diff --git a/containments/panel/Messages.sh b/containments/panel/Messages.sh
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+++ b/containments/panel/Messages.sh
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$EXTRACTRC `find . -name \*.rc -o -name \*.ui -o -name \*.kcfg` >> rc.cpp
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.js -o -name \*.qml -o -name \*.cpp` -o $podir/plasma_applet_org.kde.phone.panel.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp
diff --git a/shell/Messages.sh b/shell/Messages.sh
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+$XGETTEXT `find . -name \*.qml` -L Java -o $podir/plasma_shell_org.kde.plasma.phone.pot
+rm -f rc.cpp