1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/package.bbclass b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
index bdc5d93f0b..e64e4419fc 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package.bbclass
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ python package_do_split_locales() {
         if mainpkg.find('-dev'):
                 mainpkg = mainpkg.replace('-dev', '')
 
+        summary = bb.data.getVar('SUMMARY', d, True) or pn
+        description = bb.data.getVar('DESCRIPTION', d, True) or "" 
         for l in locales:
                 ln = legitimize_package_name(l)
                 pkg = pn + '-locale-' + ln
@@ -296,7 +298,8 @@ python package_do_split_locales() {
                 bb.data.setVar('FILES_' + pkg, os.path.join(datadir, 'locale', l), d)
                 bb.data.setVar('RDEPENDS_' + pkg, '%s virtual-locale-%s' % (mainpkg, ln), d)
                 bb.data.setVar('RPROVIDES_' + pkg, '%s-locale %s-translation' % (pn, ln), d)
-                bb.data.setVar('DESCRIPTION_' + pkg, '%s translation for %s' % (l, pn), d)
+                bb.data.setVar('SUMMARY_' + pkg, '%s - %s translations' % (summary, l), d)
+                bb.data.setVar('DESCRIPTION_' + pkg, '%s  This package contains language translation files for the %s locale.' % (description, l), d)
 
         bb.data.setVar('PACKAGES', ' '.join(packages), d)