While it is possible, it is not practical. Let me explain what I mean. Previous versions of Admin Tools included the language files with the component, therefore the language was updated with the component. The problem is that at some point we started having too many languages which meant that the package was growing very big and the number of files in the package almost doubled. This caused a few problems:
- The bigger the package is, the less likely it is to be installed. Many hosts disallow uploading files over 2Mb. A package bigger than that could not be installed using Upload & Install and it sharply increased the number of support requests, because nobody was reading our documentation where we have a workaround.
- Very big packages may also cause the Live Update to halt because they take too long to download.
- Large packages use too much memory to extract, causing PHP memory outage errors on some hosts.
- The more files you have in the package, the longer it takes to extract it. If you are on a slow shared host with the FTP layer turned on, just the sheer number of files in the unified packages can make the extraction fail.
As a result, I had to separate the language files from the component. I am not aware of any "trick" to have the language file automatically updated when you update the component, at least not one which would not cause great problems (like Admin Tools hanging forever while it is trying to retrieve the language file).
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer and Director
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