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diff --git a/rt/docs/hacking.pod b/rt/docs/hacking.pod
index 7c50ee901..23ce51e3a 100644
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+++ b/rt/docs/hacking.pod
@@ -153,8 +153,14 @@ C<#loc_left_pair> is used for declaring that the I<key> of a
particular C<< key => value >> pair is translatable. This is of
very limited usefulness.
-C<#loc_right_pair> does NOT exist. C<#loc> works in such cases since
-its parser does not extend beyond the string at the end of a line.
+C<#loc_right_pair> does NOT exist. C<#loc> works in such cases since its
+parser does not extend beyond the string at the end of a line. However,
+if the string is I<not> at the end of the line, C<#loc{word}> declares
+that the value associated with the key I<word> (earlier on the same
+line) is to be loc'd. This is useful for inline hashes:
+
+ # Note the string "baz" is to be loc'd
+ foo => { bar => "baz", troz => "zort" }, # loc{bar}
=head1 Development tips
@@ -172,7 +178,7 @@ can create and drop databases:
You'll need to configure RT and make sure you have all the dependencies
before running tests. To do this in place without installing:
- ./configure.ac --with-my-user-group --enable-layout=inplace --with-devel-mode
+ ./configure.ac --with-my-user-group --enable-layout=inplace --enable-developer
make testdeps
make fixdeps