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+
+
+snv co ...
+export MY_LCN_CHECKOUT=<path to lcn files>
+
+
+To update the .po file with new strings used in the code: 
+rake updatepo
+
+To update the .mo files with those from the lcn repo: 
+rake makemo
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-- use sv:external for common once all apps are migrated to rails 2.3.4
-- fix caching of search results (memcache + partial caching)
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