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diff --git a/doc/translation-help.txt b/doc/translation-help.txt index d95b5135..ef86dbfe 100644 --- a/doc/translation-help.txt +++ b/doc/translation-help.txt @@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ not worried about any local translations being overwritten. The .tx/ directory is checked into the git repository so is preconfigured with the two project resources (See `tx status` output for a quick overview). - tx pull -f - poedit po/<mylang>.po - poedit lib/libalpm/po/<mylang>.po - tx push -t -l <mylang> + tx pull -f + poedit po/<mylang>.po + poedit lib/libalpm/po/<mylang>.po + tx push -t -l <mylang> Or to just push one of the two available resources: - tx push -r archlinux-pacman.pacman-pot -t -l fi - tx push -r archlinux-pacman.libalpm-pot -t -l fi + tx push -r archlinux-pacman.pacman-pot -t -l fi + tx push -r archlinux-pacman.libalpm-pot -t -l fi See the <<Notes,Notes>> section for additional hints on translating. @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Incremental Updates If you have more advanced needs you will have to get a copy of the pacman repository. - git clone git://projects.archlinux.org/pacman.git pacman + git clone git://projects.archlinux.org/pacman.git pacman Next, you will need to run `./autogen.sh` and `./configure` in the base directory to generate the correct Makefiles. At this point, all necessary @@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ We need to first update the main message catalog file. Navigate into either the work on first, and execute the following command. If you are working in the `po/` tree, replace 'libalpm.pot' with 'pacman.pot': - make libalpm.pot-update + make libalpm.pot-update Next, update your specific language's translation file: - make <po file>-update + make <po file>-update At this point, you can do the translation. To submit your changes, either email the new `.po` file to the mailing-list with *[translation]* in the subject, or @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ submit a GIT-formatted patch (please do not include any `.pot` file changes). As a shortcut, all translation files (including `.pot` files) can be updated with the following command: - make update-po + make update-po Adding a New Language ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ @@ -133,16 +133,16 @@ msgid and msgstr 'variables' can be on as many lines as necessary. Line breaks are ignored- if you need a literal line break, use an `\n` in your string. The following two translations are equivalent: - msgstr "This is a test translation" + msgstr "This is a test translation" - msgstr "" - "This is a test translation" + msgstr "" + "This is a test translation" If you want to test the translation (for example, the frontend one): - rm *.gmo stamp-po - make - cp <lang code>.gmo /usr/share/locale/<lang code>/LC_MESSAGES/pacman.mo + rm *.gmo stamp-po + make + cp <lang code>.gmo /usr/share/locale/<lang code>/LC_MESSAGES/pacman.mo Translating Manpages @@ -160,5 +160,5 @@ check there first before undergoing a translation effort to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. ///// -vim: set ts=2 sw=2 syntax=asciidoc et: +vim:set ts=4 sw=4 syntax=asciidoc noet spell spelllang=en_us: ///// |