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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# locale_updateMessageShell.sh -- This function parses shell scripts
+# under action value, retrives translatable strings and
+# creates/updates both portable object templates (.pot) and portable
+# objects (.po). 
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Alain Reguera Delgado
+# 
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+# USA.
+# 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# $Id$
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function locale_updateMessageShell {
+
+    # Redefine filter pattern in order to reduce match to scalable
+    # vector graphics only.
+    local FLAG_FILTER="${FLAG_FILTER}.*\.(sh|py|pl)"
+
+    # Define location where shell script files (e.g., Bash, Python,
+    # Perl, etc.), we want to have translation for, are place in.
+    local LOCATION="$(echo ${ACTIONVAL} \
+        | sed -r "s!trunk/Locales/Scripts!trunk/Scripts!")"
+
+    # Define name of file used to create both portable object
+    # templates (.pot) and portable objects (.po) files.
+    local FILE="${ACTIONVAL}/$(cli_getCurrentLocale)/${TEXTDOMAIN}"
+
+    # Verify existence of directory where .pot, .po, and .mo files
+    # will be stored.
+    if [[ ! -d $(dirname $FILE) ]];then
+        mkdir -p $(dirname $FILE)
+    fi
+
+    # Build list of XML-base files which we want retrive translatable
+    # strings from.
+    cli_getFilesList "${LOCATION}"
+
+    # Print out action preamble. Since the `--filter' option can be
+    # supplied, it is useful to know which files we are getting
+    # translatable strings from.
+    cli_printActionPreamble "${FILES}" "doLocale" 'AsResponseLine'
+    
+    # Print action message.
+    cli_printMessage "${FILE}.pot" 'AsUpdatingLine'
+
+    # Retrive translatable strings from XML-based files and
+    # create the portable object template (.pot) for them.
+    /usr/bin/xgettext --output=${FILE}.pot \
+        --copyright-holder="CentOS Documentation SIG" \
+        --width=70 --sort-by-file ${FILES}
+
+    # Verify xgettext exit status.
+    if [[ $? != 0 ]];then
+        cli_printMessage "`eval_gettext "The .pot \\\`\\\$FILE' could not be created."`"
+        cli_printMessage "$(caller)" 'AsToKnowMoreLine'
+    fi
+
+    if [[ ! -f ${FILE}.po ]];then
+
+        # Create portable object using portable object template, at
+        # the same time we use output to print the action message.
+        # There is no --quiet option for msginit command that let to
+        # separate both printing action message and creation command
+        # apart one from another).
+        cli_printMessage $(msginit -i ${FILE}.pot -o ${FILE}.po --width=70 \
+            --no-translator 2>&1 | cut -d' ' -f2 | sed -r 's!\.$!!') 'AsCreatingLine'
+
+        # Sanitate portable object metadata.
+        locale_updateMessageMetadata "${FILE}.po"
+
+    else
+
+        # Print action message.
+        cli_printMessage "${FILE}.po" 'AsUpdatingLine'
+
+        # Update portable object merging both portable object and
+        # portable object template.
+        msgmerge --output="${FILE}.po" "${FILE}.po" "${FILE}.pot" --quiet
+
+    fi
+
+}