confusing "A name:* translation is missing"

[mkoniecz]

​http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/3071561 is reported by Validator with this message, in category "Other".

I have no idea what is reported here (there are some not empty name:*, what is wrong here?), it would be benefit from better name.

[skyper]

Replying to Bulwersator:

​http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/3071561 is reported by Validator with this message, in category "Other".

I have no idea what is reported here (there are some not empty name:*, what is wrong here?), it would be benefit from better name.

name:en is missing and name:* is present.

[mkoniecz]

Replying to skyper:

Replying to Bulwersator:

​http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/3071561 is reported by Validator with this message, in category "Other".

I have no idea what is reported here (there are some not empty name:*, what is wrong here?), it would be benefit from better name.

name:en is missing and name:* is present.

Is it always about name:en? In this case "A name:en translation is missing" would be preferable.

[Don-vip]

It's a bit more complicated:

/**
 * Check for missing name:* translations.
 * <p>
 * This test finds multilingual objects whose 'name' attribute is not
 * equal to any 'name:*' attribute and not a composition of some
 * 'name:*' attributes separated by ' - '.
 * <p>
 * For example, a node with name=Europe, name:de=Europa should have
 * name:en=Europe to avoid triggering this test.  An object with
 * name='Suomi - Finland' should have at least name:fi=Suomi and
 * name:sv=Finland to avoid a warning (name:et=Soome would not
 * matter).  Also, complain if an object has some name:* attribute but
 * no name.
 *
 * @author Skela
 */

See source:/trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/validation/tests/NameMismatch.java​

[mkoniecz]

So it something like "value of field name is not used in any of name:* translations".
And sometimes "there are name:* values, but there is no value for field name"

[anonymous]

+1 on the confusion. Even after reading this ticket, I'm murky on what this message wants of me.

[simon04]

In 8239/josm:

fix #9242 - Validator: reword "A name:* translation is missing" test result

[aceman]

OK, but this test is only triggered if there is any name:* existing? And only then it checks if any name:* matches name ?

[skyper]

Replying to simon04:

In 8239/josm:

fix #9242 - Validator: reword "A name:* translation is missing" test result

Did not help much see #19575.