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+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
+  echo 
+  echo "Usage : $(basename $0) [Locale]"
+  echo "Examples :"
+  echo "$(basename $0) en_GB"
+  echo 
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Create a new .ts file for a new translation in qgis 
+# 1. create a clean Qt .pro file for the project
+# 2. run lupdate using the .pro file from step 1
+# 3. remove the .pro
+# update_ts_files.sh,v 1.3 2004/07/14 18:16:24 gsherman Exp
+
+#first tar the qt_xx.ts files in i18n folder such that lupdate does not 
+#merge the qgis strings to them
+QTDIR=/usr/
+echo Creating qt_ts.tar
+tar -cvf i18n/qt_ts.tar i18n/qt_*.ts
+rm i18n/qt_*.ts
+echo Creating qmake project file
+$QTDIR/bin/qmake-4.3 -project -o qgis_ts.pro
+#add our new translation to the pro file
+echo "Creating new translation entry for $1 in the pro file"
+echo "TRANSLATIONS += i18n/qgis_${1}.ts" >> qgis_ts.pro
+echo Updating translation files
+$QTDIR/bin/lupdate-4.3 -verbose qgis_ts.pro
+echo Removing qmake project file
+rm qgis_ts.pro
+echo Unpacking qt_ts.tar
+tar -xvf i18n/qt_ts.tar