Index: includes/locale.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/locale.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.174.2.7
diff -u -r1.174.2.7 locale.inc
--- includes/locale.inc	6 Jan 2009 15:36:51 -0000	1.174.2.7
+++ includes/locale.inc	2 Mar 2009 09:49:31 -0000
@@ -2162,6 +2162,7 @@
   }
 
   // Construct the JavaScript file, if there are translations.
+  $data_hash = NULL;
   $data = $status = '';
   if (!empty($translations)) {
 
@@ -2178,24 +2179,27 @@
   // Construct the filepath where JS translation files are stored.
   // There is (on purpose) no front end to edit that variable.
   $dir = file_create_path(variable_get('locale_js_directory', 'languages'));
-
+  
+  // Has the hash code changed?
+  $changed_hash = $language->javascript != $data_hash;
+  
   // Delete old file, if we have no translations anymore, or a different file to be saved.
-  if (!empty($language->javascript) && (!$data || $language->javascript != $data_hash)) {
+  if (!empty($language->javascript) && (!$data || $changed_hash)) {
     file_delete(file_create_path($dir .'/'. $language->language .'_'. $language->javascript .'.js'));
     $language->javascript = '';
     $status = 'deleted';
   }
 
-  // Only create a new file if the content has changed.
-  if ($data && $language->javascript != $data_hash) {
+  // Only create a new file if the content has changed or the original file got lost.
+  $dest = $dir .'/'. $language->language .'_'. $data_hash .'.js';
+  if ($data && ($changed_hash || !file_exists($dest))) {
     // Ensure that the directory exists and is writable, if possible.
     file_check_directory($dir, TRUE);
 
     // Save the file.
-    $dest = $dir .'/'. $language->language .'_'. $data_hash .'.js';
     if (file_save_data($data, $dest)) {
       $language->javascript = $data_hash;
-      $status = ($status == 'deleted') ? 'updated' : 'created';
+      $status = ($status == 'deleted') ? 'updated' : ($changed_hash ? 'created' : 'rebuilt');
     }
     else {
       $language->javascript = '';
@@ -2204,8 +2208,9 @@
   }
 
   // Save the new JavaScript hash (or an empty value if the file
-  // just got deleted). Act only if some operation was executed.
-  if ($status) {
+  // just got deleted). Act only if some operation was executed that 
+  // changed the hash code.
+  if ($status && $changed_hash) {
     db_query("UPDATE {languages} SET javascript = '%s' WHERE language = '%s'", $language->javascript, $language->language);
 
     // Update the default language variable if the default language has been altered.
@@ -2223,6 +2228,9 @@
     case 'updated':
       watchdog('locale', 'Updated JavaScript translation file for the language %language.', array('%language' => t($language->name)));
       return TRUE;
+    case 'rebuilt':
+      watchdog('locale', 'JavaScript translation file %file.js was lost.', array('%file' => $language->javascript), WATCHDOG_WARNING);
+      // let slip through      
     case 'created':
       watchdog('locale', 'Created JavaScript translation file for the language %language.', array('%language' => t($language->name)));
       return TRUE;