meson i18n module fails to merge desktop file on gettext < 0.19.0
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Description
On ubuntu 14.04 for example trying to use merge_file for a desktop file fails with ``msgfmt: unrecognized option '--desktop'``. With gettext < 0.19 gsetting merging may also be problematic
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Research direction
Start by locating Meson's i18n module and the merge_file handling for desktop files. Reproduce the failure with gettext below 0.19.0, including the reported gsetting case, then verify that the unsupported options are handled correctly on those versions.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system, internationalization
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100