refactor: move translations to their own module

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -169,54 +169,8 @@ qt5_wrap_ui(${PROJECT_NAME}_FORMS
   src/widget/form/settings/privacysettings.ui
   src/widget/form/settings/userinterfacesettings.ui)
 
-qt5_add_translation(${PROJECT_NAME}_QM_FILES
-  translations/ar.ts
-  translations/be.ts
-  translations/bg.ts
-  translations/cs.ts
-  translations/da.ts
-  translations/de.ts
-  translations/el.ts
-  translations/eo.ts
-  translations/es.ts
-  translations/et.ts
-  translations/fa.ts
-  translations/fi.ts
-  translations/fr.ts
-  translations/he.ts
-  translations/hr.ts
-  translations/hu.ts
-  translations/it.ts
-  translations/ja.ts
-  translations/jbo.ts
-  translations/ko.ts
-  translations/lt.ts
-  translations/mk.ts
-  translations/nl.ts
-  translations/no_nb.ts
-  translations/pl.ts
-  translations/pr.ts
-  translations/pt.ts
-  translations/pt_BR.ts
-  translations/ro.ts
-  translations/ru.ts
-  translations/sk.ts
-  translations/sl.ts
-  translations/sr.ts
-  translations/sr_Latn.ts
-  translations/sv.ts
-  translations/sw.ts
-  translations/ta.ts
-  translations/tr.ts
-  translations/ug.ts
-  translations/uk.ts
-  translations/zh_CN.ts
-  translations/zh_TW.ts
-)
-
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_RESOURCES
     res.qrc
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc
 )
 
 if(NOT SMILEYS)
@@ -236,25 +190,6 @@ if(NOT "${SMILEYS}" STREQUAL "DISABLED")
 
 endif()
 
-file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc.in"
-"<!DOCTYPE RCC>
-<RCC version=\"1.0\">
-  <qresource prefix=\"/translations\">
-")
-foreach(qm ${${PROJECT_NAME}_QM_FILES})
-  get_filename_component(qm_name ${qm} NAME)
-  file(APPEND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc.in"
-    "    <file alias=\"${qm_name}\">${qm}</file>\n")
-endforeach(qm)
-file(APPEND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc.in"
-"  </qresource>
-</RCC>
-")
-
-execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc.in
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc)
-
 set(${PROJECT_NAME}_SOURCES
   src/chatlog/chatlinecontent.cpp
   src/chatlog/chatlinecontent.h
@@ -647,18 +582,19 @@ MESSAGE( STATUS "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS: " ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} )
 
 add_subdirectory(util)
 add_subdirectory(audio)
+add_subdirectory(translations)
 
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}_static
   STATIC
   ${${PROJECT_NAME}_FORMS}
-  ${${PROJECT_NAME}_SOURCES}
-  ${${PROJECT_NAME}_QM_FILES})
+  ${${PROJECT_NAME}_SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}_static
   ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES}
   ${ALL_LIBRARIES})
 
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}_static util_library)
 target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}_static audio_library)
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}_static translations_library)
 
 add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME}
   WIN32

MAINTAINING.md

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ To get translations into qTox:
 3. To update translated strings from Weblate, in the root of the qTox
    repository execute the script `tools/update-weblate.sh`
 4. If a new translation language has been added, update the following files:
-    - `CMakeLists.txt`
+    - `translations/CMakeLists.txt`
     - `src/widget/form/settings/generalform.cpp`
     - `translations/README.md`
     - `translations/i18n.pri`

src/main.cpp

@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #endif
     Settings& settings = Settings::getInstance();
     QString locale = settings.getTranslation();
+    // We need to init the resources in the translations_library explicitely.
+    // See https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/resources.html#using-resources-in-a-library
+    Q_INIT_RESOURCE(translations);
     Translator::translate(locale);
 
     // Process arguments

translations/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+#   Copyright © 2020 by The qTox Project Contributors
+#
+#   This file is part of qTox, a Qt-based graphical interface for Tox.
+#   qTox is libre software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#   (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#   qTox is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#   GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#   along with qTox.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+
+# Edit this list if translations are added
+qt5_add_translation(translations_FILES
+  ar.ts
+  be.ts
+  bg.ts
+  cs.ts
+  da.ts
+  de.ts
+  el.ts
+  eo.ts
+  es.ts
+  et.ts
+  fa.ts
+  fi.ts
+  fr.ts
+  he.ts
+  hr.ts
+  hu.ts
+  it.ts
+  ja.ts
+  jbo.ts
+  ko.ts
+  lt.ts
+  mk.ts
+  nl.ts
+  no_nb.ts
+  pl.ts
+  pr.ts
+  pt.ts
+  pt_BR.ts
+  ro.ts
+  ru.ts
+  sk.ts
+  sl.ts
+  sr.ts
+  sr_Latn.ts
+  sv.ts
+  sw.ts
+  ta.ts
+  tr.ts
+  ug.ts
+  uk.ts
+  zh_CN.ts
+  zh_TW.ts
+)
+
+file(WRITE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc.in"
+"<!DOCTYPE RCC>
+<RCC version=\"1.0\">
+  <qresource prefix=\"/translations\">
+")
+foreach(qm ${translations_FILES})
+  get_filename_component(qm_name ${qm} NAME)
+  file(APPEND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc.in"
+    "    <file alias=\"${qm_name}\">${qm}</file>\n")
+endforeach(qm)
+file(APPEND "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc.in"
+"  </qresource>
+</RCC>
+")
+
+execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc.in
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc)
+
+add_library(translations_library ${translations_FILES} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/translations.qrc)