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-# Makefile variables for PO directory in any package using GNU gettext.
-
-# Usually the message domain is the same as the package name.
-DOMAIN = $(PACKAGE)
-
-# These two variables depend on the location of this directory.
-subdir = po
-top_builddir = ..
-
-# These options get passed to xgettext.
-XGETTEXT_OPTIONS = --from-code=UTF-8 --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ \
-        --keyword=C_:1c,2 --keyword=NC_:1c,2 \
-        --keyword=g_dngettext:2,3 --add-comments \
-        --flag=g_dngettext:2:pass-c-format \
-        --flag=g_strdup_printf:1:c-format \
-        --flag=g_string_printf:2:c-format \
-        --flag=g_string_append_printf:2:c-format \
-        --flag=g_error_new:3:c-format \
-        --flag=g_set_error:4:c-format \
-        --flag=g_markup_printf_escaped:1:c-format \
-        --flag=g_log:3:c-format \
-        --flag=g_print:1:c-format \
-        --flag=g_printerr:1:c-format \
-        --flag=g_printf:1:c-format \
-        --flag=g_fprintf:2:c-format \
-        --flag=g_sprintf:2:c-format \
-        --flag=g_snprintf:3:c-format
-
-
-# This is the copyright holder that gets inserted into the header of the
-# $(DOMAIN).pot file.  Set this to the copyright holder of the surrounding
-# package.  (Note that the msgstr strings, extracted from the package's
-# sources, belong to the copyright holder of the package.)  Translators are
-# expected to transfer the copyright for their translations to this person
-# or entity, or to disclaim their copyright.  The empty string stands for
-# the public domain; in this case the translators are expected to disclaim
-# their copyright.
-COPYRIGHT_HOLDER = Translation copyright holder
-# This is the email address or URL to which the translators shall report
-# bugs in the untranslated strings:
-# - Strings which are not entire sentences, see the maintainer guidelines
-#   in the GNU gettext documentation, section 'Preparing Strings'.
-# - Strings which use unclear terms or require additional context to be
-#   understood.
-# - Strings which make invalid assumptions about notation of date, time or
-#   money.
-# - Pluralisation problems.
-# - Incorrect English spelling.
-# - Incorrect formatting.
-# It can be your email address, or a mailing list address where translators
-# can write to without being subscribed, or the URL of a web page through
-# which the translators can contact you.
-MSGID_BUGS_ADDRESS = http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=gnome-shell&keywords=I18N+L10N&component=general
-
-# This is the list of locale categories, beyond LC_MESSAGES, for which the
-# message catalogs shall be used.  It is usually empty.
-EXTRA_LOCALE_CATEGORIES =
-
-# Ignore the timestamp of the .pot file, as git clones do not have
-# deterministic timestamps, and .po files are updated by translators
-# (only) in GNOME projects.
-PO_DEPENDS_ON_POT = no
-
-# This tells whether or not to forcibly update $(DOMAIN).pot and
-# regenerate PO files on "make dist".  Possible values are "yes" and
-# "no".  Set this to no if the POT file and PO files are maintained
-# externally.
-DIST_DEPENDS_ON_UPDATE_PO = no