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% File src/library/tools/man/make_translations_pkg.Rd
% Part of the R package, https://www.R-project.org
% Copyright 2012-2014 R Core Team
% Distributed under GPL 2 or later
\name{make_translations_pkg}
\alias{make_translations_pkg}
\title{Package the Current Translations in the \R Sources}
\description{
A utility for R Core members to prepare a package of updated translations.
}
\usage{
make_translations_pkg(srcdir, outDir = ".", append = "-1")
}
\arguments{
\item{srcdir}{The \R source directory.}
\item{outDir}{The directory into which to place the prepared package.}
\item{append}{The suffix for the package version number,
e.g.\sspace{}\code{3.0.0-1} will be the default in \R 3.0.0.}
}
\details{
This extracts the translations in a current \R source distribution and
packages them as a source package called \pkg{translations} which can
be distributed on CRAN and installed by
\code{\link{update.packages}}. This allows e.g.\sspace{}the translations
shipped in \R 3.x.y to be updated to those currently in
\samp{R-patched}, even by a user without administrative privileges.
The package has a \samp{Depends} field which restricts it to versions
\code{3.x.*} for a single \code{x}.
}
\keyword{utilities}