add make translate script to generate mo files

Makefile

@@ -32,3 +32,8 @@ clean-flatpak:
 
 version-check:
 	bash scripts/version-check.sh
+
+translate:
+	bash scripts/compile-translations.sh
+
+

po/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 - Make a folder inside there called `LC_MESSAGES`, e.g. `mkdir fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES`
 - Copy `boxbuddy.pot` to your-locale.po inside that folder, e.g. `cp boxbuddy.pot fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/fr_FR.po`
 - Fill in the translations in your new `.po` file. This can be done using [https://poedit.net](https://poedit.net/)
-- (Optional) compile your `.po` to an `.mo`, e.g. `msgfmt fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/fr_FR.po fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/boxbuddyrs.mo`
+- (Optional) compile your `.po` to an `.mo` by running `make translate`.
     - I don't mind doing this step, so please feel free to commit a PR with just the new `.po` file
 - Make a Pull Request as normal.
 

scripts/compile-translations.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+for dir in $(find po -type d)
+do
+    if [ -d $dir/LC_MESSAGES ]; then
+	    fname=$(basename "$dir");
+	    ( set -x; msgfmt $dir/LC_MESSAGES/$fname.po -o $dir/LC_MESSAGES/boxbuddyrs.mo);
+    fi
+done
+