Re: erratic commit records?

[Adam Weinberger <adamw gnome org>]

Clytie Siddall wrote:
> Hi everyone :)
>
> I started asking the cvs people, but it seems to be something I'm doing  
> wrong. I wish I could work out what. :(
>
> Christian Rose got me the following data. I have translated or  
> completed the translations on all the files on this page...:
>
> http://l10n-status.gnome.org/gnome-2.10/vi/desktop/index.html
>
> down to and including gnome-applets. I have checked them manually,  
> string by string, and run them through msgfmt. Once I was satisfied  
> there were _no_ missing, incomplete or fuzzy strings, I committed them.  
> Yet the data shows several files unchanged. Some commit OK, some don't.
>
> >     module            branch        status (translated / fuzzy / 
> > untranslated)
> >      
> > ======================================================================= 
> > ===========
> >     dasher            gnome-2-10    99 / 0 / 34
> >     evolution-exchange    gnome-2-10    322 / 2    / 0
> >     file-roller        gnome-2-10    229 / 34 / 7
> >     gal            gnome-2-10    236 / 5 / 9
> >     gconf-editor        HEAD        72 / 25 / 1
> >     gdm2            gnome-2-10    684 / 22 / 2
> >     ggv            HEAD        257 / 12 / 5
> >     gnome-applets        gnome-2-10    698 / 130 / 124
> >
> > I've checked the actual status for these modules as well, both in their
> > HEAD branch and in their gnome-2-10 branch if such existed, by checking
> > out the modules myself and running 'intltool-update vi' to check the
> > current status:
> >
> >     module            branch        status        last translator
> >      
> > ======================================================================= 
> > ===========
> >     dasher            HEAD        133 / 2 / 3    Clytie Siddall
> >                 gnome-2-10    99 / 0 / 34    pclouds
> >      
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----------
> >     evolution-exchange    HEAD        319 / 2 / 3    Phan Vinh Thinh
> >                 gnome-2-10    322 / 2 / 0    Clytie Siddall
> >      
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----------
> >     file-roller        HEAD        179 / 52 / 28    Clytie Siddall
> >                 gnome-2-10    229 / 34 / 7    Trinh Minh Thanh
> >      
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----------
> >     gal            HEAD        186 / 29 / 35    Trinh Minh Thanh
> >                 gnome-2-10    236 / 5 / 9    Clytie Siddall
> >      
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----------
> >     gconf-editor        HEAD        72 / 25 / 1    Clytie Siddall
> >      
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----------
> >     gdm2            HEAD        595 / 117 / 26    pclouds
> >                 gnome-2-10    684 / 22 / 2    Clytie Siddall
> >      
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----------
> >     ggv            HEAD        257 / 12 / 5    Clytie Siddall
> >      
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----------
> >     gnome-applets        HEAD        649 / 136 / 183    pclouds
> >                 gnome-2-10    698 / 130 / 124    Clytie Siddall
> >      
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > -----------
>
>
> All those files with my name are complete. Where on earth are they??
>
> > Thus, I couldn't find any erratic entries on the status pages; they all
> > appear to be correct.
> > The problems could be caused by any number of reasons: You could simply
> > be committing to another branch than the one you intended, you could be
> > using a po file from a gnome-2-10 branch and be committing it to HEAD
> > and vice versa, and so on.
>
>
> Please tell me if I'm doing the right thing: I am following the  
> instructions on the page about using Gnome cvs as a translator.
>
> 1. I  checkout the .po directory of the file I'm translating or editing.
>
> (a) if a HEAD file:
>
> cvs -z3 -d :ext:clyties cvs gnome org:/cvs/gnome co FILENAME/po
>
> (b) if a gnome-2-10 file:
>
> cvs -z3 -d :ext:clyties cvs gnome org:/cvs/gnome -r gnome-2-10  FILENAME/po
>
> 2. I even change the name of the directory on my drive, once I've  
> checked it out, to gnome-2-10-FILENAME if it's a gnome-2-10 branch  file.
>
> 3. Once I've finished the file, I change to the gnome/HEAD/FILENAME/po  
> or gnome/gnome-2-10/gnome-2-10-FILENAME/po directory and run:
>
> cvs -z3 -d :ext:clyties cvs gnome org:/cvs/gnome up -Pd
>
> 4. Then I edit the ChangeLog.
>
> 5. Then I run:
>
> cvs commit
>
> which says it's committed the changes.
>
> Please tell me what I'm doing wrong. It's really frustrating to have  
> done all that work, and not see it update at all.
>
> :(
>
> Thankyou for any help you can offer.

Your problem is Step 3. By running cvs up, you overwrite the po file 
you've just edited. Try the following steps instead:

1. cvs co {-r gnome-2-10} module/po
2. cd module/po
3. edit your_translation.po, ChangeLog
4. cvs commit

# Adam


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