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

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

--- Comment #4 from David Cook <dcook at prosentient.com.au> ---
(In reply to Katrin Fischer from comment #2)
> Please keep in mind that the translations only work well when po files and
> Koha version match exactly. 

I've had mixed results with that in the past. I recall there even being advice
in the past to sometimes download newer PO files because those bundled with
Koha were wrong. I recall years ago having a really bad experience with the
Arabic PO files...

> So if we provided language packs for download,
> we'd have to provide a LOT of them - for every language and every bugfix
> release. It might add possible errors over having the files included.

If we did it via Debian packaging, it would be automated, so it shouldn't be a
drama. But if we did provide language packs via a different non-automated
mechanism, I could certainly see that being an issue. But we could build
something to handle that.

> At the moment, when updating Koha, it will automatically also update and
> rerun your translations. This feature needs to be kept if we change the
> workflow. 

Yep, I had that in mind.

> There should not be any extra steps required for admins once the
> language has been installed and activated.
> 

That sounds reasonable.

> Also: Translations are needed at installation time already with the changes
> to the installer, so we need to make this really clear that you need to
> install extra stuff.

Now that could be a problem. What do you mean by "installation" time? Do you
mean installing the Debian package, or do you mean "koha-create" or the web
installer or something else?

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