diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1aa6aac4b..5d4468e51 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ define(_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, 99)
define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, false)
define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2015)
+define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
+define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_SUBSTITUTION,[Bitcoin Core])
AC_INIT([Bitcoin Core],[_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR._CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR._CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION],[https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues],[bitcoin])
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.cpp])
AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([src/config/bitcoin-config.h])
@@ -912,12 +914,17 @@ AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, [Build revision])
AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, _CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, [Version Build])
AC_DEFINE(CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, _CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, [Version is release])
AC_DEFINE(COPYRIGHT_YEAR, _COPYRIGHT_YEAR, [Version is release])
+AC_DEFINE(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS, "_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS", [Copyright holder(s) before %s replacement])
+define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL, patsubst(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS, [%s], [AC_PACKAGE_NAME]))
+AC_DEFINE(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL, "_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL", [Copyright holder(s)])
AC_SUBST(CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR)
AC_SUBST(CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, _CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR)
AC_SUBST(CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION, _CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION)
AC_SUBST(CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, _CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD)
AC_SUBST(CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, _CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE)
AC_SUBST(COPYRIGHT_YEAR, _COPYRIGHT_YEAR)
+AC_SUBST(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS, "_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS")
+AC_SUBST(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL, "_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL")
AC_SUBST(RELDFLAGS)
AC_SUBST(HARDENED_CXXFLAGS)
diff --git a/share/qt/Info.plist.in b/share/qt/Info.plist.in
index d1a9ed704..6a34d64cd 100644
--- a/share/qt/Info.plist.in
+++ b/share/qt/Info.plist.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
APPL
CFBundleGetInfoString
- @CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR@.@CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR@.@CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION@, Copyright © 2009-@COPYRIGHT_YEAR@ The @PACKAGE_NAME@ developers
+ @CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR@.@CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR@.@CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION@, Copyright © 2009-@COPYRIGHT_YEAR@ @COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL@
CFBundleShortVersionString
@CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR@.@CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR@.@CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION@
diff --git a/share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py b/share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py
index 045eb27f4..470d1f2b4 100755
--- a/share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py
+++ b/share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ f.write("""
""")
f.write('static const char UNUSED *bitcoin_strings[] = {\n')
f.write('QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("bitcoin-core", "%s"),\n' % (os.getenv('PACKAGE_NAME'),))
+f.write('QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("bitcoin-core", "%s"),\n' % (os.getenv('COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS'),))
messages.sort(key=operator.itemgetter(0))
for (msgid, msgstr) in messages:
if msgid != EMPTY:
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index c93667038..2d5e715ee 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ SECONDARY: $(QT_QM)
qt/bitcoinstrings.cpp: $(libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES) $(libbitcoin_wallet_a_SOURCES)
@test -n $(XGETTEXT) || echo "xgettext is required for updating translations"
- $(AM_V_GEN) cd $(srcdir); XGETTEXT=$(XGETTEXT) PACKAGE_NAME="$(PACKAGE_NAME)" ../share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py $^
+ $(AM_V_GEN) cd $(srcdir); XGETTEXT=$(XGETTEXT) PACKAGE_NAME="$(PACKAGE_NAME)" COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS="$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS)" ../share/qt/extract_strings_qt.py $^
translate: qt/bitcoinstrings.cpp $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(QT_FORMS_UI) $(BITCOIN_QT_CPP) $(BITCOIN_QT_H) $(BITCOIN_MM)
@test -n $(LUPDATE) || echo "lupdate is required for updating translations"
diff --git a/src/clientversion.h b/src/clientversion.h
index ba15ebf3b..6157423f0 100644
--- a/src/clientversion.h
+++ b/src/clientversion.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
#define DO_STRINGIZE(X) #X
//! Copyright string used in Windows .rc files
-#define COPYRIGHT_STR "2009-" STRINGIZE(COPYRIGHT_YEAR) " The " PACKAGE_NAME " Developers"
+#define COPYRIGHT_STR "2009-" STRINGIZE(COPYRIGHT_YEAR) " " COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS_FINAL
/**
* bitcoind-res.rc includes this file, but it cannot cope with real c++ code.
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 4bcf8ec78..8a9cc6d96 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
std::string LicenseInfo()
{
// todo: remove urls from translations on next change
- return FormatParagraph(strprintf(_("Copyright (C) %i-%i The %s Developers"), 2009, COPYRIGHT_YEAR, _(PACKAGE_NAME))) + "\n" +
+ return FormatParagraph(strprintf(_("Copyright (C) %i-%i %s"), 2009, COPYRIGHT_YEAR, CopyrightHolders())) + "\n" +
"\n" +
FormatParagraph(_("This is experimental software.")) + "\n" +
"\n" +
diff --git a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
index ad8d7b3f2..facee62ea 100644
--- a/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/splashscreen.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ SplashScreen::SplashScreen(Qt::WindowFlags f, const NetworkStyle *networkStyle)
// define text to place
QString titleText = tr(PACKAGE_NAME);
QString versionText = QString("Version %1").arg(QString::fromStdString(FormatFullVersion()));
- QString copyrightText = QChar(0xA9)+QString(" %1-%2 ").arg(2009).arg(COPYRIGHT_YEAR) + QString(tr("The %1 developers").arg(tr(PACKAGE_NAME)));
+ QString copyrightText = QChar(0xA9)+QString(" %1-%2 ").arg(2009).arg(COPYRIGHT_YEAR) + QString::fromStdString(CopyrightHolders());
QString titleAddText = networkStyle->getTitleAddText();
QString font = QApplication::font().toString();
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index e8514a2ef..66dd45dc8 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -834,3 +834,10 @@ int GetNumCores()
#endif
}
+std::string CopyrightHolders()
+{
+ std::string strCopyrightHolders = _(COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS);
+ if (strCopyrightHolders.find("%s") == strCopyrightHolders.npos)
+ return strCopyrightHolders;
+ return strprintf(strCopyrightHolders, _(PACKAGE_NAME));
+}
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index b2779fe78..88e1fe9fb 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -242,4 +242,6 @@ template void TraceThread(const char* name, Callable func)
}
}
+std::string CopyrightHolders();
+
#endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_H