How to avoid duplicates in the PO translation files [SOLVED]

[mig-31]

How to avoid duplicates in the PO translation files?
For example I use the translation string in two units, for example Unit1 and Unit2

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1. resourcestrings
2.   sError='Error';
3.  

This generates two same translation strings in the POT file

When I use INC file, where I collect translation strings, in each unit like that

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1. resourcestrings
2.  {$include translation.inc}
3.  

In this case result is the same.

[korba812]

Just put all resourcestrings in a separate module.

[mig-31]

I created a separate unit

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1. unit translations;
2.  
3. {$mode ObjFPC}{$H+}
4.  
5. interface
6.  
7. resourcestring
8.   sUserID = 'User ID';
9.   sNumberingSymbol = '#';
10.   sStatus = 'STATUS';
11.   sLot = 'LOT';
12.   sArticle = 'ARTICLE';
13.   sRecipe = 'RECIPE';
14. implementation
15.  
16. end.                
17.  

and added it to uses section Unit1 of Form1 and Unit2 of Form2. Now Lazarus generates me three copies of same translation string for three units.

Do I understand your tip correctly?
Thanks

[korba812]

Yes, you understood correctly. Did you remove the resourcestrings from Unit1 and Unit2?

[mig-31]

Yes, I removed it.

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1. unit unit1;
2.  
3. {$mode objfpc}{$H+}{$modeswitch advancedrecords}
4.  
5. interface
6.  
7. uses
8.   Classes, SysUtils, Forms, Controls, Graphics, Dialogs, ComCtrls, StdCtrls,
9.   ExtCtrls, Buttons, Grids, ActnList, FileUtil, DefaultTranslator, LCLTranslator, appsettings, login, jobeditor,
10.   StrUtils, recipeeditor, recipeutils, Types, translations;
11.  
12. {declarations}
13.  
14. implementation
15.  
16. {code}
17.  
18. end;
19.  
20.  

POT File

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1. #: unit1.serror
2. msgctxt "unit1.serror"
3. msgid "Error"
4. msgstr ""
5.  
6. #: unit2.serror
7. msgctxt "unit2.serror"
8. msgid "Error"
9. msgstr ""
10.  
11. #: translations.serror
12. msgctxt "translations.serror"
13. msgid "Error"
14. msgstr ""  
15.  

[CM630]

Did you try to delete the old .POT?
I check a project with 3 forms, rosourcestrings are in a separate .pas, no dupli/triplication in the .pot.

[mig-31]

I missed one resourcestring in a small unit.

Now .pot generated correctly without duplicates.

Thanks a lot guys!!!