> On 2022-01-24 15:27, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote:
>> Longer term it would be easier if we do a merge from debian now to
>> preserve just the `export NO_PKG_MANGLE=1` delta (if that is still
>> required),
>
> Setting that variable was my idea. The reason is that without it, the
> translation files are stripped at build time and imported to
> Launchpad. But we have no use for those particular translations; they
> are for man pages only, and the language packs don't deal with man
> pages. (Previously we have tricked the translators to spend time with
> those strings unnecessarily.)
>
> If that's the only remaining Debian/Ubuntu delta, I think we should
> try to have Debian set that variable. It makes no difference to
> Debian, but is useful for us. Then we can sync again.
I just requested that Debian sets the NO_PKG_MANGLE variable.
https://bugs.debian.org/1006970
If approved we can force sync when considered appropriate.
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