build-dictionary

name	build-dictionary
description	Build the OALDPE Apple dictionary from MDict source files in the mdict/ directory
disable-model-invocation	true

Build OALDPE Apple Dictionary

Prerequisites

1. Dictionary Development Kit must be at /Applications/Utilities/Dictionary Development Kit
2. Xcode Command Line Tools installed (/usr/bin/xcodebuild -version to verify)
3. Python venv activated with dependencies installed (source .venv/bin/activate)
4. Source files present in mdict/ (oaldpe.mdx, oaldpe.mdd, oaldpe.css, etc.)

Build Steps

source .venv/bin/activate
./make.sh

The script performs:

1. pyglossary converts mdict/oaldpe.mdx → oaldpe-apple/ (AppleDict format)
2. Patches XML to fix resource paths (src="/ → src=")
3. Runs make (may partially fail on large file count — this is expected)
4. Copies resources via rsync into the dictionary bundle

Post-build (currently after exit 0 in make.sh — manual steps)

• Append oaldpe-styles-unfold-all.css to DefaultStyle.css
• Set folder icon using DeRez/Rez/SetFile
• Rename output to oaldpe-apple.dictionary

Install / Uninstall

./install.sh   # copies built dictionary to ~/Library/Dictionaries/
./uninstall.sh # removes it

Common Issues

• make fails partially: Expected due to large file count. The || true in make.sh handles this.
• pyglossary not found: Ensure venv is activated.
• Dictionary Development Kit missing: Download "Additional Tools for Xcode" matching your Xcode version from Apple Developer downloads.