diff --git a/extras/translations/README.md b/extras/translations/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f34cc358 --- /dev/null +++ b/extras/translations/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +# TRANSLATIONS +## 1. How to translate +Tomb uses the [Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/tomb/tomb/) platform to manage the translation efforts of it's user community. + +In Weblate, an user can click "Start new translation", choose a language and click "Request new translation". Additionally, just to reinforce your request, we recommend opening an [issue](https://github.com/dyne/Tomb/issues/new) requesting the development team to open a new translation for your language. + +## 2. About files in this folder +All translation files in this folder (those with a ".po" extension) are based on the `tomb.pot` file. + +POT files are just templates and they don't contain any translations. To do a translation, create a new PO file based on the template. + +The `tomb.pot` template must be created using the perl script `generate_translatable_strings.pl` **for each new version of Tomb**: + +```sh +$ perl generate_translatable_strings.pl > tomb.pot +``` + +After that, just open the `tomb.pot` file in the [poedit](https://poedit.net/) program, and click on "Start new translation" (bottom left button), select your language, save and start translating. + +## 3. Notes on versioning + +**As of June 27, 2023**, the current `tomb.pot` template was created on January 2, 2017 for `Tomb version 2.3`, which was released on the same date, as can be seen in [tag v2.3](https://github.com/dyne/Tomb/releases/tag/v2.3). + +```sh +$ sed -n '9p' tomb.pot +"PO-Revision-Date: Mon Jan 2 22:40:32 2017\n" +``` + +***Thus, all files in this folder, as of June 27, 2023, are valid for tomb version 2.3 `only`.*** + +Old translations may work with recent versions of Tomb, but will be incomplete and wrong at many points. + +### 3.1 Exception +Translation files for Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR) was created in June 27, 2023. Precisely when it was noticed that the translations were out of date. + +So the translator created two versions: one for Tomb 2.3 (`pt_BR.pot` based upon `tomb.pot`) and another for Tomb 2.10 (`pt_BR-2.10.pot` based upon `tomb-2.10.pot`). + +For now it is the only updated translation for the current version of Tomb. + +## 4. Updating translation +In your favorite shell, make a backup of old file adding it's version, then update with `msgmerge`: + +```sh +$ cp lang.po lang-2.3.pot +$ msgmerge --update lang.po tomb-2.10.pot +``` + +Open the new updated PO translation file and start reviewing the translation. \ No newline at end of file