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[gaim-migrate @ 6146] Whoops committer: Tailor Script <tailor@pidgin.im>
author Mark Doliner <mark@kingant.net>
date Tue, 03 Jun 2003 21:26:03 +0000
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1 Translation README
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3 Updated: 19-April-2003
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4 ------------------
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6 To supply a new translation, you first need a copy of gaim.pot.
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7 This can be built by typing:
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9 ./update.pl --pot
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11 from the gaim/po/ directory.
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13 To update an exsting translation, type:
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15 ./update.pl LANG
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17 where LANG is the language code to update, such as fr or ja. This will build
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18 a new gaim.pot and update the translation with the changes. You may then
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19 begin editing the updated file.
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21 New or updated translations should be sent to the gaim-devel listserv
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22 (see http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gaim-devel)
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24 Please check your translations carefully. Make sure you have the same
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25 number of newlines and %s or other formatting codes in the translation as
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26 you have in the original.