+void
+#if defined (PREFER_STDARG)
+internal_inform (const char *format, ...)
+#else
+internal_inform (format, va_alist)
+ const char *format;
+ va_dcl
+#endif
+{
+ va_list args;
+
+ error_prolog (1);
+ /* TRANSLATORS: this is a prefix for informational messages. */
+ fprintf (stderr, _("INFORM: "));
+
+ SH_VA_START (args, format);
+
+ vfprintf (stderr, format, args);
+ fprintf (stderr, "\n");
+
+ va_end (args);
+}
+