[Localization] Localization Digest, Vol 55, Issue 3

[Jakub Ratajczak]

Chris, 
Unfortunatelly the http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Localization/Testing is out of date. Most directions are obsolete (i.e. using QEMU, obsolete links). History tab shows it was updated last time over 3 years ago.

I tried to setup test environment for localization using the newest .iso image on an USB stick (using Fedora USB live creator). On such environment the LL_lang_pack_v2.sh script fails to run due to missing /home/olpc/ directory (I tried to use Polish).

Beside this details I have one general comment and question:
This is extremely difficult, especially for a non-tech person (localizer), to setup environment for testing localization. One needs to know how to switch to root (what is root?!?) or install Sugar-Jhbuild (but first install python and git), get familiar with msgfmt command-line tool, generally be able to use UNIX terminal tools and many others. Ok, I know how to do all this stuff but it's impossible to ask someone without tech background to do it. It was comment. The question is: why night build tools can't link sources with the latest version of .po (making .mo first of course) to provide up-to-date localized version for next day testing? Such version would be also available next day for other testers.
One can still use detailed tech-description from /Localization/Testing web page if necessary. 
I don't know details and responsibilities for building process but linking the newest .po/.mo files doesn't seem to be very complicated task.

Jakub 

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> Dear Localizers,
> 
> Aleksey has been working to re-establish the generation of language
> packs as described at:
> 
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Localization/Testing
> 
> Although the links on that page need to be updated and the whole page
> should be migrated to the SL wiki.
> 
> They are now being hosted at:
> 
> http://translate.sugarlabs.org/langpacks/0.94/
> 
> and are being built nightly.
> 
> It would be very helpful if you could try following the directions on
> that page and help us correct the directions, as well as confirming
> that the language packs work as intended.  I have not tried them out
> myself yet, so be aware that they are not at all guaranteed to work as
> intended.
> 
> We are aware that some adjustments will probably needed to the
> activity list and language list, but any bug reports would be welcome.
> 
> cjl
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