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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Compiles portable object (.po) files into machine object (.mo) files
+# Requires GNU gettext 
+
+arrLocales=($PWD/*/);
+
+# compiles message catalogs to binary format
+# requires GNU gettext  
+for f in "${arrLocales[@]}"; do
+  echo -n `msgfmt -o ${f}LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo ${f}LC_MESSAGES/messages.po`
+  echo "Compiled ${f}LC_MESSAGES/messages.po"
+done
+