[Bug 978724] Re: pkgbinarymangler should build a tarball for pot import even when translations are not stripped

[Steve Langasek]

>>  In fact, generating .pot files during build is actively harmful if
>> you have gettext domains for multiarch libraries.

> How would it be harmful?

Regenerating the .pot file at package build time changes timestamps,
which means the .mo files shipped in the package are not identical
across architectures.

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Title:
  pkgbinarymangler should build a tarball for pot import even when
  translations are not stripped

Status in Ubuntu Translations:
  Triaged
Status in “pkgbinarymangler” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Currently, the translation template is not being built, so the new
  strings are not being picked up by LP Translations.

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