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1 # Updating language files for the Octave GUI |
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3 ## Why updating and when? |
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5 Before a new release of Octave, the language files `libgui/languages/*.ts` have to be updated with changed or new strings in the source files in order to add translations aferwards. |
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7 ## How to update the files |
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9 The update is carried out by the Qt-tool `lupdate` which collect strings in source files found in the search path(s) provided as input argument to `lupdate`. The tool `lupdate`is called from the script |
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11 - `libgui/languages/build_ts/update_ts_files` |
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13 which also determines the required search paths for each language. |
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15 Besides source folders within `libgui`, the search path is extended by some qt and qsci files, collected in `libgui/build_ts/octave-qt` and `libgui/build_ts/octave-qsci` respectively, whenever there are no translation files for the language from Qt or QsciScintilla. |
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17 The Following steps are required in order to update the language files `libgui/languages/*.ts`: |
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19 1. Change into `libgui/languages` |
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20 2. Start the update by calling `build_ts/update_ts_files` |
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21 3. Select the language files that should be updated |
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