beginning with version 0.13, GNU gettext has full support for Perl scripts, with libintl-perl (http://search.cpan.org/dist/libintl-perl/) there is a stable runtime environment for gettext like message translation in Perl, and with yours truly there is somebody available that would volunteer to make the necessary modifications for internationalizing automake.
It is possible to do the internationalization in such a way, that automake would still run without libintl-perl being installed. License problems should not be an issue, libintl-perl is distributed under the LGPL. As for the required Perl version, Perl 5.004 is sufficient for libintl-perl.
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Guido -- Imperia AG, Development Leyboldstr. 10 - D-50354 Hürth - http://www.imperia.net/
