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diff --git a/src/engine/SCons/Tool/gettext.xml b/src/engine/SCons/Tool/gettext.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bd4dd0f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/engine/SCons/Tool/gettext.xml @@ -0,0 +1,200 @@ +<!-- +Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 The SCons Foundation + +This file is processed by the bin/SConsDoc.py module. +See its __doc__ string for a discussion of the format. +--> +<tool name="gettext"> +<summary> +This is actually a toolset, which supports internationalization and +localization of sofware being constructed with SCons. The toolset loads +following tools: + +<itemizedlist mark='opencircle'> + <listitem><para> + &t-link-xgettext; - to extract internationalized messages from source code to + <literal>POT</literal> file(s), + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + &t-link-msginit; - may be optionally used to initialize <literal>PO</literal> + files, + </para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + &t-link-msgmerge; - to update <literal>PO</literal> files, that already contain + translated messages,</para></listitem> + <listitem><para> + &t-link-msgfmt; - to compile textual <literal>PO</literal> file to binary + installable <literal>MO</literal> file. + </para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +When you enable &t-gettext;, it internally loads all abovementioned tools, +so you're encouraged to see their individual documentation. + +Each of the above tools provides its own builder(s) which may be used to +perform particular activities related to software internationalization. You +may be however interested in <emphasis>top-level</emphasis> builder +&b-Translate; described few paragraphs later. + +To use &t-gettext; tools add <literal>'gettext'</literal> tool to your +environment: +<example> + env = Environment( tools = ['default', 'gettext'] ) +</example> +</summary> +<sets> +</sets> +<uses> +<!-- PLATFORM --> +</uses> +</tool> + +<builder name="Translate"> +<summary> +This pseudo-builder belongs to &t-link-gettext; toolset. The builder extracts +internationalized messages from source files, updates <literal>POT</literal> +template (if necessary) and then updates <literal>PO</literal> translations (if +necessary). If &cv-link-POAUTOINIT; is set, missing <literal>PO</literal> files +will be automatically created (i.e. without translator person intervention). +The variables &cv-link-LINGUAS_FILE; and &cv-link-POTDOMAIN; are taken into +acount too. All other construction variables used by &b-link-POTUpdate;, and +&b-link-POUpdate; work here too. + +<emphasis>Example 1</emphasis>. +The simplest way is to specify input files and output languages inline in +a SCons script when invoking &b-Translate; +<example> +# SConscript in 'po/' directory +env = Environment( tools = ["default", "gettext"] ) +env['POAUTOINIT'] = 1 +env.Translate(['en','pl'], ['../a.cpp','../b.cpp']) +</example> + +<emphasis>Example 2</emphasis>. +If you wish, you may also stick to conventional style known from +<productname>autotools</productname>, i.e. using +<filename>POTFILES.in</filename> and <filename>LINGUAS</filename> files +<example> +# LINGUAS +en pl +#end +</example> + +<example> +# POTFILES.in +a.cpp +b.cpp +# end +</example> + +<example> +# SConscript +env = Environment( tools = ["default", "gettext"] ) +env['POAUTOINIT'] = 1 +env['XGETTEXTPATH'] = ['../'] +env.Translate(LINGUAS_FILE = 1, XGETTEXTFROM = 'POTFILES.in') +</example> + +The last approach is perhaps the recommended one. It allows easily split +internationalization/localization onto separate SCons scripts, where a script +in source tree is responsible for translations (from sources to +<literal>PO</literal> files) and script(s) under variant directories are +responsible for compilation of <literal>PO</literal> to <literal>MO</literal> +files to and for installation of <literal>MO</literal> files. The "gluing +factor" synchronizing these two scripts is then the content of +<filename>LINGUAS</filename> file. Note, that the updated +<literal>POT</literal> and <literal>PO</literal> files are usually going to be +committed back to the repository, so they must be updated within the source +directory (and not in variant directories). Additionaly, the file listing of +<filename>po/</filename> directory contains <filename>LINGUAS</filename> file, +so the source tree looks familiar to translators, and they may work with the +project in their usual way. + +<emphasis>Example 3</emphasis>. +Let's prepare a development tree as below +<example> + project/ + + SConstruct + + build/ + + src/ + + po/ + + SConscript + + SConscript.i18n + + POTFILES.in + + LINGUAS +</example> +with <filename>build</filename> being variant directory. Write the top-level +<filename>SConstruct</filename> script as follows +<example> + # SConstruct + env = Environment( tools = ["default", "gettext"] ) + VariantDir('build', 'src', duplicate = 0) + env['POAUTOINIT'] = 1 + SConscript('src/po/SConscript.i18n', exports = 'env') + SConscript('build/po/SConscript', exports = 'env') +</example> +the <filename>src/po/SConscript.i18n</filename> as +<example> + # src/po/SConscript.i18n + Import('env') + env.Translate(LINGUAS_FILE=1, XGETTEXTFROM='POTFILES.in', XGETTEXTPATH=['../']) +</example> +and the <filename>src/po/SConscript</filename> +<example> + # src/po/SConscript + Import('env') + env.MOFiles(LINGUAS_FILE = 1) +</example> +Such setup produces <literal>POT</literal> and <literal>PO</literal> files +under source tree in <filename>src/po/</filename> and binary +<literal>MO</literal> files under variant tree in +<filename>build/po/</filename>. This way the <literal>POT</literal> and +<literal>PO</literal> files are separated from other output files, which must +not be committed back to source repositories (e.g. <literal>MO</literal> +files). + +<note><para>In above example, the <literal>PO</literal> files are not updated, +nor created automatically when you issue <command>scons '.'</command> command. +The files must be updated (created) by hand via <command>scons +po-update</command> and then <literal>MO</literal> files can be compiled by +running <command>scons '.'</command>.</para></note> + +</summary> +</builder> + +<cvar name="POTDOMAIN"> +<summary> +The &cv-POTDOMAIN; defines default domain, used to generate +<literal>POT</literal> filename as <filename>&cv-POTDOMAIN;.pot</filename> when +no <literal>POT</literal> file name is provided by the user. This applies to +&b-link-POTUpdate;, &b-link-POInit; and &b-link-POUpdate; builders (and +builders, that use them, e.g. &b-Translate;). Normally (if &cv-POTDOMAIN; is +not defined), the builders use <filename>messages.pot</filename> as default +<literal>POT</literal> file name. +</summary> +</cvar> + +<cvar name="POAUTOINIT"> +<summary> +The &cv-POAUTOINIT; variable, if set to <literal>True</literal> (on non-zero +numeric value), let the &t-link-msginit; tool to automatically initialize +<emphasis>missing</emphasis> <literal>PO</literal> files with +<command>msginit(1)</command>. This applies to both, +&b-link-POInit; and &b-link-POUpdate; builders (and others that use any of +them). +</summary> +</cvar> + +<cvar name="LINGUAS_FILE"> +<summary> +The &cv-LINGUAS_FILE; defines file(s) containing list of additional linguas +to be processed by &b-link-POInit;, &b-link-POUpdate; or &b-link-MOFiles; +builders. It also affects &b-link-Translate; builder. If the variable contains +a string, it defines name of the list file. The &cv-LINGUAS_FILE; may be a +list of file names as well. If &cv-LINGUAS_FILE; is set to +<literal>True</literal> (or non-zero numeric value), the list will be read from +default file named +<filename>LINGUAS</filename>. + +</summary> +</cvar> |