KDE files in launchpad

[Spiros Georgaras]

Στις 27/06/2007, ημέρα Τετάρτη και ώρα 14:42 ο/η Danilo Šegan έγραψε:
> Hi Spiros,
>
> On Monday at 20:59, Spiros Georgaras wrote:
> > I am the coordinator of the Greek l10n KDE Team, so I do not know much
> > about gnome, ubuntu, launchpad etc. So be kind :)
>
> I am pretty much familiar with Launchpad and GNOME side of things
> (including GNOME in Ubuntu), but don't know much about KDE-Ubuntu
> stuff, so I'll just answer on what I know best.
>
> > I have recently wondered about the status of the KDE files in launchpad,
> > looking at this page:
> > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/%2Blang/el/%2Bindex?batch=1338
> > (currently anavailable ?)
>
> That's been fixed now.  However, manually assigning batch size
> (especially one this big) is bound to lead to a timeout sooner or
> later, so I'd suggest against doing it.
>
> > In this page it reads about ksmserver.po (just a random file):
> > 	21 messages - 7 untranslated
> > while KDE stats are
> > 	stable KDE branch - 14 messages - 0 untranslated
> > 	KDE4 branch - 19 messages - 0 untranslated
> >
> > Since I can't figure out where this file came from, I thought you could
> > explain...
> >
> > How do KDE files (pot/po) get imported into launchpad?
>
> They are imported from Ubuntu packages.  Ubuntu KDE packages usually
> contain a few patches as well, so some strings might be new and/or
> changed.
>
> Now sure if this is the case in this specific instance.
>
> > Which branch of KDE SVN do they come from (stable/KDE4)?
>
> It entirely depends on what Ubuntu ships.  I am not entirely sure how
> it relates to KDE development, but you can see what ksmserver package
> is at:
>
>   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/+package/ksmserver
>
> I'd say it means that at the moment, Gutsy is shipping 3.5.7 of kdebase.
>
> > How do they get updated and how often?
>
> They are updates automatically soon after a new package is uploaded to
> Ubuntu.  You'll have to check with Ubuntu KDE guys for how often is
> that for KDE packages (I know that GNOME packages are updated pretty
> much a few days after they are released).
>
> > Do po files get merged with the changes done to pot files in KDE SVN?
>
> Since we are only dealing with files from Ubuntu packages atm, if you
> replace "KDE SVN" with "packages in Ubuntu", then the answer is yes:
> they do get merged with any updates in POT and PO files.
>
> > I was told by the people at ubuntu-gr that "gutsy" (next ubuntu relese)
> > will come with KDE 3.5.7, but they were uncertain about my other
> > question... Is this correct?
>
> As I said above, I don't know exactly what will be shipped, but the
> current package being shipped is indeed 3.5.7.
>
> > I would like to understand this procedure, in order to confirm the status
> > of the translation in kubuntu for the Greek language (hopefully other
> > languages will benefit from this)
>
> I am largely unfamiliar with Ubuntu packaging policies, so you might
> want to look for better answers elsewhere.
>
> However, I hope I at least provided some useful pointers.
>

You sure did!
Thank you very much for your answer

> Cheers,
> Danilo

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Kind regards
Spiros

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