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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-01-17 22:26:33 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2016-01-17 22:26:33 +0100
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-*mlang.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2012 Jan 15
+*mlang.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Jan 16
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -97,13 +97,15 @@ If you used the self-installing .exe file, message translations should work
already. Otherwise get the libintl.dll file if you don't have it yet:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gettext
+Or:
+ https://mlocati.github.io/gettext-iconv-windows/
This also contains tools xgettext, msgformat and others.
libintl.dll should be placed in same directory with (g)vim.exe, or some
-place where PATH environment value describe. Message files (vim.mo)
-have to be placed in "$VIMRUNTIME/lang/xx/LC_MESSAGES", where "xx" is the
-abbreviation of the language (mostly two letters).
+place where PATH environment value describe. Vim also finds libintl-8.dll.
+Message files (vim.mo) have to be placed in "$VIMRUNTIME/lang/xx/LC_MESSAGES",
+where "xx" is the abbreviation of the language (mostly two letters).
If you write your own translations you need to generate the .po file and
convert it to a .mo file. You need to get the source distribution and read