Index: modules/update/update.module
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RCS file: /Users/wright/drupal/local_repo/drupal/modules/update/update.module,v
retrieving revision 1.67
diff -u -p -r1.67 update.module
--- modules/update/update.module	18 May 2010 18:26:30 -0000	1.67
+++ modules/update/update.module	4 Oct 2010 17:37:07 -0000
@@ -217,9 +217,10 @@ function update_menu() {
     );
   }
   // Customize the titles of the action links depending on where they appear.
-  $items['admin/reports/updates/install']['title'] = 'Install new module or theme';
-  $items['admin/modules/install']['title'] = 'Install new module';
-  $items['admin/appearance/install']['title'] = 'Install new theme';
+  // We use += array() to let the translation extractor find these menu titles.
+  $items['admin/reports/updates/install'] += array('title' => 'Install new module or theme');
+  $items['admin/modules/install'] += array('title' => 'Install new module');
+  $items['admin/appearance/install'] += array('title' => 'Install new theme');
 
   // Menu callback used for the confirmation page after all the releases
   // have been downloaded, asking you to backup before installing updates.