diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+2007-07-30  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
+
+	* po/POTFILES.skip:
+	  Add POTFILES.skip with list of source files that aren't disted at the
+	  moment but contain translatable strings. Should hopefully pacify
+	  broken tools and make it clearer that these files are left out
+	  intentionally (#461601 and others).
+
 2007-07-30  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	Patch by: Ian Munro  <imunro at netspace net au>
diff --git a/po/POTFILES.skip b/po/POTFILES.skip
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+ext/audiofile/gstafsink.c
+ext/audiofile/gstafsrc.c
+sys/dxr3/dxr3audiosink.c
+sys/dxr3/dxr3spusink.c
+sys/dxr3/dxr3videosink.c