git-gui: updated translator README for current procedures.
We do not have a mob branch and the i18n fork is no longer used. Suggest
translators simply send patches as per other contributors.
Reported-by: Rodrigo Rosenfeld <rr.rosas@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Pat Thoyts <patthoyts@users.sourceforge.net>
diff --git a/po/README b/po/README
index 595bbf5..0f5837d 100644
--- a/po/README
+++ b/po/README
@@ -18,28 +18,23 @@
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 @@
$ 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 @@
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
