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"POSIXLY_CORRECT" - "msgfmt: msgfmt: --tcl requires a "-l locale" specification"

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NRNathan Royce <nroycea+kernel@gmail.com>
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May 13, 2025, 08:17 UTC
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Order matters with POSIX. Arguments come before source/target.
Success: `msgfmt --statistics --tcl -l bg -d po/ po/bg.po`
vs
Fail: `msgfmt --statistics --tcl po/bg.po -l bg -d po/`

build/gitk-git make[1]: *** [Makefile:76: po/bg.msg] Error 1 make: *** [Makefile:2466: all] Error 2

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