changeset 9814:4c56b4354002

Tweak the "gettextize and autopoint" section.
author Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
date Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:03:22 +0100
parents b5c5347b4593
children c8889ef3be48
files ChangeLog doc/gnulib-tool.texi
diffstat 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-03-25  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+	* doc/gnulib-tool.texi (gettextize and autopoint): Explain in more
+	detail which gettext release to use.
+	Reported by Simon Josefsson.
+
 2008-03-26  Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
 	gnumakefile: Don't double-quote-expand $(VPATH) value.
--- a/doc/gnulib-tool.texi
+++ b/doc/gnulib-tool.texi
@@ -400,8 +400,11 @@
 @enumerate
 @item
 When you run @code{gettextize}, always use the @code{gettextize} from the
-newest GNU gettext release found on @url{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/},
-and invoke @code{gnulib-tool} afterwards.
+matching GNU gettext release.  For the most recent Gnulib checkout, this is
+the newest release found on @url{http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/}.  For an
+older Gnulib snapshot, it is the release that was the most recent release
+at the time the Gnulib snapshot was taken.  Then, after @code{gettextize},
+invoke @code{gnulib-tool}.
 
 @item
 When a script of yours run @code{autopoint}, invoke @code{gnulib-tool}