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Gettext files should not be written if only meta data has changed
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In gettext exports, we write MediaWiki/Translate version and it also writes timestamps. Files should not be written if only meta data is changed. This keeps change sets small and makes it easier to see what actually changed.


Version: master
Severity: enhancement

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bz65194

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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 22 2014, 3:19 AM
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This is now resolved by the file format support code being able to decide if file has only metadata changes.