[Bug 968943] [NEW] TEXTDOMAINDIR needs to be set to the language packs locale directory to load translations

[David Planella]

Public bug reported:

Looking at the friendly-recovery translation, I've noticed the
following:

$ grep -Rn TEXTDOMAINDIR *
recovery-mode/l10n.sh:42:export TEXTDOMAINDIR=/usr/share/locale

So it seems that the l10n.sh script is looking for translations in
/usr/share/locale. Instead, it should be looking at translations in
/usr/share/locale-langpack, which is where the .mo files for packages
handled by language packs are installed. E.g.

$ locate friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/ca/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/ca at valencia/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/de/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_CA/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/pt/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
/usr/share/locale-langpack/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: friendly-recovery 0.2.25
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Mar 30 09:37:41 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110319)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: friendly-recovery
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-translations
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: friendly-recovery (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  TEXTDOMAINDIR needs to be set to the language packs locale directory
  to load translations

Status in Ubuntu Translations:
  New
Status in “friendly-recovery” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Looking at the friendly-recovery translation, I've noticed the
  following:

  $ grep -Rn TEXTDOMAINDIR *
  recovery-mode/l10n.sh:42:export TEXTDOMAINDIR=/usr/share/locale

  So it seems that the l10n.sh script is looking for translations in
  /usr/share/locale. Instead, it should be looking at translations in
  /usr/share/locale-langpack, which is where the .mo files for packages
  handled by language packs are installed. E.g.

  $ locate friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/ca/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/ca at valencia/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/de/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_CA/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/pt/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo
  /usr/share/locale-langpack/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/friendly-recovery.mo

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: friendly-recovery 0.2.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-18.29-generic 3.2.9
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Mar 30 09:37:41 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20110319)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: friendly-recovery
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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