Merge pull request #182 from ascheman/feature/181-enable-language-by-…

…propperty Enable to select the target language by setting a Gradle property
arc42 · Mar 28, 2023 · ab17794 · ab17794
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diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
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 == Languages
 
 The EN and DE versions are actively maintained by the founders (G.Starke & P.Hruschka).
-Translations to additional languages (IT, ES, NL) have been provided by volunteers, but won't be automatically updated.
+Translations to additional languages (see below) have been provided by volunteers, but won't be automatically updated.
 
 == Build the HTML version 
 
@@ -55,9 +55,14 @@ $> gradle asciidoctor
 ----
 
 on the command line.
-Within the `build.gradle` script, you might replace the default language (EN) with your choice.
+To select another language set the Gradle build property `LANGUAGE` to one of the provided languages, cf.
 
->Currently (May 2022) you need to use **Java 8** to build!
+[source, java]
+----
+include::gradle.properties[]
+----
+
+Currently (March 2022) you need to use **Java 8** to build!
 
 
 == Questions on using arc42?

diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ plugins {
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
 
-// what language are we building
-// current choices: EN, DE, IT, ES
-def LANGUAGE = 'EN'
 
 // what version of the template are we building here
 // 8.1 -> add UA and CZ version

diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# what language are we building?
+# current choices: CZ, DE, EN, ES, IT, NL, UA
+LANGUAGE = EN