diff --git a/debug-viewer/MANIFEST.in b/debug-viewer/MANIFEST.in
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+recursive-include GstDebugViewer *.py
+recursive-include data *.glade *.ui *.svg *.png
+recursive-include po *.po
+recursive-include tests *.py
+include gst-debug-viewer
+include gst-debug-viewer.desktop.in
+include AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog MANIFEST.in NEWS README TODO
+include po/POTFILES.in
diff --git a/debug-viewer/po/POTFILES.in b/debug-viewer/po/POTFILES.in
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