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authorBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>2000-07-28 23:48:01 +0000
committerBruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>2000-07-28 23:48:01 +0000
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@@ -17,6 +17,25 @@ dnl LIBDIR is used to find the intl libraries. If empty,
dnl the value `$(top_builddir)/intl/' is used.
dnl INCDIR is used to find the include files. If empty,
dnl the value `intl' is used.
+dnl
+dnl The result of the configuration is one of five cases:
+dnl 1) GNU gettext, as included in the intl subdirectory, will be compiled
+dnl and used.
+dnl Catalog format: GNU --> DATADIRNAME = share
+dnl Catalog extension: .mo after installation, .gmo in source tree
+dnl 2) GNU gettext has been found in the system's C library.
+dnl Catalog format: GNU --> DATADIRNAME = share
+dnl Catalog extension: .mo after installation, .gmo in source tree
+dnl 3) An X/Open gettext has been found in the system's C library.
+dnl Catalog format: Platform dependent --> DATADIRNAME = lib
+dnl Catalog extension: .mo
+dnl 4) A catgets has been found in the system's C library.
+dnl Catalog format: Platform dependent --> DATADIRNAME = lib
+dnl Catalog extension: .cat
+dbl 5) No internationalization, always use English msgid.
+dnl Catalog format: none
+dnl Catalog extension: none
+dnl
AC_DEFUN(AM_WITH_NLS,
[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether NLS is requested])
dnl Default is enabled NLS