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.


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@ -434,6 +434,12 @@ do the same, but the location of the locale directory is ``locale/LANG/LC_MESSAG
message file (``conf/locale/en/LC_MESSAGES/django.po``) and use it as a
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
information, but the bulk of the file is a list of **messages** -- simple
@ -513,6 +519,12 @@ That's it. Your translations are ready for use.
.. _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
===========================================
@ -895,3 +907,24 @@ does translation:
* Django doesn't use ``xgettext`` alone. It uses Python wrappers around
``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``