Re: [announce] genLang extract is ready.

[Kay Schenk <ka...@gmail.com>]

On Aug 31, 2013 10:07 AM, "janI" <ja...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am pleased to inform you, that I have reached a major milestone with
> genLang.
>
> genLang is now integrated in the build system (for extraction), and  I
have
> carefully tested that "genLang extract" (generation of .pot template
files)
> is 100% identical to the existing system (except for the approx 5 errors
in
> the old system).
>
> Sources are in branches/l10n40 (based on trunk approx start august)
> R1519182.
>
> The work flow is:
>
> 1) run "build --all --genPO" or "build --genPO"
> 2) on pootle server:
>       "cd aooGenLang; svn up"
>       "pootle update_stores" (with parms as normal)
> 3) on translate.a.o
>        "update against templates"
> 4) translate
> 5) on pootle server:
>         "pootle sync_stores" (with parms as normal)
>         "cd aooGenLang; svn commit"
>
> Now translated files are available in our source tree.
>
> I have tested all these steps. We can make a number of elegant
> optimizations,
> a) allow committers to commit directly in pootle (removes 5)
> b) allow committers to run "svn up" (req. a simple php page and removes
2,3)
>Much
> If someone could review the branch, it would be real nice. Also I need to
> check build on windows/mac.
>
> In the meantime I will integrate "genLang convert" so we can get all
> current translations into the new system.
>
> and finally integrate "genLang merge" that generates sources with
languages.
>
> rgds
> jan I.

SUPER!  Thanks for all your efforts!