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@nativescript/localize, Android bug, Cannot add language file with region specifier
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Description
Hello together, I am currently trying to add simple Chinese (zh.json) and traditional Chinese (zh-hant.json) language files to my app using the localize plugin.
Both files work as expected when building the ios app. However, with the zh-hant.json file included in the sources I cannot build the android version of my app. I get the following error message:
ERROR:/Users/cjohn/Entwicklung/MND/my-nutri-diary/mnd/platforms/android/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rhant: Resource and asset merger: Invalid resource directory name
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.
/Users/cjohn/Entwicklung/MND/my-nutri-diary/mnd/platforms/android/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rhant: Error: Invalid resource directory name
Would be great if someone could help. Thanks!
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Research direction
Start by tracing how @nativescript/localize converts language filenames into Android resource directories, using zh.json and zh-hant.json as the reproduction case. Run the Android build and verify that the generated directory for the regional language uses a valid Android resource name and that the build succeeds.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, localization, mobile-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100