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This document describes the mechanics of updating your localized version of Firefox or Thunderbird in CVS. It assumes you have already [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/registration.html registered] your l10n project; you have a working installation of CVS; and you've already [http://www.tyndall.org.uk/howto-cvs-fx.html committed your localisation] to the CVS l10n repository. | This document describes the mechanics of updating your localized version of Firefox or Thunderbird in CVS. It assumes you have already [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/registration.html registered] your l10n project; you have a working installation of CVS; and you've already [http://www.tyndall.org.uk/howto-cvs-fx.html committed your localisation] to the CVS l10n repository. | ||
== Updating localization == | |||
There are various methods to bring your localisation up-to-date with the en-US version. It is easiest if you have local parallel versions of your ab-CD locale and the en-US files. | |||
# <s>cvs diff the en-US files</s> bother, this doesn't work. | # <s>cvs diff the en-US files</s> bother, this doesn't work. | ||
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# run compare-locales.pl to ensure you haven't missed any build-breaking changes | # run compare-locales.pl to ensure you haven't missed any build-breaking changes | ||
# commit your ab-CD changes | # commit your ab-CD changes | ||
== New files, obsolete files, binary files == | == New files, obsolete files, binary files == | ||
New files must be added with cvs add (binary files–ones you can't edit in a text editor—must be added using the -kb switch). Obselete files, removed in the en-US locale can be removed using cvs delete. | New files must be added with cvs add (binary files–ones you can't edit in a text editor—must be added using the -kb switch). Obselete files, removed in the en-US locale can be removed using cvs delete. | ||
== Committing your files post-freeze == | == Committing your files post-freeze == | ||