Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > Angus> I recently put such a check into autogen.sh, but then removed > Angus> it again because the correct place to check is in the configure > Angus> script. Unfortunately, my brain wasn't sufficiently agile to > Angus> work out how to write the test in AUTOBUMF language, so I just > Angus> let the problem slip. > > You'll be delighted to learn that the test is already in place :) It > is from AM_PO_SUBDIRS in m4/po.m4.
An example of "it's always best to first ask someone who might know". Thanks, JMarc. > What we may want to remove, though, is the following old hack in > configure.ac: > > # a hack for those who try to change LyX, but do not have gettext > # installed Do people need gettext to be installed? Can't they configure --with-included-gettext? Personally, I don't have gettext installed on the WinXP box and have not been suffering from any failure to build. What do I miss? -- Angus
