I may have solved it. :) Added policykit-1 to Build-Depends and built systemd 237-2 in a PPA:
https://launchpad.net/~gunnarhj/+archive/ubuntu/systemd No warnings in the buildlog due the explicit xgettext() command. This might be the explanation: $ dpkg -L policykit-1 | grep its/ /usr/share/gettext/its/polkit.its /usr/share/gettext/its/polkit.loc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707898 Title: systemd translations are not synced with upstream Status in systemd: New Status in Ubuntu Translations: New Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: Translations for systemd are outdated because they do not seem to be synced with the upstream ones. For example the Czech one: Launchpad: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/artful/+source/systemd/+pots/systemd/cs/+translate - 0% translated Upstream: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/master/po/cs.po - 100% translated To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/systemd/+bug/1707898/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp