[SOLVED] lupdate: search QML files recursively

m_andrej

Hi,

I need to generate *.ts files from translatable strings in all my QML files. However, they are divided into several subdirectories. The relevant part of the *.pro file looks like this:

TRANSLATIONS += patientapp_en.ts \
              patientapp_de.ts

DISTFILES += \
    qml/navigation/StackPage.qml \
    qml/UsersPage.qml \
    qml/controls/CToolButton.qml \
    qml/controls/CTextToolButton.qml \
    qml/TrainingsPage.qml \
    qml/patient_list/PatientsPage.qml \
    qml/patient_list/TableCell.qml \
    qml/patient_list/new_patient/NewPatientPage.qml \
    qml/home/BottomBar.qml \
    qml/home/HomePage.qml \
    qml/home/main.qml \
    qml/home/TopBar.qml \
    qml/home/Clock.qml \
    qml/controls/CLabel.qml \
    qml/patient_list/new_patient/CameraPage.qml \
    qml/dialogs/Toast.qml \
    qml/dialogs/YesNoDialog.qml \
    qml/controls/CButton.qml \
    qml/simple_stand/SimpleStandPage.qml \
    qml/simple_stand/CircleTimer.qml \
    qml/controls/EmptyIndicator.qml \
    qml/SettingsPage.qml \
    qml/controls/forms/FormField.qml \
    qml/controls/forms/FormLabel.qml

I'd like to find a solution that doesn't require me to list the QML files or directories twice in the *.pro file. I already tried this:

lupdate_only {
SOURCES += qml/*.qml \
          qml/*/*.qml \
          qml/*/*/*.qml
}

Unfortunately, only the first line in the code (qml/*.qml) matches QML files. It seems that you can't use wildcards for directories. Another idea I tried:

lupdate_only {
SOURCES += DISTFILES
}

This doesn't work either :-(
Have you got any other ideas?

dynamo72

Have you tried this?

lupdate_only {
SOURCES += $$DISTFILES
}

m_andrej

Yes I have. It doesn't work. But with double dollar sign it does :-)
Thanks

dynamo72

@m_andrej said:

But with double dollar sign it does :-)

Yes, I finally removed the code quotes - first the double $$ appeared both in preview and submitted post - but after page reloading only one $ was left :)

I use the same principle now, despite I put the QML files into the OTHER_FILES section - then the project tree gets a dedicated QML folder symbol with the red "qml" icon.
(Adding QML files adds them into the DISTFILES section in the .pro, but since I use a binary resource for the QML files, I always add them directly to the .qrc - this works fine so far).

m_andrej

It's interesting that this code

lupdate_only {
SOURCES += $$$$DISTFILES                // double dollar sign here
}

makes Qt Creator to show my QML files in "Sources" section of my project tree, which is supposed to contain only C++ files. Do you think this is a bug of Qt Creator?

lili2012

Thanks！That work for me。