Add a POTBASE function so we can generate POT files with a different

name from the DOCBASE filename.  This will help with L10N, trust me.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 185d165..2dfb4f6 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -379,16 +379,26 @@ endif
 #########################################################################
 
 #########################################################################
-po/${DOCBASE}.pot:: ${DOC_ENTITIES_XML-${PRI_LANG}} 			\
+# Allow POT files to use a different name than the base generated name,
+# if desired.  This way we can generate nice "README" files from a module
+# called "readme" and a "readme.pot" file, which makes l10n happier.
+ifndef POTBASE
+POTBASE:=${DOCBASE}
+endif
+showvars::
+	@echo "POTBASE=${POTBASE}"
+
+#########################################################################
+po/${POTBASE}.pot:: ${DOC_ENTITIES_XML-${PRI_LANG}} 			\
 		${DOC_ENTITIES_ENT-${PRI_LANG}}				\
 		${PRI_LANG}/${FDP_ENTITIES} ${XMLFILES-${PRI_LANG}}
 	[ -d po/CVS ] || (echo ADD po/ TO CVS >&2; exit 1)
 	${XML2PO} ${XML2POFLAGS} -o $@ ${XMLFILES-${PRI_LANG}} ${DOC_ENTITIES_XML-${PRI_LANG}}
 help::
-	@printf ${TFMT} 'po/${DOCBASE}.pot' 'Writes one POT file for all XML'
+	@printf ${TFMT} 'po/${POTBASE}.pot' 'Writes one POT file for all XML'
 
 .PHONY:	pot
-pot::	po/${DOCBASE}.pot
+pot::	po/${POTBASE}.pot
 help::
 	@printf ${TFMT} 'po' 'Writes one ${PRI_LANG} PO file for all XML'
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