If a po file contains duplicate message definitions (for whatever reason), thankfully Poedit points out this problem.
But this check currently only works for po files whose name is not longer than 8 characters.
If the po filename is longer than 8 characters, duplicate message definitions are not reported by Poedit.
If a po file contains duplicate message definitions (for whatever reason), thankfully Poedit points out this problem.
But this check currently only works for po files whose name is not longer than 8 characters. If the po filename is longer than 8 characters, duplicate message definitions are not reported by Poedit.
Same file with longer filename:
Please find attached a ZIP archive containing two test files that can be used to reproduce the issue. po-files-with-duplicate-messages.zip
Tested with Poedit-3.1.1 on Windows 10.