Link "pt-BR" localization to "pt"

[nukeador]

Hi,

Dataset languages include Portuguese "pt" without any variants but currently we just have pt-BR localization.

As a temporal way to fix Portuguese dataset collection, I would like to request we use pt-BR localization for pt and enable it on the site, this way we will be able to add sentences.

pt-BR should redirect to pt on the site.

Cheers.

[kdavis-mozilla]

pt-BR and pt are spoken quite differently and written somewhat differently.

[nukeador]

Let's have a conversation about this before closing the issue, thanks.

[kdavis-mozilla]

Oh sorry, didn't mean to close this.

[nukeador]

Based on the conversations we had about language strategy, let's move ahead to avoid blocking Portuguese anymore.

@Gregoor can we mirror for now "pt-BR" into "pt" and enable the site just in "pt"?

[Gregoor]

@nukeador we can, haven't renamed a locale before, wanna make sure I get the process right. Let's put it onto the todos for next week! (Don't think it'll take long, it's just a first)

[peiying2]

@Gregoor @nukeador I am working on something similar for other projects: consolidating two bn-* locales to bn. This is what we are doing so we don't lose the data in Pontoon:

Gregor:

• create a pt repo
• move pt-BR repo to pt
• remove pt-BR repo (let us know when this is done)

Pontoon:

• disable pt-BR (to stop contributing to the locale)
• migrate pt-BR data to pt (including contributor's history)
• L10n PM confirms the update and comment in the issue, so we can close the task.

[nukeador]

@peiying2 can you clarify what do you mean by "repo" here?

My understanding is that we should move/rename folders.

Peiying's feedback:

https://github.com/mozilla/voice-web/tree/master/web/locales - I would recommend to make a copy of pt-BR and rename it to pt.

This will allow you to go to all the files containing locale related information and make the necessary changes before removing pt-BR web files.

Make sure this is done in a timely manner if you don't have two locales co-existing for a period of time, but completely switch over. Here are some example of the places you need to make update:

https://github.com/mozilla/voice-web/blob/master/locales/native-names.json
https://github.com/mozilla/voice-web/blob/master/locales/translated.json

[nukeador]

@Gregoor please review all proposed changes

#2132

[peiying2]

While you are at it, pls remove bn-BD locale too, since you already have bn there.

[nukeador]

@peiying2 pt-BT → pt folder change has been committed to master

[nukeador]

Changes are now on production

https://voice.mozilla.org/pt

@Gregoor We might want to redirect the old /pt-BR/ url to the new /pt/ one

[Gregoor]

Oh yeah, good idea! Will do