GNU gettext - Bugs: bug #51177, msgfmt: Adding custom Desktop...
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bug #51177: msgfmt: Adding custom Desktop keywords skips default keywords
Submitter: | Felix Riemann <friemann> | ||
Submitted: | Sun 04 Jun 2017 12:51:20 PM UTC | ||
Category: | Desktop | Severity: | 3 - Normal |
Item Group: | None | Status: | None |
Privacy: | Public | Assigned to: | None |
Open/Closed: | Open |
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I am trying to translate a Desktop-like file. The format of the file is identical to a standard Desktop file it just uses additional keywords.
Extracting the untranslated strings from the non-standard keywords works fine with xgettext by adding an additional keyword param, like '--keyword=Description'.
However, when I try to to the same with msgfmt (msgfmt --desktop --keyword=Description ...) only the Description keyword will be translated while standard keywords like Name are not. Removing the keyword parameter will translate the standard keywords but (obviously) not the new ones.
This contradicts how xgettext works. Also the manual indicates that it should work the same: https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/html_node/msgfmt-Invocation.html#Desktop-Entry-mode-operations