intltool

launchpad misidentifies % as string formatting code

Bug #1243315 reported by Marcos Lans
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Launchpad itself
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intltool
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checkbox (Ubuntu)
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Marcos Lans (markooss) wrote :
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Daniel Manrique (roadmr) wrote :

The checkbox.pot file has this:

#: ../scripts/gateway_ping_test:257
#, c-format
msgid "Connection established, but lost {}% of packets"
msgstr ""

This is wrong as the string is clearly python-format. I think that's what's causing the problem. I need to look at how intltool extracts strings from that file.

Thanks for reporting this!

Changed in checkbox (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → High
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Daniel Manrique (roadmr) wrote :

OK, the % is causing intltool-update to mistake the string for a c-format one. If it's removed, then it doesn't get a type specifier. Also, if the file is renamed gateway_ping_test.py, it gets correctly identified as python-format.

I'll look at which option is better for our purposes.

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Marcos Lans (markooss) wrote :

What about this bug guys?

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Zygmunt Krynicki (zyga) wrote :

I'll try to fix that though I don't know if we can really fix it without patching intltools.

summary: - Launchpad systema doesn't accept a correct translation
+ launchpad misidentifies % as string formatting code
Changed in checkbox (Ubuntu):
importance: High → Low
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William Grant (wgrant) wrote :

The .po that was given to Launchpad said the string was c-format, so Launchpad is behaving correctly here.

Changed in launchpad:
status: New → Invalid
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Marcos Lans (markooss) wrote :

I tested Checkbox in Ubuntu 14.04 (galician language) but it displays english version though is full translated into galician.

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Jeff Lane  (bladernr) wrote :

Setting to Wont Fix as checkbox is no longer part of the desktop install and this is now out of scope.

Changed in checkbox (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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