Title: error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# error

 *  Resolved [bairdy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bairdy/)
 * (@bairdy)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-278/)
 * I am getting this error:
    Error: Failed to open process to /usr/bin/msgfmt -o––
   OK: PO file saved – nl_NL.po
 * Does somebody know what is wrong?
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 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-278/#post-4318992)
 * It probably means that your msgfmt program is not at /usr/bin/msgfmt.
 * Hit the settings tab to set the correct path, or if you don’t have Gettext installed,
   blank out the field.
 *  Thread Starter [bairdy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bairdy/)
 * (@bairdy)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-278/#post-4319133)
 * Hi do you know how I can find out where the program is installed???
 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-278/#post-4319134)
 * Trying typing `which msgfmt` from the command line.
 * If you get nothing, you’ll have to do a search for it. If nothing shows up you
   might have to install Gettext.
 * You could also try just entering it into the field as `msgfmt` with no path. 
   That’ll work if the program is installed under one of the web server user’s search
   paths.
 *  Plugin Author [Tim W](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timwhitlock/)
 * (@timwhitlock)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-278/#post-4319238)
 * In case you’re still having problems with msgfmt and MO file compilation –
 * The current **development version** (1.3.2) now includes a native MO compiler
   that does not have a Gettext msgfmt dependency.
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/developers/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/loco-translate/developers/)
 * The built-in compiler is the default unless you’ve already set a msgfmt path.
   Visit the Settings tab to change which compiler is used.

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