From: Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:22:00 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Don't pass --package-name option to xgettext older than 0.16.2.
X-Git-Tag: v0.17~107
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5fa250bf3af0026839c386440f908f0784792814;p=thirdparty%2Fgettext.git

Don't pass --package-name option to xgettext older than 0.16.2.
---

diff --git a/gettext-runtime/po/ChangeLog b/gettext-runtime/po/ChangeLog
index 88b45d0ae..32089a4eb 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime/po/ChangeLog
+++ b/gettext-runtime/po/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-10-18  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	* Makefile.in.in ($(DOMAIN).pot-update): Don't pass the package name
+	and version to xgettext if the xgettext version is < 0.16.2.
+
 2007-10-12  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	* nl.po: Update from Benno Schulenberg <benno@vertaalt.nl>.
diff --git a/gettext-runtime/po/Makefile.in.in b/gettext-runtime/po/Makefile.in.in
index d229c0d9c..372fb9b0a 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime/po/Makefile.in.in
+++ b/gettext-runtime/po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -148,13 +148,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES) $(srcdir)/POTFILES.in remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --files-from=$(srcdir)/POTFILES.in \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}@PACKAGE@" \
-	  --package-version='@VERSION@' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address"
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --files-from=$(srcdir)/POTFILES.in \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --files-from=$(srcdir)/POTFILES.in \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}@PACKAGE@" \
+	      --package-version='@VERSION@' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/ChangeLog b/gettext-tools/examples/ChangeLog
index c108031c7..37c222775 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/ChangeLog
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-10-18  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	* hello-*/po/Makefile.am ($(DOMAIN).pot-update): Don't pass the package
+	name and version to xgettext if the xgettext version is < 0.16.2.
+
 2007-10-17  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	* hello-*/po/Makefile.am ($(DOMAIN).pot-update): Pass the package name
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-c++-qt/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-c++-qt/po/Makefile.am
index ee1199c5d..4355d9773 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-c++-qt/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-c++-qt/po/Makefile.am
@@ -126,13 +126,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-c++-wxwidgets/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-c++-wxwidgets/po/Makefile.am
index 10e288909..189d657aa 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-c++-wxwidgets/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-c++-wxwidgets/po/Makefile.am
@@ -133,13 +133,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-clisp/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-clisp/po/Makefile.am
index d9d5cbdbd..65803c2aa 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-clisp/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-clisp/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-csharp-forms/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-csharp-forms/po/Makefile.am
index bede90a18..f04f2652b 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-csharp-forms/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-csharp-forms/po/Makefile.am
@@ -115,13 +115,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-csharp/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-csharp/po/Makefile.am
index bede90a18..f04f2652b 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-csharp/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-csharp/po/Makefile.am
@@ -115,13 +115,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-gawk/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-gawk/po/Makefile.am
index 91689a9c2..e22413892 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-gawk/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-gawk/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-guile/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-guile/po/Makefile.am
index 4a99f6e2d..331f32b22 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-guile/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-guile/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java-awt/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java-awt/po/Makefile.am
index 824337d57..6de0494eb 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java-awt/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java-awt/po/Makefile.am
@@ -113,13 +113,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java-swing/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java-swing/po/Makefile.am
index 824337d57..6de0494eb 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java-swing/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java-swing/po/Makefile.am
@@ -113,13 +113,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java/po/Makefile.am
index 6cb4c4bfe..d4049f205 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-java/po/Makefile.am
@@ -113,13 +113,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-librep/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-librep/po/Makefile.am
index 24dc0820c..86e50352c 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-librep/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-librep/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-pascal/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-pascal/po/Makefile.am
index 1dbbf47f1..50837a25d 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-pascal/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-pascal/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-perl/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-perl/po/Makefile.am
index ab053a0a4..fa714d013 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-perl/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-perl/po/Makefile.am
@@ -137,13 +137,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-php/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-php/po/Makefile.am
index c5fa14879..eb9a9150f 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-php/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-php/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-python/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-python/po/Makefile.am
index 55605a6fa..859f3b4e8 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-python/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-python/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-sh/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-sh/po/Makefile.am
index d6f90bac5..d2f02acd1 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-sh/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-sh/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-smalltalk/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-smalltalk/po/Makefile.am
index 6e5372fd2..b09cec079 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-smalltalk/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-smalltalk/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-tcl-tk/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-tcl-tk/po/Makefile.am
index 876ab3b1b..be780c6e7 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-tcl-tk/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-tcl-tk/po/Makefile.am
@@ -113,13 +113,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-tcl/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-tcl/po/Makefile.am
index 876ab3b1b..be780c6e7 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-tcl/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-tcl/po/Makefile.am
@@ -113,13 +113,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-ycp/po/Makefile.am b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-ycp/po/Makefile.am
index ce4abd285..d7b554ff5 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/examples/hello-ycp/po/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/examples/hello-ycp/po/Makefile.am
@@ -127,13 +127,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES_DEPS) remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
-	  --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
-	  $(POTFILES)
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}$(PACKAGE)" \
+	      --package-version='$(VERSION)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	      $(POTFILES) \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \
diff --git a/gettext-tools/po/ChangeLog b/gettext-tools/po/ChangeLog
index 56eb31d7d..d8e2b881a 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/po/ChangeLog
+++ b/gettext-tools/po/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-10-18  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	* Makefile.in.in ($(DOMAIN).pot-update): Don't pass the package name
+	and version to xgettext if the xgettext version is < 0.16.2.
+
 2007-10-07  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
 	* Makefile.in.in ($(DOMAIN).pot-update): Exclude "GNU <package>"
diff --git a/gettext-tools/po/Makefile.in.in b/gettext-tools/po/Makefile.in.in
index d229c0d9c..372fb9b0a 100644
--- a/gettext-tools/po/Makefile.in.in
+++ b/gettext-tools/po/Makefile.in.in
@@ -148,13 +148,24 @@ $(DOMAIN).pot-update: $(POTFILES) $(srcdir)/POTFILES.in remove-potcdate.sed
 	else \
 	  msgid_bugs_address='$(PACKAGE_BUGREPORT)'; \
 	fi; \
-	$(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
-	  --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
-	  --files-from=$(srcdir)/POTFILES.in \
-	  --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
-	  --package-name="$${package_gnu}@PACKAGE@" \
-	  --package-version='@VERSION@' \
-	  --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address"
+	case `$(XGETTEXT) --version | sed 1q | sed -e 's,^[^0-9]*,,'` in \
+	  '' | 0.[0-9] | 0.[0-9].* | 0.1[0-5] | 0.1[0-5].* | 0.16 | 0.16.[0-1]*) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --files-from=$(srcdir)/POTFILES.in \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	    ;; \
+	  *) \
+	    $(XGETTEXT) --default-domain=$(DOMAIN) --directory=$(top_srcdir) \
+	      --add-comments=TRANSLATORS: $(XGETTEXT_OPTIONS) \
+	      --files-from=$(srcdir)/POTFILES.in \
+	      --copyright-holder='$(COPYRIGHT_HOLDER)' \
+	      --package-name="$${package_gnu}@PACKAGE@" \
+	      --package-version='@VERSION@' \
+	      --msgid-bugs-address="$$msgid_bugs_address" \
+	    ;; \
+	esac
 	test ! -f $(DOMAIN).po || { \
 	  if test -f $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot; then \
 	    sed -f remove-potcdate.sed < $(srcdir)/$(DOMAIN).pot > $(DOMAIN).1po && \