Re: automake/338: AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external]) support

[Alexandre Duret-Lutz]

>>> "Charles" == Charles Wilson <address@hidden> writes:

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 Charles> Then, aclocal would automatically find
 Charles> /usr/share/aclocal/gettext.m4 without the need for
 Charles> -I/usr/share/aclocal -- but the test in tests/defs
 Charles> would still fail to find it.

In such a setup these tests would be skipped.  
That's not catastrophic: they'll run elsewhere.

 Charles> The real question here is, IF my patch is included,
 Charles> then should tests/defs also be extended to use the
 Charles> dirlist paths?

If you want.  According to the size of your mail, it seems you do <wink>.

[...]

 Charles> unless my dirlist patch is accepted,

Would you accept to complete this patch so we can include it?
What's needed is
  1. that you follow existing spacing convention to format your code
     (e.g., space before '(', not after)
  2. documentation for this new feature in the manual (its purpose
     and the way it interacts with -I and --acdir) -- and a mention
     in NEWS
  3. a test case, if possible
  4. a signed copyright assigment to the FSF (I'll send you the form
     later today)

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Alexandre Duret-Lutz