diff --git a/kdiff3fileitemactionplugin/Messages.sh b/kdiff3fileitemactionplugin/Messages.sh
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT `find -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.h` -o $podir/kdiff3fileitemactionplugin.pot
diff --git a/src/Messages.sh b/src/Messages.sh
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC *.rc >> rc.cpp
+$XGETTEXT `find -name \*.cpp -o -name \*.h` -o $podir/kdiff3.pot