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Remove references to `.mo` catalogs from docs.

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Diego Martínez 2017-01-25 01:30:43 -03:00
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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ In order to enable it for your mod, copy some boilerplate into your
source file(s). What you need depends on what you want to support.
There are now two main interfaces: one using the old plain text file method,
and one using the new support for [gettext][gettext] message catalogs (`.mo`).
and one using the new support for [gettext][gettext] message catalogs (`.po`).
Read below for details on each one.
You will also need to optionally depend on intllib, to do so add `intllib?`
@ -23,13 +23,8 @@ your mod, then include this boilerplate code in files needing localization:
local MP = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
local S, NS = dofile(MP.."/intllib.lua")
Use the usual gettext tools (`xgettext`, `msgfmt`, etc.), to generate your
catalog files in a directory named `locale`.
Note: Drop the `.mo` file directly as `locale/$lang.mo`. **Not** in
`locale/$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$domain.mo`!
You should also provide the source `.po` and `.pot` files.
Use the usual `xgettext` command line tool from [gettext][gettext], to
generate your catalog files in a directory named `locale`.
### Basic workflow
@ -53,11 +48,6 @@ NOTE: There's also a Windows batch file `xgettext.bat` for Windows users,
but you will need to install the gettext command line tools separately. See
the top of the file for configuration.
Once a translator submits an updated translation, you should run the `msgfmt`
tool:
msgfmt locale/ll_CC.po -o locale/ll_CC.mo
## Old interface
You will need this boilerplate code: