Using lrelease-pro
The lrelease-pro command line tool generates QM files from qmake projects (.pro files). It reads the TRANSLATIONS variable from the project file and generates the corresponding QM files.
Use lrelease-pro when you have a qmake project and want to generate QM files based on the translations defined in your .pro file.
lrelease-pro syntax
lrelease-pro [options] [project-file]...
Where:
optionsmeans one or several lrelease-pro options.project-fileis a .pro file to process.
To view the latest help, enter:
lrelease-pro -help
lrelease-pro options
| Option | Action |
|---|---|
-help | Display up-to-date help information and exit. |
-dump-json <file> | Generate a JSON project description file without generating QM files. This file can be passed to lrelease using the -project option. |
-silent | Do not explain what is being done. |
-removeidentical | If the translated text is the same as the source text, exclude the message. |
-fail-on-unfinished | Generate an error if unfinished translations are found. |
-nounfinished | Do not include unfinished translations. |
-markuntranslated <prefix> | If a message has no real translation, use the source text prefixed with the given string instead. |
-version | Display the version of lrelease-pro and exit. |
Examples
Generate QM files from a qmake project
lrelease-pro myproject.pro
Generate JSON project description
Generate a JSON file describing the project's translations:
lrelease-pro myproject.pro -dump-json project.json
Then use the generated JSON file with lrelease:
lrelease -project project.json
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