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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/po/HOWTO.txt b/po/HOWTO.txt index 2a0775dd..afe9a8c2 100644 --- a/po/HOWTO.txt +++ b/po/HOWTO.txt @@ -1,15 +1,9 @@ +Translators +=========== -To update the .pot and existing translations use: - bash updatepo.sh - ------ - -update .pot : - --don't!-- make pot in build/ - absolute paths will appear in the .pot - try : - xgettext -d hardinfo -o hardinfo.pot -k_ -kN_ -kC_:1c,2 -kNC_:1c,2 -c/ --from-code=UTF-8 ... - -update .po files after .pot update : - msgmerge -N XX.po hardinfo.pot > XX_.po && mv XX_.po XX.po +IF POSSIBLE, run `bash updatepo.sh` in the po/ directory before begining. +This will regenerate hardinfo.pot and update all the .po files. +NOTHING IS LOST if this isn't done, but it prevents wasting time translating +strings that have changed, or are no longer used. +DO NOT use `make pot`! |