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| − | Translations of Minetest are automated using weblate at [ | + | Translations of Minetest are automated using weblate at [https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/minetest/minetest/ here]. |
In case you wish to translate a new language, [[How to communicate|contact a core dev]]. | In case you wish to translate a new language, [[How to communicate|contact a core dev]]. | ||
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To create a new translation, one must create a directory named after the [http://www.mathguide.de/info/tools/languagecode.html language code], creating a copy of the <code>po/minetest.pot</code> file as <code>po/''LANG''/minetest.po</code>, and translating the original english text into your language; then <code>cmake</code> will detect it and <code>make</code> builds the language. | To create a new translation, one must create a directory named after the [http://www.mathguide.de/info/tools/languagecode.html language code], creating a copy of the <code>po/minetest.pot</code> file as <code>po/''LANG''/minetest.po</code>, and translating the original english text into your language; then <code>cmake</code> will detect it and <code>make</code> builds the language. | ||
| − | However, it is recomended to contact a core dev to create the .po file for you language and then use [ | + | However, it is recomended to contact a core dev to create the .po file for you language and then use [https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/minetest/minetest/ weblate] to translate. |
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Revision as of 23:07, 7 July 2015
Quick start
Translations of Minetest are automated using weblate at here.
In case you wish to translate a new language, contact a core dev.
Overview
Minetest can use the gettext library to translate in-game text. To enable internationalization support, the game must be built with the -DENABLE_GETTEXT=1 option to cmake.
Language detection
Minetest detects the current language by inspecting the LANG environment variable. This is not a problem on Unix-based systems (such as GNU/Linux) since the system already defines this variable at login. On Windows platforms, the system language is used.
Available translations
The available translations are found in source form in the po/ directory. The cmake detects them, and they are built as part of the build process.
Contributing a new translation
To create a new translation, one must create a directory named after the language code, creating a copy of the po/minetest.pot file as po/LANG/minetest.po, and translating the original english text into your language; then cmake will detect it and make builds the language.
However, it is recomended to contact a core dev to create the .po file for you language and then use weblate to translate.