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   If `AM_GNU_GETTEXT' is seen in `configure.in', then Automake turns
on support for GNU gettext, a message catalog system for
internationalization (Note: GNU Gettext.).

   The `gettext' support in Automake requires the addition of two
subdirectories to the package, `intl' and `po'.  Automake insures that
these directories exist and are mentioned in `SUBDIRS'.

   Furthermore, Automake checks that the definition of `ALL_LINGUAS' in
`configure.in' corresponds to all the valid `.po' files, and nothing
more.