--- configure.ac.orig	2015-03-29 15:19:21 UTC
+++ configure.ac
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.35.0])
 
 # i18n
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.17)
+#AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
+#AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION(0.17)
 
 # Note: If you change GETTEXT_PACKAGE below, you will also need to change it
 #       in src/config.py, or find a way to de-hardcode it there.