diff --git a/openhantek/res/CMakeLists.txt b/openhantek/res/CMakeLists.txt
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+file(GLOB_RECURSE IMAGES "images/*.png" "images/*.icns" "images/*.svg")
+install(FILES ${IMAGES} DESTINATION "images")
diff --git a/openhantek/translations/CMakeLists.txt b/openhantek/translations/CMakeLists.txt
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+++ b/openhantek/translations/CMakeLists.txt
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+set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES CLEAN_NO_CUSTOM 1)
+
+find_package(Qt5LinguistTools REQUIRED)
+if (NOT FOUND_Qt5LinguistTools)
+    message(STATUS "Will not build translations! Please install Qt5LinguistTools")
+    return()
+endif()
+
+### translation stuff
+
+file(GLOB TRANSLATION_FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/*.ts)
+
+qt5_create_translation(TRANSLATION_MESSAGES ${SRC} ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
+qt5_add_translation(TRANSLATION_QM ${TRANSLATION_FILES})
+add_custom_target(translations_update DEPENDS ${TRANSLATION_MESSAGES})
+add_custom_target(translations DEPENDS ${TRANSLATION_QM})
+
+if(APPLE AND UNIX) ## OSX
+	install(FILES ${TRANSLATION_QM} DESTINATION ${PROJECT_NAME}.app/Contents/Resources/translations)
+else()
+	install(FILES ${TRANSLATION_QM} DESTINATION translations)
+endif()
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