check_potools_sys_reqs {potools}

Check if the proper system utilities for running package translation are installed

Description

potools uses the same gettext command line tools that R itself does to run translation. These are required for translation to work properly; this function is mainly for testing use & checks whether the current environment is equipped for translation.

Usage

check_potools_sys_reqs(which = SYSTEM_REQUIREMENTS)

Arguments

which

Which requirements to test for. Defaults to all of the command-line utilities on which potools relies, namely,

• msgmerge

• msgfmt

• msginit

• msgconv

Details

Specifically, potools relies on these command-line utilities:

Value

TRUE if the system is ready for translation, otherwise a message suggesting how to proceed.

Author(s)

Michael Chirico

See Also

tools::update_pkg_po()