l10n: document AI and PO helper in po/README

index ca39160077..c418487857 100644 --- a/po/README.md +++ b/po/README.md @@ -399,15 +399,30 @@ Git's tests are run under `LANG=C LC_ALL=C`. So the tests do not need be changed to account for translations as they're added. +## AI-assisted translation and review + +[po/AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) describes optional workflows for AI coding assistants +that help with Git localization: updating templates and PO files, translating +`po/XX.po`, and reviewing translations. Those workflows often use git-po-helper +together with the gettext tools; see the PO helper section below for what the +program does and how to build or install it. AI assistants are optional; treat +their output as a draft and have it reviewed by contributors who know Git and +the target language well. + +When you prompt a coding assistant, mention that file explicitly, for example: +"Translate po/XX.po with reference to po/AGENTS.md" (replace XX with your +language code). + + ## PO helper -To make the maintenance of "XX.po" easier, the l10n coordinator and l10n -team leaders can use a helper program named "git-po-helper". It is a -wrapper to gettext suite, specifically written for the purpose of Git -l10n workflow. +`git-po-helper` is a helper for Git l10n coordinators and contributors. It +automates checks that contributions follow project conventions (PO syntax, +commit messages, which paths may change, and related rules) and can work with +AI coding agents for tasks such as translating new entries, and reviewing +translations. -To build and install the helper program from source, see -[git-po-helper/README][]. +Build and install instructions are in [git-po-helper/README][]. ## Conventions