[Koha-bugs] [Bug 27236] New: Package PO translation files separately to koha-common

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https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27236

            Bug ID: 27236
           Summary: Package PO translation files separately to koha-common
 Change sponsored?: ---
           Product: Koha
           Version: master
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: Packaging
          Assignee: koha-bugs at lists.koha-community.org
          Reporter: dcook at prosentient.com.au
        QA Contact: testopia at bugs.koha-community.org
                CC: mtj at kohaaloha.com

I propose that we package PO translation files separately as "koha-i18n".

This is a common practice in Debian:
https://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&keywords=i18n

As Bernardo pointed out in Bug 24211, ~350MB of Koha's installed size is just
PO files. That's roughly 75% of Koha's installed size.

Combined with Bernardo's early ideas from Bug 24211, we could actually package
the PO files as compressed files (down from ~350MB to ~50MB).

Libraries that need translations could make sure their vendors install
koha-i18n (this is another use-case for koha-core vs koha-full), and then they
can just decompress the languages required.

Technically, this might even make it easier to provide updated translations
when the only change in Koha is the translation (and no code/template changes).

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