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chrome/chrome.gyp

 # Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 {
   'variables': {
     'chromium_code': 1,
     # Define the common dependencies that contain all the actual
     # Chromium functionality.  This list gets pulled in below by
     # the link of the actual chrome (or chromium) executable on
     # Linux or Mac, and into chrome.dll on Windows.
     'chromium_dependencies': [
       'common',
       'browser',
       'debugger',
       'renderer',
       'utility',
       'worker',
       '../printing/printing.gyp:printing',
       '../webkit/webkit.gyp:inspector_resources',
     ],
     'grit_out_dir': '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/chrome',
-    'mac_xib_localizer_tool_path': '<(DEPTH)/build/mac/generate_localizer',
-    'mac_xib_localizers_dir': '<(INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/xib_localizers',
     # TODO(mmoss) This might need to go somewhere more general, then we can use
     # it to also rewrite app/locales/locales.gyp with a helper script.
     'locales': [
       'ar', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en-GB',
       'en-US', 'es-419', 'es', 'et', 'fi', 'fil', 'fr', 'gu', 'he',
       'hi', 'hr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'kn', 'ko', 'lt', 'lv',
       'ml', 'mr', 'nb', 'nl', 'or', 'pl', 'pt-BR', 'pt-PT', 'ro',
       'ru', 'sk', 'sl', 'sr', 'sv', 'ta', 'te', 'th', 'tr',
       'uk', 'vi', 'zh-CN', 'zh-TW',
     ],
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             '../third_party/GTM',
             '../third_party/GTM/AppKit',
           ],
           'link_settings': {
             'libraries': [
               '$(SDKROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/SecurityInterface.framework',
               '$(SDKROOT)/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework',
             ],
           },
           'actions': [
-            # This block of actions are used to extract the localization data
-            # from xib files and generate a localizer out of it.
             {
+              # This action is used to extract the localization data from xib
+              # files and generate table for the ui localizer from it.
+              'variables': {
+                'xib_localizer_tool_path':
+                    '<(DEPTH)/build/mac/generate_localizer',
+                'xib_files_to_scan': [
+                  # The xib that need localization
+                  'app/nibs/BookmarkBar.xib',
+                  'app/nibs/BookmarkEditor.xib',
+                  'app/nibs/BookmarkNameFolder.xib',
+                  'app/nibs/MainMenu.xib',
+                  'app/nibs/TabView.xib',
+                  'app/nibs/Toolbar.xib',
+                  # TODO(tvl): add other xibs as needed
+                ],
+              },
               'action_name': 'process_bookmark_bar_xib',
               'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
               'inputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizer_tool_path)',
-                'app/nibs/BookmarkBar.xib'
+                '<(xib_localizer_tool_path)',
+                '<@(xib_files_to_scan)',
               ],
               'outputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/bookmark_bar_localizer.h',
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/bookmark_bar_localizer.mm',
+                '<(INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/ui_localizer_table.h',
               ],
-              'action': ['<@(_inputs)', '<@(_outputs)'],
+              'action': ['<(xib_localizer_tool_path)',
+                          '<@(_outputs)',
+                          '<@(xib_files_to_scan)'],
             },
-            {
-              'action_name': 'process_bookmark_editor_xib',
-              'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
-              'inputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizer_tool_path)',
-                'app/nibs/BookmarkEditor.xib'
-              ],
-              'outputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/bookmark_editor_localizer.h',
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/bookmark_editor_localizer.mm',
-              ],
-              'action': ['<@(_inputs)', '<@(_outputs)'],
-            },
-            {
-              'action_name': 'process_bookmark_name_folder_xib',
-              'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
-              'inputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizer_tool_path)',
-                'app/nibs/BookmarkNameFolder.xib'
-              ],
-              'outputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/bookmark_name_folder_localizer.h',
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/bookmark_name_folder_localizer.mm',
-              ],
-              'action': ['<@(_inputs)', '<@(_outputs)'],
-            },
-            {
-              'action_name': 'process_mainmenu_xib',
-              'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
-              'inputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizer_tool_path)',
-                'app/nibs/MainMenu.xib'
-              ],
-              'outputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/main_menu_localizer.h',
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/main_menu_localizer.mm',
-              ],
-              'action': ['<@(_inputs)', '<@(_outputs)'],
-            },
-            {
-              'action_name': 'process_tab_view_xib',
-              'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
-              'inputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizer_tool_path)',
-                'app/nibs/TabView.xib'
-              ],
-              'outputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/tab_view_localizer.h',
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/tab_view_localizer.mm',
-              ],
-              'action': ['<@(_inputs)', '<@(_outputs)'],
-            },
-            {
-              'action_name': 'process_toolbar_xib',
-              'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
-              'inputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizer_tool_path)',
-                'app/nibs/Toolbar.xib'
-              ],
-              'outputs': [
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/toolbar_localizer.h',
-                '<(mac_xib_localizers_dir)/toolbar_localizer.mm',
-              ],
-              'action': ['<@(_inputs)', '<@(_outputs)'],
-            },
-            # TODO(tvl): add other xibs
           ],
         }],
         ['OS=="win"', {
           'defines': [
             '__STD_C',
             '_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE',
             '_SCL_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE',
           ],
           'include_dirs': [
             'third_party/wtl/include',
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               # Use outputs of this action as inputs for the main target build.
               # Seems as a misnomer but makes this happy on Linux (scons).
               'process_outputs_as_sources': 1,
             },
           ],  # 'actions'
         },
       ]
     }],
   ],  # 'conditions'
 }