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Re: why warn for lack of AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION?
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: why warn for lack of AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION? |
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Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:48:33 +0100 |
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> However, the autoreconf program will warn if
> AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION is omitted (if AM_GNU_GETTEXT is used).
> Is it really optional or not, and if so then why warn about its
> lack?
autoreconf is documented to run 'autopoint' when appropriate, i.e.
when the package is using AM_GNU_GETTEXT. Now 'autopoint' cannot do its
job without knowing the previous gettext version used by the package
if it doesn't have a AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION declaration. Thus the warning
is justified.
Bruno