This snippet from modules/error m4_ifdef([AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION], [AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=error:3:c-format]) AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=error_at_line:5:c-format])])
can lead to warnings by 'aclocal'. Ralf Wildenhues kindly explained the cause of the problem [1]. It's not a problem in automake. So let me add a workaround here. [1] http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-automake/2009-05/msg00013.html 2009-08-09 Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org> Avoid warnings from 'aclocal' that are due to a use of macro name AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION that is not defined in automake. * modules/argp (configure.ac): Hide use of AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION from automake. * modules/error (configure.ac): Likewise. * modules/propername (configure.ac): Likewise. * modules/vasprintf (configure.ac): Likewise. * modules/verror (configure.ac): Likewise. * modules/xprintf (configure.ac): Likewise. * modules/xvasprintf (configure.ac): Likewise. --- modules/argp.orig 2009-08-09 19:45:57.000000000 +0200 +++ modules/argp 2009-08-09 19:42:12.000000000 +0200 @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ configure.ac: gl_ARGP m4_ifdef([AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION], - [AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=argp_error:2:c-format]) - AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=argp_failure:4:c-format])]) + [AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=argp_error:2:c-format]) + AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=argp_failure:4:c-format])]) Makefile.am: lib_SOURCES += argp.h argp-ba.c argp-eexst.c \ --- modules/error.orig 2009-08-09 19:45:57.000000000 +0200 +++ modules/error 2009-08-09 19:42:13.000000000 +0200 @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ configure.ac: gl_ERROR m4_ifdef([AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION], - [AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=error:3:c-format]) - AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=error_at_line:5:c-format])]) + [AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=error:3:c-format]) + AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=error_at_line:5:c-format])]) Makefile.am: --- modules/propername.orig 2009-08-09 19:45:57.000000000 +0200 +++ modules/propername 2009-08-09 19:42:12.000000000 +0200 @@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ configure.ac: m4_ifdef([AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION], - [AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--keyword='proper_name:1,\"This is a proper name. See the gettext manual, section Names.\"']) - AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--keyword='proper_name_utf8:1,\"This is a proper name. See the gettext manual, section Names.\"'])]) + [AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--keyword='proper_name:1,\"This is a proper name. See the gettext manual, section Names.\"']) + AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--keyword='proper_name_utf8:1,\"This is a proper name. See the gettext manual, section Names.\"'])]) Makefile.am: lib_SOURCES += propername.h propername.c --- modules/vasprintf.orig 2009-08-09 19:45:57.000000000 +0200 +++ modules/vasprintf 2009-08-09 19:42:12.000000000 +0200 @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ gl_FUNC_VASPRINTF gl_STDIO_MODULE_INDICATOR([vasprintf]) m4_ifdef([AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION], - [AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=asprintf:2:c-format]) - AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=vasprintf:2:c-format])]) + [AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=asprintf:2:c-format]) + AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=vasprintf:2:c-format])]) Makefile.am: --- modules/verror.orig 2009-08-09 19:45:57.000000000 +0200 +++ modules/verror 2009-08-09 19:42:13.000000000 +0200 @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ configure.ac: m4_ifdef([AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION], - [AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=verror:3:c-format]) - AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=verror_at_line:5:c-format])]) + [AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=verror:3:c-format]) + AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=verror_at_line:5:c-format])]) Makefile.am: lib_SOURCES += verror.h verror.c --- modules/xprintf.orig 2009-08-09 19:45:57.000000000 +0200 +++ modules/xprintf 2009-08-09 19:42:13.000000000 +0200 @@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ configure.ac: m4_ifdef([AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION], - [AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xprintf:1:c-format]) - AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xvprintf:1:c-format]) - AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xfprintf:2:c-format]) - AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xvfprintf:2:c-format])]) + [AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xprintf:1:c-format]) + AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xvprintf:1:c-format]) + AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xfprintf:2:c-format]) + AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xvfprintf:2:c-format])]) Makefile.am: lib_SOURCES += xprintf.h xprintf.c --- modules/xvasprintf.orig 2009-08-09 19:45:57.000000000 +0200 +++ modules/xvasprintf 2009-08-09 19:42:13.000000000 +0200 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ configure.ac: gl_XVASPRINTF m4_ifdef([AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION], - [AM_XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xasprintf:1:c-format])]) + [AM_][XGETTEXT_OPTION([--flag=xasprintf:1:c-format])]) Makefile.am: lib_SOURCES += xvasprintf.h xvasprintf.c xasprintf.c