Re: is GNU gettext now a required prerequisite for GNOME?

[Shawn Leas <sleas ixion honeywell com>]

On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Brandon S. Allbery wrote:

> === [gnome-libs/make] make
> cd . && aclocal -I macros
> aclocal: configure.in: 61: macro `AM_GNU_GETTEXT' not found in library
> make: *** [aclocal.m4] Error 1
> === [gnome-libs/make] Error 2
> === [gnome-libs/make] all commands failed.  Stop.
> 
> I've been relying on --with-included-gettext because the choice is upgrading 
> gettext to a new version that breaks everything else in ECE vs. saving some 
> space in GNOME.  Do I now have to go ahead and break everything non-GNOME to 
> continue?

Why not install gnu-gettext in a non-standard location for use
with GNOME hacking?  I have to futz around with two versions
of gtk, why is gettext any different?

-Shawn
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