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Allow adding custom lines to xgettext POT header
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Description
### Describe the problem
My scripts for .pot generation were injecting "Copyright (C)" and "SPDX-License-Identifier:" [lines into .pot file](https://github.com/ddterm/gnome-shell-extension-ddterm/blob/1deb372b3c8ef0ca09f40cd7761deadf734e805a/po/ddterm%40amezin.github.com.pot#L2-L3) using `--copyright-holder` xgettext flag and some postprocessing with `sed`.
Ideally, I'd want to add the same lines to Weblate-generated .pot file.
### Solution brainstorm
Support for `--copyright-holder` flag alone would be better than the current situation (no way to customize the header at all), but it'll generate "Copyright (C) YEAR" instead of "Copyright (C) 2026".
Weblate already supports templates in multiple places (for example, commit messages and pull request descriptions). Ideally, I'd want a template that gets rendered (with "current year" supported as macro) and inserted into .pot file header comment.
### Describe alternatives you have considered
Just not have the comment, add metadata in `REUSE.toml`/`*.pot.license` instead
### Screenshots
_No response_
### Additional context
This is primarily to comply with REUSE spec, with minimal number of extra metadata files
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing Weblate's POT generation path and reviewing how its existing templates are rendered. Define a configurable header template that can add custom comment lines and support the current year, then verify that Weblate-generated POT files contain the requested lines without postprocessing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- internationalization, localization
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100