[MacPorts] #55010: eog @3.26.0: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 35: ordinal not in range(128) (was: eog-3.26.0 build fails on 10.12.6 with xcode 9.0)

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#55010: eog @3.26.0: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 35: ordinal
not in range(128)
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  Reporter:  rbdavis  |      Owner:  dbevans
      Type:  defect   |     Status:  assigned
  Priority:  Normal   |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports    |    Version:
Resolution:           |   Keywords:
      Port:  eog      |
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Changes (by ryandesign):

 * status:  new => assigned
 * owner:   => dbevans
 * port:   => eog


Old description:

> My 'port upgrade outdated' build on two machines today failed in both
> places on eog-3.26.0 due to some translation merge error:
>
> '':info:build     (cd "es/" && itstool -m "${mo}" ${d}/C/bug-filing.page
> .... [ very long command ]
>
> :info:build Warning: Could not merge es translation for msgid:
>
> :info:build If you want to keep the picture flipped in this way, click
> <gui style="menuitem">Save</gui>.
>
> :info:build Error: Could not merge translations:
>
> :info:build 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 35: ordinal
> not in range(128)
>
> :info:build make[2]: *** [es/es.stamp] Error 1
>
> :info:build make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
>
> :info:build Warning: Could not merge de translation for msgid:
>
> :info:build make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> ''

New description:

 My 'port upgrade outdated' build on two machines today failed in both
 places on eog-3.26.0 due to some translation merge error:

 {{{
 :info:build     (cd "es/" && itstool -m "${mo}" ${d}/C/bug-filing.page
 .... [ very long command ]
 :info:build Warning: Could not merge es translation for msgid:
 :info:build If you want to keep the picture flipped in this way, click
 <gui style="menuitem">Save</gui>.
 :info:build Error: Could not merge translations:
 :info:build 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0xe2 in position 35: ordinal
 not in range(128)
 :info:build make[2]: *** [es/es.stamp] Error 1
 :info:build make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
 :info:build Warning: Could not merge de translation for msgid:
 :info:build make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
 }}}

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Comment:

 Confirmed, but I don't know why.

 itstool was just updated to 2.0.3; maybe that caused (or exposed) the
 problem.

 eog 3.26.1 is available; maybe it helps.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/55010#comment:1>
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