From 43f5ac51ddeb1b70a7b9647cb45cfeee67fd8c41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruno Haible Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 18:03:18 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Clarify how to obtain the various autoconf macros. * gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi (autoconf macros): Suggest to use gettextize or autopoint. Discourage autoreconf. --- gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi b/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi index 2ba499e95..b53440fd8 100644 --- a/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi +++ b/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi @@ -9282,6 +9282,12 @@ package that needs it should contain a copy of it on its own. GNU @code{gettext} installs macros for use in a package's @file{configure.ac} or @file{configure.in}. @xref{Top, , Introduction, autoconf, The Autoconf Manual}. + +In order to copy these macros into your package, +use the @code{gettextize} or @code{autopoint} programs. +See @ref{gettextize Invocation} or @ref{autopoint Invocation}. +Attempts to use the @code{autoreconf} program for this purpose are unreliable. + The primary macro is, of course, @code{AM_GNU_GETTEXT}. @menu -- 2.47.3