Bug#147624: gettext: xgettext seems vaguely unaware of pot extension (fwd)

[Santiago Vila]

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[ To clarify I've added the [creates] word according to what I think
the submitter meant here ].

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Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 03:31:44 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark W. Eichin <address@hidden>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <address@hidden>
Subject: Bug#147624: gettext: xgettext seems vaguely unaware of pot
    extension

Package: gettext
Version: 0.11.1-0
Severity: minor

While xgettext will recognize a .pot file on input as parsable like a
PO file, there is no other support for that extension, and no mention
of it in the xgettext manpage.  Yet the info file makes it clear that
the totally-untranslated base file that xgettext [creates] is a "PO Template"
file, which should have a .pot extension.  This is inconsistent, as
well as being confusing to someone (like me :-) who is trying to
internationalize an app which is still under active development, from
scratch.