2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 416fa8c63b14..d414da85d0db 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *.doc binary
 *.sdw binary
+*.po filter=po
diff --git a/g b/g
index 7fbf6834764d..2d601b5e09f8 100755
--- a/g
+++ b/g
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ function update_hooks()
     if [ "$PWD" != "$RAWBUILDDIR" -a ! -e .gitattributes ]; then
         ln -s $RAWBUILDDIR/.gitattributes .
     fi
+    if [ -z "$(git config filter.po.clean)" ] ; then
+        git config filter.po.clean 'msgcat - --no-wrap'
+    fi
+    if [ -z "$(git config filter.po.smudge)" ] ; then
+        git config filter.po.smudge cat
+    fi
 }
 
 # extra params for some commands, like log