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I have Qt project which contains **.ts-file** and **.qrc-file** containing reference to generated **.qm-file**. We do not store .qm-files in our version control system. The issue here is that when I check out source code and run "make", I'm getting error

Qt Code: 
  1. RCC: Error in 'CoreGeneral.qrc': Cannot find file 'core.general_en.qm'
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I created updateqm.pri files to get .qm files generated before build, this file I include to my .pro files

Qt Code: 
  1. !contains(QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS, updateqm) {
  2.         updateqm.input                 = TRANSLATIONS
  3.         updateqm.output               = ${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
  4.         updateqm.commands      = $$[QT_INSTALL_BINS]/lrelease -idbased ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} -qm ${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qm
  5.         updateqm.CONFIG          += no_link target_predeps
  6.         QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += updateqm
  7.         PRE_TARGETDEPS         += compiler_updateqm_make_all
  8.  }
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But again, I'm getting this error, though .qm files eventually get generated.
Compile output looks like this

Qt Code: 
  1. C:\Qt\Qt5.2.1\5.2.1\msvc2012\bin\lrelease -idbased core.general_en.ts -qm core.general_en.qm
  2. C:\Qt\Qt5.2.1\5.2.1\msvc2012\bin\uic.exe PSGHTMLDisplay.ui -o GeneratedFiles\ui_PSGHTMLDisplay.h
  3. C:\Qt\Qt5.2.1\5.2.1\msvc2012\bin\rcc.exe -name CoreGeneral CoreGeneral.qrc -o GeneratedFiles\qrc_CoreGeneral.cpp
  4.     RCC: Error in 'CoreGeneral.qrc': Cannot find file 'core.general_en.qm'
  5.  
  6. Updating 'core.general_en.qm'...
  7.         Generated 108 translation(s) (0 finished and 108 unfinished)
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So, for me it looks like RCC starts processing .qrc file before lrelease finished generating .qm-files.

Is there any approach to avoid this issue?

**P.S.** I tried using QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS to create pre-build event that will be generating .qm-files before any other target will be started but it didn't work for me. I used approach described here "link":http://blog.mgsxx.com/?p=2180

Briefly, the approach of creating pre-build event is like below

Qt Code: 
  1. # создаем файл-заглушку
  2.     !exists($$OUT_PWD/.beforebuild) {
  3.       system(@echo aaa > $$system_path($${OUT_PWD}/.beforebuild))
  4.     }
  5.  
  6.     QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += before_build makefilehook
  7.  
  8.     makefilehook.target = $(MAKEFILE)
  9.     makefilehook.depends = .beforebuild
  10.  
  11.     POST_TARGETDEPS += .beforebuild
  12.  
  13.     before_build.target = .beforebuild
  14.     before_build.depends = FORCE
  15.     before_build.commands = @echo our command
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