gnome-shell spams the journal with `Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value` multiple times every second for users using the lt_LT locale

[Marius Gedminas]

After upgrading to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS I ran journalctl -f and noticed that gnome-shell was spamming errors at the rate of 12 lines every second:

geg. 02 18:29:19 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value
geg. 02 18:29:19 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Using untranslated default instead.
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Using untranslated default instead.
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Using untranslated default instead.
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Using untranslated default instead.
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Using untranslated default instead.
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Using untranslated default instead.
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Using untranslated default instead.
geg. 02 18:29:20 blynas kernel: [UFW BLOCK] IN=wlp0s20f3 OUT= MAC=01:00:5e:00:00:fb:c6:25:2f:1a:a1:27:08:00 SRC=192.168.1.180 DST=224.0.0.251 LEN=32 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=1 ID=30487 PROTO=2
geg. 02 18:29:21 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Failed to parse translated string '„24h“' for key 'clock-format' in schema 'org.gnome.desktop.interface': 0:expected value
geg. 02 18:29:21 blynas gnome-shell[3980]: Using untranslated default instead.

My locale is lt_LT.UTF-8, which is relevant.

This is caused by a mistaken translation of the quote characters in "'24h'" which is used as the default value for a particular gsettings key. Specifically, this translation: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/noble/+source/gsettings-desktop-schemas/+pots/gsettings-desktop-schemas/lt/232/+translate.

Since I'm a member of the Lithuanian translators team, I've fixed the translation error in translations.launchpad.net, but my gnome-shell will continue to spam multiple errors every second until an updated language-pack-gnome-lt-base is released.

(I've also submitted a fixed translation upstream to l10n.gnome.org.)

Workaround: run dconf-editor, find /org/gnome/desktop/interface/clock-format, uncheck Use default value, click Apply.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: gnome-shell 46.0-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu May 2 18:25:59 2024
DisplayManager: gdm3
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-06-12 (1786 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416)
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 46.0-1ubuntu9
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-05-02 (0 days ago)