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    ./scripts/autogen.sh de
    ./scripts/autogen.sh de
    ./scripts/autogen.sh x-test
    ./scripts/autogen.sh x-test
    cd de
    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..
    make
    make install
    cd ../..
    cd x-test
    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..
    make
    make install
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    Once this is done, switch to your build directory, start cmake in the <tt>l10n/x-test</tt>, <tt>l10n/de</tt>, etc directories that you wish to build the language support for one at a time. You may then make and install from the build directory.


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    Revision as of 21:54, 5 February 2013

    Building KDE's l10n Module
    Tutorial Series   Localization
    Previous   Using Subversion with KDE
    Building KDE From Subversion
    Writing Applications With Localization in Mind
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    Abstract

    For those working on applications in KDE's main repository, building and installing language support from KDE's localization (l10n) module is a good idea. Doing so will allow you to test applications in other languages so as to spot problems related to localization that may exist in KDE. Learn how to do just that in this tutorial.

    Step 1: l10n

    You must download, build and install each language in the l10n module separately. You can check out and build just the German, and XX languages using the following procedure:

    svn co -N svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/l10n-kde4 l10n
    cd l10n
    svn up scripts
    svn up templates
    svn up x-test
    svn up de
    ./scripts/autogen.sh de
    ./scripts/autogen.sh x-test
    cd de
    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..
    make
    make install
    cd ../..
    cd x-test
    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..
    make
    make install
    
    Note
    You need revpath (may be found in package imake or xutils-dev) to run autogen.sh
    Tip
    Do not combine make and make install in a single step. It will not install anything.


    Step 2: Test An Application

    To run your application using, for instance, the German catalogs open a terminal (e.g. konsole) and type:

    KDE_LANG=de myapp
    

    where myapp is the name of the application you wish to test. Replace the de with the language code you wish to test, e.g. x-test.

    The German language is a good choice for testing the layout of your application, as German translated strings tend to be quite long. French is also a good choice. The x-test language is useful for identifying strings in your application that are not translated.