Commit fe2747d1 authored by Karen Tracey's avatar Karen Tracey
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Fixed #10741: Updated instructions on the best gettext package to get for Windows. Thanks Ramiro. 


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docs/topics/i18n.txt

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@@ -978,15 +978,17 @@ message files (``.po``). Translation work itself just involves editing existing 
files of this type, but if you want to create your own message files, or want to

test or compile a changed message file, you will need the ``gettext`` utilities:



    * Download the following zip files from

      http://sourceforge.net/projects/gettext

    * Download the following zip files from the GNOME servers

      http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/binaries/win32/dependencies/ or from one

      of its mirrors_



      * ``gettext-runtime-X.bin.woe32.zip``

      * ``gettext-tools-X.bin.woe32.zip``

      * ``libiconv-X.bin.woe32.zip``

      * ``gettext-runtime-X.zip``

      * ``gettext-tools-X.zip``



    * Extract the 3 files in the same folder (i.e. ``C:\Program

      Files\gettext-utils``)

      ``X`` is the version number, we recomend using ``0.15`` or higher.



    * Extract the contents of the ``bin\`` directories in both files to the

      same folder on your system (i.e. ``C:\Program Files\gettext-utils``)



    * Update the system PATH:
@@ -995,6 +997,8 @@ test or compile a changed message file, you will need the ``gettext`` utilities: 
      * Add ``;C:\Program Files\gettext-utils\bin`` at the end of the

        ``Variable value`` field



.. _mirrors: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/MIRRORS



You may also use ``gettext`` binaries you have obtained elsewhere, so long as

the ``xgettext --version`` command works properly. Some version 0.14.4 binaries

have been found to not support this command. Do not attempt to use Django