Changeset 8134

Timestamp:

07/29/08 01:02:47 (5 months ago)

Author:

mtredinnick

Message:

Fixed #1157 -- Added some text to i18n.txt to explain how to install the
necessary gettext tools on Windows (relevant to translators only). Thanks,
Ramiro Morales.

Files:

• django/trunk/docs/i18n.txt (modified) (3 diffs)

django/trunk/docs/i18n.txt

@@ -435 +435 @@
-    starting point; it's just an empty translation file.
-
+.. admonition:: Working on Windows?
+
+   If you're using Windows and need to install the GNU gettext utilites so
+   ``django-admin makemessages`` works see `gettext on Windows`_ for more
+   information.
+
-The format of ``.po`` files is straightforward. Each ``.po`` file contains a
-small bit of metadata, such as the translation maintainer's contact
@@ -513 +519 @@
-
-    .. _Submitting and maintaining translations: ../contributing/
+
+.. admonition:: Working on Windows?
+
+   If you're using Windows and need to install the GNU gettext utilites so
+   ``django-admin compilemessages`` works see `gettext on Windows`_ for more
+   information.
-
-3. How Django discovers language preference
@@ -896 +908 @@
-      ``xgettext`` and ``msgfmt``. This is mostly for convenience.
-
+``gettext`` on Windows
+======================
+
+This is only needed for people who either want to extract message IDs or
+compile ``.po`` files. Translation work itself just involves editing existing
+``.po`` files, but if you want to create your own .po files, or want to test
+or compile a changed ``.po`` file, you will need the ``gettext`` utilities:
+
+    * Download the following zip files from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gettext
+
+      * ``gettext-runtime-X.bin.woe32.zip``
+      * ``gettext-tools-X.bin.woe32.zip``
+      * ``libiconv-X.bin.woe32.zip``
+
+    * Extract the 3 files in the same folder (i.e. ``C:\Program Files\gettext-utils``)
+
+    * Update the system PATH:
+
+      * ``Control Panel > System > Advanced > Environment Variables``
+      * In the ``System variables`` list, click ``Path``, click ``Edit``
+      * Add ``;C:\Program Files\gettext-utils\bin`` at the end of the ``Variable value``