Re: [bug-gettext] Missing msgfmt

[Krzysztof Żelechowski]

Dnia środa, 24 lipca 2013 06:38:32 CEST Daiki Ueno pisze:
> Kip Warner <kip@thevertigo.com> writes:
> > I am using AM_GNU_GETTEXT macro in my configure.ac. I note during
> > configure time that there does appear to be a check for msgfmt, but no
> > error is raised if the binary is not detected.
> 
> Usually, tarballs include generated *.gmo so msgfmt shouldn't be
> required on the deployed system.

But not when you build from *git*.  If *msgfmt* is not installed, it is 
assumed that it will never be called by *make*.  If that is not the case, it 
should be replaced by a meaningful failing assertion, not by *:*.  Otherwise 
you get the following confusing error from make:

> mv: cannot stat 't-ar.gmo': No such file or directory

Regards,
Chris