> 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