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diff --git a/git-gui/po/README b/git-gui/po/README index 595bbf5dee..0f5837d48e 100644 --- a/git-gui/po/README +++ b/git-gui/po/README @@ -18,28 +18,23 @@ specialized so-called "po file editors" (e.g. emacs po-mode, KBabel, poedit, GTranslator --- any of them would work well). Please install them. -You would then need to clone the git-gui internationalization project -repository, so that you can work on it: +You would then need to clone the git-gui project repository and create +a feature branch to begin working: - $ git clone mob@repo.or.cz:/srv/git/git-gui/git-gui-i18n.git/ - $ cd git-gui-i18n - $ git checkout --track -b mob origin/mob - $ git config remote.origin.push mob + $ git clone git://repo.or.cz/git-gui.git + $ cd git-gui.git + $ git checkout -b my-translation -The "git checkout" command creates a 'mob' branch from upstream's -corresponding branch and makes it your current branch. You will be -working on this branch. - -The "git config" command records in your repository configuration file -that you would push "mob" branch to the upstream when you say "git -push". +The "git checkout" command creates a new branch to keep your work +isolated and to make it simple to post your patch series when +completed. You will be working on this branch. 2. Starting a new language. -In the git-gui-i18n directory is a po/ subdirectory. It has a -handful files whose names end with ".po". Is there a file that has -messages in your language? +In the git-gui directory is a po/ subdirectory. It has a handful of +files whose names end with ".po". Is there a file that has messages +in your language? If you do not know what your language should be named, you need to find it. This currently follows ISO 639-1 two letter codes: @@ -149,15 +144,18 @@ There is a trick to test your translation without first installing: $ make $ LANG=af ./git-gui.sh -When you are satisfied with your translation, commit your changes, and -push it back to the 'mob' branch: +When you are satisfied with your translation, commit your changes then submit +your patch series to the maintainer and the Git mailing list: $ edit po/af.po ... be sure to update Last-Translator: and ... PO-Revision-Date: lines. $ git add po/af.po - $ git commit -m 'Started Afrikaans translation.' - $ git push + $ git commit -s -m 'git-gui: added Afrikaans translation.' + $ git send-email --to 'git@vger.kernel.org' \ + --cc 'Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net>' \ + --subject 'git-gui: Afrikaans translation' \ + master.. 3. Updating your translation. @@ -169,6 +167,7 @@ itself was updated and there are new messages that need translation. In any case, make sure you are up-to-date before starting your work: + $ git checkout master $ git pull In the former case, you will edit po/af.po (again, replace "af" with |