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+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2000-2007 Paul Davis
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef __i18n_h__
+#define __i18n_h__
+
+#include "pbd/compose.h"
+#include "pbd/convert.h"
+#include "gettext.h"
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+#define _(Text)  dgettext (PACKAGE,Text)
+#define N_(Text) gettext_noop (Text)
+#define X_(Text) Text
+#define I18N(Array) PBD::internationalize (PACKAGE, Array)
+/** Use this to translate strings that have different meanings in different places.
+ *  Text should be of the form Context|Message.
+ */
+#define S_(Text) PBD::sgettext (PACKAGE, Text)
+
+/** Use this to translate strings with plural forms
+ */
+#define P_(Singular,Plural,HowMany) dngettext (PACKAGE, (Singular), (Plural), (HowMany))
+
+#endif // __i18n_h__