diff --git a/makepot b/makepot
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/makepot
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+xgettext -c --from-code=UTF-8 --keyword=_ --keyword=N_ --output=cinnamon-desktop.pot \
+    libcinnamon-desktop/gnome-wall-clock.c libcvc/*.c
+