[Bug 1181183] [NEW] Add support for the Ubuntu SDK apps to dh_translations

[Olivier Tilloy]

Public bug reported:

dh_translations, when it builds a POT file from the source files, invokes intltool-update, which in turn invokes xgettext to extract the translatable strings from the source files.
By default, xgettext looks for a set of predefined keywords to identify translatable strings.
This set of predefined keywords doesn’t include "i18n.tr", which is the function used in QML files that use the Ubuntu SDK.
As a result, no strings are found, and no POT file is generated.

Ideally, dh_translations should support passing (arbitrary?) extra
options to intltool-update/xgettext. Or at least extend the default list
of keywords to support the apps written with the Ubuntu SDK.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: dh-translations 117
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-21.32-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: 2c7995ffdf051a6d0adf7ab2c7be5ba9
CheckboxSystem: 7e42599bda39ea7ff8b528272b6ef52b
Date: Fri May 17 12:27:40 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-26 (51 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64+mac (20130326)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: pkgbinarymangler
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: pkgbinarymangler (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring

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Title:
  Add support for the Ubuntu SDK apps to dh_translations

Status in “pkgbinarymangler” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  dh_translations, when it builds a POT file from the source files, invokes intltool-update, which in turn invokes xgettext to extract the translatable strings from the source files.
  By default, xgettext looks for a set of predefined keywords to identify translatable strings.
  This set of predefined keywords doesn’t include "i18n.tr", which is the function used in QML files that use the Ubuntu SDK.
  As a result, no strings are found, and no POT file is generated.

  Ideally, dh_translations should support passing (arbitrary?) extra
  options to intltool-update/xgettext. Or at least extend the default
  list of keywords to support the apps written with the Ubuntu SDK.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: dh-translations 117
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-21.32-generic 3.8.8
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CheckboxSubmission: 2c7995ffdf051a6d0adf7ab2c7be5ba9
  CheckboxSystem: 7e42599bda39ea7ff8b528272b6ef52b
  Date: Fri May 17 12:27:40 2013
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-26 (51 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64+mac (20130326)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: pkgbinarymangler
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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