[Debian-med-packaging] Why does dh_installdebconf not add translations?

Andreas Tille andreas at an3as.eu
Sat Sep 10 05:02:42 UTC 2016


Found the issue myself, sorry for the noise, Andreas.

On Fri, Sep 09, 2016 at 09:45:19AM +0200, Andreas Tille wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I tried to add translations to the debconf template of metaphlan2-data[1].
> Unfortunately if I call
> 
>     fakeroot dh_installdebconf
> 
> the resulting debian/metaphlan2-data/DEBIAN/templates is basically a copy
> of debian/templates:
> 
> $ diff debian/metaphlan2-data/DEBIAN/templates debian/templates
> 4c4
> < Description: Should the database be created right now?
> ---
> > _Description: Should the database be created right now?
> 
> The content of the provided debian/po/de.po is not contained in the result.
> 
> I wonder what I'm missing here.
> 
> Warning: Building the package itself takes a long time due to the large
> dataset.  So if you want to track down this specific issue just try
> dh_installdebconf to safe time.
> 
> Remark: Enhancements / proof reading of the debconf template text are
> welcome as well.  Due to the large data set I do not like to change the
> text afterwards.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
>       Andreas.
> 
> [1] https://anonscm.debian.org/git/debian-med/metaphlan2-data.git
> 
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