2 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/po/.cvsignore b/po/.cvsignore
index 7e7b8671..879daef9 100644
--- a/po/.cvsignore
+++ b/po/.cvsignore
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ en@quot.header
 fr.gmo
 insert-header.sin
 quot.sed
-remove-potcdate.sin
 POTFILES
 stamp-po
diff --git a/po/remove-potcdate.sin b/po/remove-potcdate.sin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2436c49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/po/remove-potcdate.sin
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Sed script that remove the POT-Creation-Date line in the header entry
+# from a POT file.
+#
+# The distinction between the first and the following occurrences of the
+# pattern is achieved by looking at the hold space.
+/^"POT-Creation-Date: .*"$/{
+x
+# Test if the hold space is empty.
+s/P/P/
+ta
+# Yes it was empty. First occurrence. Remove the line.
+g
+d
+bb
+:a
+# The hold space was nonempty. Following occurrences. Do nothing.
+x
+:b
+}