How can I check .mo file validity?

Question

I'm using PHP to make .mo files out of the database and have run into a strange problem: some keys work, some don't. I think there is some kind of a problem with the generated files. How can I check, whether a .mo file is correct?

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Answer 1

Use msgunfmt, which is the opposite of msgfmt:

msgunfmt something.mo

If the .mo file is messed up, msgunfmt will complain.

Matilda

This worked great. If on MacOS, and using Homebrew. You can do brew install gettext and then brew link get text and then have access to this command. – Mazdaism

Answer 2

polib can open and read .mo files; it should not be difficult to create a small tool that iterates through the entries, allowing you to verify them.

Kea