cat <<EOF > fr.po
msgid ""
msgstr ""
"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1\n"
"Plural-Forms: nplurals=2; plural=(n > 1);\n"

msgid "'Your command, please?', asked the waiter."
msgstr "«Votre commande, s'il vous plait», dit le garçon."

# Reverse the arguments.
#, elisp-format
msgid "%s is replaced by %s."
msgstr "%2$s remplace %1$s."
EOF

mkdir -p fr/LC_MESSAGES
msgfmt -o fr/LC_MESSAGES/prog.mo fr.po