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diff --git a/doc/TRANSLATORS b/doc/TRANSLATORS new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..873ec7b01c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/TRANSLATORS @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +Notes for translators +===================== + +systemd depends on gettext for multilingual support. +In po/ directory you'll find the needed files. + +POT (Portable Object Template) +------------------------------ +A text file with .pot extension, with all the extracted labels from code. + +To update the template: + +$ cd systemd/ +$ ninja -C build systemd-pot + +To start a new translation: + +$ cd po/ +$ cp systemd.pot <YOUR-LANG-CODE>.po + +Replace <YOUR-LANG-CODE> with the two-letters codes of ISO 639 standard. + +PO (Portable Object) +-------------------- +A text file with .po extension, with all the available labels and some additional +metadata fields. Any editor is ok, but a good standard is 'poedit', a graphical +application specifically designed for this kind of task. |