automake-1.16: gettext

 
 10.2 Gettext
 ============
 
 If ‘AM_GNU_GETTEXT’ is seen in ‘configure.ac’, then Automake turns on
 support for GNU gettext, a message catalog system for
 internationalization (⇒Introduction (gettext)Top.).
 
    The ‘gettext’ support in Automake requires the addition of one or two
 subdirectories to the package: ‘po’ and possibly also ‘intl’.  The
 latter is needed if ‘AM_GNU_GETTEXT’ is not invoked with the ‘external’
 argument, or if ‘AM_GNU_GETTEXT_INTL_SUBDIR’ is used.  Automake ensures
 that these directories exist and are mentioned in ‘SUBDIRS’.