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+#!/bin/sh
+## this script should be run from the top-level source dir
+## it remove all fuzzy and obsolte translations and wraps
+## long lines.
+##
+## update .po and .pot files:
+ ./waf i18n_pot
+
+TEMPFILE=`mktemp`
+for file in `git ls-files | grep -e '.po$'`; do
+	cp $file $TEMPFILE
+	msgattrib -o $file --no-fuzzy --no-obsolete $TEMPFILE
+done
+rm $TEMPFILE