Generate Display Texts

generate-display-texts updates Core’s checked-in base display-text header and implementation from its ELCL catalog. Run it after changing the catalog or its generator; ordinary library builds use the checked-in files without regenerating them. See Run and Configure Commands for shared invocation options and Set Up the Repository for installation.

Edit and Regenerate the Catalog

Edit src/erbsland/i18n/impl/DisplayTextCore.elcl, then regenerate the C++ files from the repository root:

./erbsland-core-tool generate-display-texts

The default outputs are DisplayTextCore.hpp and DisplayTextCore.cpp beside the catalog. Review their diff and commit both generated files with the ELCL change. Do not edit generated files directly. For catalog syntax, see Internationalization.

Check Without Writing

To verify that both outputs are current:

./erbsland-core-tool generate-display-texts --check

--check (-c) fails when either output is missing or differs, without changing files. If the diagnostic reports stale output, run without --check and review the result. Normal generation preserves unchanged files.

Choose Inputs and Outputs

The command’s settings are in tool/conf/tools/generate_display_texts.elcl, included by the main configuration. Change this file to select another catalog, output paths, class name, or namespace. Paths are relative to the project root, and output directories must already exist. There are no command-line path overrides. See Display Text Generator Reference for every setting and validation rule, and Customize Generated Notices for generated notices.