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# Memo to work with gettext
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## As a developer
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Extract messages to be translated from the source files and into a Portable Object Template file:
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```shell
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xgettext --from-code=UTF-8 --no-wrap -d messages -p locales/ *.php */*.php */*/*.php
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mv locales/messages.po locales/messages.pot
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```
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Merge messages into existing Portable Objects:
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```shell
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msgmerge --no-wrap locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po locales/messages.pot -o locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
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```
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## As a translator
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### To start a new translation
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```shell
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mkdir -p locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/
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msginit -i locales/messages.pot -o locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
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```
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### To translate
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Edit `locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po` using either
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* any text editor
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* dedicated translation software like [Poedit](https://poedit.net/), [KDE's Lokalize](https://apps.kde.org/lokalize/) or [GNOME Translation Editor](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gtranslator).
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## As an administrator
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To compile Portable Objects into Machine Objects:
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```shell
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msgfmt locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po -o locales/fr/C/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
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```
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Machine Objects files are kept in cache by the PHP gettext extension, so PHP-FPM needs to be restarted to update translations.
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