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 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1259540 Title: Translations aren't always loaded To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ui-toolkit/+bug/1259540/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
