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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>
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@ -18,28 +18,23 @@ specialized so-called "po file editors" (e.g. emacs po-mode, KBabel,
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 @@ There is a trick to test your translation without first installing:
$ 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 @@ itself was updated and there are new messages that need translation.
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