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# Updating translations
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Translations for the Calculator app happen in [Launchpad Translations] and
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are automatically committed daily on the trunk branch in the po/ folder.
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They are then built and installed as part of the package build, so that
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developers don't really need to worry about them.
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However, there is one task that needs to be taken care of: exposing new
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translatable messages to translators. So whenever you add new translatable
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messages in the code, make sure to follow these steps:
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1. Run click-buddy retaining the build directory:
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$ click-buddy --dir . --no-clean
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2. Copy the .pot file from the <build dir> mentioned in the output to your
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$ cp <build dir>/po/*.pot po/
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3. Commit the generated .pot file:
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$ bzr commit -m"Updated translation template"
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4. Push the branch and send a merge proposal as usual
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And that's it, once the branch lands Launchpad should take care of all the rest!
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Behind the scenes, whenever the po/*.pot file (also known as translations template)
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is committed to trunk Launchpad reads it and updates the translatable strings
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exposed in the web UI. This will enable translators to work on the new strings.
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The translations template contains all translatable strings that have been
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extracted from the source code files.
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Launchpad will then store translations in its database and will commit them daily
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in the form of textual po/*.po files to trunk. The PO files are also usually
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referred to as the translations files. You'll find a translation file for each
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language the app has got at least a translated message available for.
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Translations for core apps follow the standard [gettext format].
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[Launchpad Translations]: https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu-calculator-app
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[gettext format]: https://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
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