I'd like to see it in one repo preferably If we could (sort of) copy the directory structure from Pootle, I think we are halfway there If space is an issue we might combine UI and HC2 if possible, however that might be a big one :-)
All languages have their own PO-files and sdf On 2024/10/16 21:27:24 Peter Kovacs wrote: > hi all. > > > mechtilde has set up a translation git repository for the process to > save translations in case something goes wrong with the conversion. > > I added now a githup repository and i would like to convert our scripts > that they GitHub create a po file if a sdf file is checked in and vice > versa. > > why do we need this? > > the translation is done in po files while Apache OpenOffice uses the > self invented translation file sdf. sdf files are about 50% smaller then > po files. > > changes in the code are extracted as the sdf file for us, which is used > to introduce new text into the translation process > > > Does pootle play a role? > > not directly. po files are supported by all the translation tools while > sdf is not directly supported. But ther is an library that can do the > conversion. > > > what i like to do is: > > linux build bot -> sdf us -> github -> conversion -> po files -> > transation tool -> translator work -> po languages -> github -> > conversion -> sdf file -> language release packaging. > > > may be we could maintain multiple versions if our sdf file stays > backward compatible. my understanding is there are breaking changes > between 4.1 and 4.2. > > > What is the discussion about? > > I would like to know your thoughts about if we should try to keep > everything in one repo and branch or split into a po branch and sdf > pranch. or even into 2 repos? > > the one repo solution we already hit githubs limit of 2GB per push for > the initial split. so the thought started to try to avoid a big file > update on github. each language takes about 60 mb . > > > your thoughts? > > cheers. > > petko > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
