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====== Merge PO files ====== | ====== Merge PO files ====== | ||
- | The command line tool '' | + | The command line tool '' |
- | msgmerge | + | msgmerge |
- | The result in output.po contains the reference-file with the new translated strings from the updated-po-file. | + | The result in output.po contains the target_po-file with the new translated strings from the up_to_date_po-file. |
This tool can be used to merge strings from a stable branch into the development branch (or vice versa). | This tool can be used to merge strings from a stable branch into the development branch (or vice versa). | ||
- | An example is probably handy. Suppose you have a Dutch translation file for a package called " | + | A specific |
This is fully translated in the stable "Xfce 4.8" and needs to be merged with an incomplete Dutch translation file in the development branch " | This is fully translated in the stable "Xfce 4.8" and needs to be merged with an incomplete Dutch translation file in the development branch " |