not find them.

  To reproduce:

    1. Have no translations for your UITK-using-and-translated application in /usr/local/share/locale
    2. Make sure that directory exists
    3. Set LC_MESSAGES=<some locale that should work, eg de_DE.UTF-8>
    4. Launch the application
    5. It isn't translated

  Then remove /usr/local/share/locale and note that the application is
  now translated.

  The UITK needs to either replicate the algorithm that gettext uses to
  find .mo files before calling bindtextdomain() on a directory, or it
  needs to not call bindtextdomain() by default. If it's not called then
  gettext will use the system location, which is usually right. App
  authors will need to override it themselves if necessary (already
  possible). Crucially, you have to not call it unless you /know/ that
  the translations are there.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin 0.1.46+14.04.20131129-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-5.13-generic 3.12.2
  Uname: Linux 3.12.0-5-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Dec 10 13:03:51 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-07 (428 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20121007)
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-ui-toolkit
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2013-05-07 (217 days ago)

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