NonLanguagePackTranslationDeadline

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Some translation data cannot currently be updated via the language pack mechanism. Because these items require more disruptive integration work, they are subject to an earlier deadline. Translations which fall into this category are: <<Include(TranslatingUbuntu/Header)>>
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 * The Ubuntu installer Some translation data cannot currently be updated via the language pack mechanism. Because these items require more disruptive integration work, they are subject to an earlier deadline to give time to developers to manually export translations from Launchpad and integrate them into the package.

This deadline simply marks the date (on UTC time) after which it is not guaranteed that the translations of the packages below will be included in the release. Depending on the package, and depending on the maintainer's workflow, it can be that they are exported later, but for translators the main point above still remains: only translations before this date will be included in the release.

Other packages can still be translated until the [[NonLanguagePackTranslationDeadline]].

Translations which fall into this category are:

 * The Ubuntu installation packages:
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/debian-installer/|Debian installer]]
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/ubiquity|Ubiquity]]
  * [[https://translations.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu| The Ubiquity Slideshow]]
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/wubi|WUBI]]
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu|The bootloader]]
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  * Firefox
  * HTML documents, such as the "About Ubuntu" page
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  * desktop notifications via `notification-daemon`
 * `.desktop` files (menu entries)
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ddtp-ubuntu|Package description translations]].
 * Translations included in the source packages
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/yelp|Yelp]] (due to theUbuntu Help Center front page)
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/gnome-user-docs/+pots/accessibility-guide|GNOME user docs]] (due to the Ubuntu-specific "Assistive Tools" string
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+source/xdg-user-dirs| XDG User Dirs]]
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/language-selector|Language selector]] (including the notification of missing language support)
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/iso-codes|ISO Codes]]: Please translate upstream (http://pkg-isocodes.alioth.debian.org/), we will only sync from Debian and won't use the translations from Launchpad directly!
 * Ubuntu documentation
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/ubuntu-docs/|Ubuntu Docs]]
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/kubuntu-docs/|Kubuntu Docs]]
  * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/software-center/|Software Center]]
 * Any other packages including xml, .policy or other files which include inline translations integrated at build time

= Rebuilding packages =

The reasons for packages needing to be rebuilt with a fresh export of translations are various: some packages need to not use language packs, but contain the translations themselves, so that the installation process will be localized. Others contain some highly visible strings, that are coming from xml files (.policy mainly), which are populated with translations at package build time. Some packages contain only such strings. These are listed here.

{i} ''Packages that should contain translations themselves are listed [[http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/pkgbinarymangler/ubuntu/annotate/head%3A/striptranslations.blacklist|here]]''

To find packages with policy files in them:
{{{
$ for i in `ls /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/`; do dpkg -S $i; done
}}}

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+bugs?field.tag=non-langpack-translation-deadline

||||||||||<tablestyle="width: 60%">'''Packages to be rebuilt'''||
|| Name || Reason || Tarball link (?) || Comment || Bug # ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/iso-codes|iso-codes]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/dpkg|dpkg]]|| install || - || template: dpkg || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/debconf|debconf]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/apt|apt]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/language-selector|language-selector]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/ldm|ldm]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/xkeyboard-config|xkeyboard-config]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/xdg-user-dirs|xdg-user-dirs]]|| install || - || - || [[Bug:549088]] ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/gfxboot-theme-ubuntu|gfxboot-theme-ubuntu]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/debian-installer|debian-installer]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/ubiquity|ubiquity]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu|ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu]]|| install || - || - || - ||
||[[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/hplip|hplip]]|| policy || - || not translatable || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/jockey|jockey]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/ubuntu-system-service|ubuntu-system-service]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/usb-creator|usb-creator]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/gdm|gdm]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/aptdaemon|aptdaemon]]|| policy || - || Provides the very visible "Authentication is required to install software packages" string, shown in Software Center || [[Bug:445603]] ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/consolekit|consolekit]]|| policy || - || not translatable || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/network-manager|network-manager]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/policykit-1|policykit-1]]|| policy || - || not translatable || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/rtkit|rtkit]]|| policy || - || not translatable || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/system-tools-backends|system-tools-backends]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/udisks|udisks]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/upower|upower]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/gnome-panel|gnome-panel]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/gnome-applets|gnome-applets]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/gconf|gconf]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/screen-resolution-extra|screen-resolution-extra]]|| policy || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/yelp|yelp]]|| xml || - || currently still showing untranslated in Lucid || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/shared-mime-info|shared-mime-info]]|| xml || - || - || [[Bug:542084]] ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/ubuntu-wallpapers|ubuntu-wallpapers]]|| xml || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/grub2|grub2]]|| sick .mo file layout || - || [[https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/537998|bug #537998]] || - ||
||[[link|e2fsprogs]]|| ??? || - || contains translations, probably a bug || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store|rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store]]|| xml || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/totem|totem]]|| xml || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/compiz|compiz-core]]|| xml || - || - || - ||
||[[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/lucid/+source/compiz-fusion-plugins-main|compiz-fusion-plugins-main]]|| xml || - || - || - ||
||[[link|pkgname]]|| install/policy/xml || - || - || - ||

= TODO =

 * TODO: Adding items from the list at the top that also apply. Should be the various -docs here? Do the UTC team want to help maintainers with exporting tarballs and adding them here?
 * TODO: Stop exporting templates of type install and xml to langpacks.
 * TODO: What's up with themes and wallpapers?

Some translation data cannot currently be updated via the language pack mechanism. Because these items require more disruptive integration work, they are subject to an earlier deadline to give time to developers to manually export translations from Launchpad and integrate them into the package.

This deadline simply marks the date (on UTC time) after which it is not guaranteed that the translations of the packages below will be included in the release. Depending on the package, and depending on the maintainer's workflow, it can be that they are exported later, but for translators the main point above still remains: only translations before this date will be included in the release.

Other packages can still be translated until the NonLanguagePackTranslationDeadline.

Translations which fall into this category are:

Rebuilding packages

The reasons for packages needing to be rebuilt with a fresh export of translations are various: some packages need to not use language packs, but contain the translations themselves, so that the installation process will be localized. Others contain some highly visible strings, that are coming from xml files (.policy mainly), which are populated with translations at package build time. Some packages contain only such strings. These are listed here.

(i) Packages that should contain translations themselves are listed here

To find packages with policy files in them:

$ for i in `ls /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/`; do dpkg -S $i; done

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+bugs?field.tag=non-langpack-translation-deadline

Packages to be rebuilt

Name

Reason

Tarball link (?)

Comment

Bug #

iso-codes

install

-

-

-

dpkg

install

-

template: dpkg

-

debconf

install

-

-

-

apt

install

-

-

-

language-selector

install

-

-

-

ldm

install

-

-

-

xkeyboard-config

install

-

-

-

xdg-user-dirs

install

-

-

549088

gfxboot-theme-ubuntu

install

-

-

-

debian-installer

install

-

-

-

ubiquity

install

-

-

-

ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu

install

-

-

-

hplip

policy

-

not translatable

-

jockey

policy

-

-

-

ubuntu-system-service

policy

-

-

-

usb-creator

policy

-

-

-

gdm

policy

-

-

-

aptdaemon

policy

-

Provides the very visible "Authentication is required to install software packages" string, shown in Software Center

445603

consolekit

policy

-

not translatable

-

network-manager

policy

-

-

-

policykit-1

policy

-

not translatable

-

rtkit

policy

-

not translatable

-

system-tools-backends

policy

-

-

-

udisks

policy

-

-

-

upower

policy

-

-

-

gnome-panel

policy

-

-

-

gnome-applets

policy

-

-

-

gconf

policy

-

-

-

screen-resolution-extra

policy

-

-

-

yelp

xml

-

currently still showing untranslated in Lucid

-

shared-mime-info

xml

-

-

542084

ubuntu-wallpapers

xml

-

-

-

grub2

sick .mo file layout

-

bug #537998

-

e2fsprogs

???

-

contains translations, probably a bug

-

rhythmbox-ubuntuone-music-store

xml

-

-

-

totem

xml

-

-

-

compiz-core

xml

-

-

-

compiz-fusion-plugins-main

xml

-

-

-

pkgname

install/policy/xml

-

-

-

TODO

  • TODO: Adding items from the list at the top that also apply. Should be the various -docs here? Do the UTC team want to help maintainers with exporting tarballs and adding them here?
  • TODO: Stop exporting templates of type install and xml to langpacks.
  • TODO: What's up with themes and wallpapers?

NonLanguagePackTranslationDeadline (last edited 2025-04-11 14:19:37 by seb128)