From bc0a66a9c31d4123095c230edfc98043a7b17f38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Perrier Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:15:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added file --- po/README.translators | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+) create mode 100644 po/README.translators diff --git a/po/README.translators b/po/README.translators new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1988bc07 --- /dev/null +++ b/po/README.translators @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +Translators, when adding/updating your translation files, please follow +the following guidelines: + +* Update po/ChangeLog and debian/changelog: + + * beware the you should NOT update the main ChangeLog file + for translation updates. Use po/ChangeLog instead + + * The format of entries in po/ChangeLog is strict: + +========================================================== +2006-02-11 Christian Perrier + + * fr.po: Updated to 1011t. +========================================================== + +Note the date format AND the DOUBLE SPACE between the date end the translator's +email address + +Note also the TAB character before the entry. NOT multiple spaces + +Also note that the update should mention the file statistics as +XXXtYYYfZZZu + + - "XXXt" means "XXX translated strings" + - "YYYf" means "YYY fuzzy strings strings" + - "ZZZt" means "ZZZ translated strings" + +YYY or ZZZ may be omitted if they are null + +This file contents MUST be encoded in UTF-8 + + * Format of entries in debian/changelog: + +Translation updates should go in a dedicated "[Updated translations]" +section: + +dpkg (1.13.15) unstable; urgency=low + + .../... + + [ Updated Translations ] + * Catalan (Jordi Mallach). + * Portuguese (Miguel Figueiredo). + * Swedish (Daniel Nylander). + + +New translations should go in a dedicated section named "[New translations]": + + +dpkg (1.13.15) unstable; urgency=low + + .../... + + [ New Translations ] + * Vogon (Douglas Adams). + +This file contents MUST be encoded in UTF-8 + +* use of po/LINGUAS: + +When ADDING a new translation, don't forget adding the language to po/LINGUAS, otherwise it will not be used. + + +* always CHECK your translations + +You MUST check your PO files for validity. + +The correct syntax for doing so is: + +msgmerge -U dpkg.pot +msgfmt -c -o /dev/null --statistics +msgcat >/dev/null + +-msgmerge updates your file with the current POT file +-msgfmt checks it for validity +-msgcat may detect encoding problems + -- 2.39.5