EmulationStation localization (translation)

ANDRELLVS

GOOD EVENING, CLASS!
CAN INSTALL AND SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS
FOLLOW THE FULL, TESTED, APPROVED TUTORIAL
THANK YOU ALL! GREETINGS FROM BRAZIL!!

BY SSH INSTALL THE FOLLOWING PENDINGS

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo apt install libcec
sudo apt-get install libvlc-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libboost-system-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-date-time-dev libboost-locale-dev libfreeimage-dev libfreetype6-dev libeigen3-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libasound2-dev cmake libsdl2-dev

THEN WAY TO SSH YOU COMPILES SO:
(overclocked 1,200mhz is much better, but not required)

cd /home/pi/
git clone --recursive https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation.git
cd /home/pi/EmulationStation
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

THEN YOU REPLACE THE ORIGINALS BY COMPILIES

cd /home/pi/EmulationStation
sudo cp ./emulationstation /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/
sudo cp -r locale /opt/retropie/supplementary/emulationstation/

THEN YOU EDIT AUTOSTART

sudo nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh

write this in place of the original text (assuming your language is portuguese) :
LANG=pt_BR.UTF8 emulationstation #auto

at the terminal type:
control+x
y
enter

ERRORS AND BUGS, FINAL CONSIDERATIONS

If you do not replace the backward originals with your compiled ones, there will be errors using the shutdown, restart, reset emulationstation menus.
If you do not install the basic issues does not compile.
If you still want to test your compiles straight from them:

sudo nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/autostart.sh

LANG=pt_BR.UTF8 /home/pi/EmulationStation/emulationstation #auto

NOTE: The first "EmulationStation" notices a capital "s"!
OBS: O primeiro “EmulationStation” note um “s” maiúsculo!

Clyde

@ANDRELLVS Thanks for the compilation. One remark, though: apt does the same (and more) than apt-get, so you could just use apt for the update, upgrade, and install commands. Its shorter to type and has no disadvantages that I know of.

For more information, see https://itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference/.

As a side note, if you ever encounter packages that won't install because they would break existing dependencies, I can recommend aptitude. It does mostly the same as apt and apt-get, but also provides a text-based gui if it's invoked without further parameters, and it will suggest (often multiple) solutions for package dependency problems, like which packages to uninstall, replace, or keep.

edit: Re-phrased first paragraph a bit.

ANDRELLVS

@Clyde said in EmulationStation localization (translation):

@ANDRELLVS Thanks for the compilation. One remark, though: apt does the same (and more) than apt-get, so you could just use apt for the update, upgrade, and install commands. Its shorter to type and has no disadvantages that I know of.
For more information, see https://itsfoss.com/apt-vs-apt-get-difference/.
As a side note, if you ever encounter packages that won't install because they would break existing dependencies, I can recommend aptitude. It does mostly the same as apt and apt-get, but also provides a text-based gui if it's invoked without further parameters, and it will suggest (often multiple) solutions for package dependency problems, like which packages to uninstall, replace, or keep.
edit: Re-phrased first paragraph a bit.

OK man, thanks in advance for your tip. In any case, in this particular case it will work fine to avoid apt-get once.

grindkaiser

Hello, I'm trying to install the French translation of Flyinghead, I followed all the tutorials, but I can't find my problem.

My concern is as soon as I launch the compiled version, whether in “/ home / pi / EmulationStation” or “/ opt / retropie / supplementary / emulationstation”, I have this message:

* failed to add service - already in use?*

So I reinstalled my previous uncompiled version in "/ opt / retropie / supplementary / emulationstation" and the EmulationStation works again but it is still in English. Suddenly, I make tests by directly launching the version compiled in “/ home / pi / EmulationStation” with the commands:

LANG=fr_FR.UTF8 ./emulationstation
LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 ./emulationstation
LANG=fr_FR ./emulationstation

and I still have the message:

* failed to add service - already in use?

Can you help me?

mitu

@grindkaiser Looks like you're trying to install on a PI 4 - that won't work unless you compile with support for OpenGL and you're using an up-to-date RetroPie installation.

grindkaiser

Yes, i'm on Rpi 4. I think i have an up-to-date Retropie intallation. Can you explain me how to compile with support for OpenGL?

mitu

@grindkaiser You need to add -DGL=On to the cmake command used to build EmulationStation, see here.

grindkaiser

I'll try it. Thanks.

grindkaiser

It works. You are the best @mitu

AureyoBoss

Hello,
How to get the last version, because the version of ES on https://github.com/flyinghead/EmulationStation is an old version (2.8).
Why not add the localization (translation) directly to https://github.com/RetroPie/EmulationStation ?

Thanks.
Bye.

pablokk4

I am trying

cd /home/pi/EmulationStation
LANG=es_ES.UTF8 ./emulationstation
but it does´t work. The system hangd, not responding
I do it through Putty

chwo

can any help?

pi@retropie:~/EmulationStation $ LANG=de_DE ./emulationstation
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'boost::locale::conv::invalid_charset_error'
  what():  Invalid or unsupported charset:UTF-8 or CHARSET

Clyde

@chwo I ran into the same problem last November, but alas, got no answers about it.

pablokk4

@pablokk4 .....It works
Now I have to fix that it doesn't go to the console if I want to restart or turn off emulation station

pablokk4

@chwo said in EmulationStation localization (translation):

LANG=de_DE ./emulationstation

try: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 ./emulationstation

Clyde

@pablokk4 At least it didn't work for me. 😐 See my post that I linked to in my last post for the error message.

pablokk4

@Clyde
I see your post, but I am a beginner. and I can´t help you, sory.

pablokk4

@hiulit. I have a question. I have Es in spanish. Yesterday, I have updated EmulationStation V2.8dev and now it appears in English again. ES 2.10dev. I don´t understand. Thanks

kactius

@pablokk4 It is very easy to understand when you updating the binary is replaced

hiulit

@pablokk4 I don't think you can update ES if you want to keep the using the translations. That's something that has been discussed here. There are some changes in newer versions of the main ES that don't match with this fork. Sorry, you should go back to the older version if you want to keep using the Spanish translations.