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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Qt5-module.md b/docs/markdown/Qt5-module.md index 0d9a6b6..9665267 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Qt5-module.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Qt5-module.md @@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ This method generates the necessary targets to build translation files with lrel - `install` when true, this target is installed during the install step (optional). - `install_dir` directory to install to (optional). - `build_by_default` when set to true, to have this target be built by default, that is, when invoking `meson compile`; the default value is false (optional). + - `qresource` rcc source file to extract ts_files from; cannot be used with ts_files kwarg. Available since v0.56.0. + - `rcc_extra_arguments`, any additional arguments to `rcc` (optional), when used with `qresource. Available since v0.56.0. + +Returns either: a list of custom targets for the compiled translations, or, if +using a `qresource` file, a single custom target containing the processed +source file, which should be passed to a main build target. ## has_tools @@ -71,3 +77,14 @@ executable('myprog', 'main.cpp', 'myclass.cpp', moc_files, include_directories: inc, dependencies : qt5_dep) ``` + +Sometimes, translations are embedded inside the binary using qresource files. +In this case the ts files do not need to be explicitly listed. For example: + +```meson +qt5 = import('qt5') +qt5_dep = dependency('qt5', modules: ['Core', 'Gui']) +lang_cpp = qt5.compile_translations(qresource: 'lang.qrc') +executable('myprog', 'main.cpp', lang_cpp, + dependencies: qt5_dep) +``` diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/qt_compile_translations_from_qrc.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/qt_compile_translations_from_qrc.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bfa8619 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/qt_compile_translations_from_qrc.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +## Qt5 compile_translations now supports qresource preprocessing + +When using qtmod.preprocess() in combination with qtmod.compile_translations() +to embed translations using rcc, it is no longer required to do this: + +```meson +ts_files = ['list', 'of', 'files'] +qtmod.compile_translations(ts_files) +# lang.qrc also contains the duplicated list of files +lang_cpp = qtmod.preprocess(qresources: 'lang.qrc') +``` + +Instead, use: +```meson +lang_cpp = qtmod.compile_translations(qresource: 'lang.qrc') +``` + +which will automatically detect and generate the needed compile_translations +targets. |