diff --git a/applets/panelspacer/Messages.sh b/applets/panelspacer/Messages.sh
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.js -o -name \*.qml -o -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/plasma_applet_org.kde.plasma.panelspacer.pot