+dnl ---------------
+dnl gettext support
+dnl ---------------
+
+AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18.1])
+
+AC_DEFUN([ABOOK_EXPAND_PREFIX], [
+ $1=$2
+ dnl expanding twice, since from autoconf 2.60 on, $datadir refers to
+ dnl $datarootdir which in turn refers to $prefix
+ $1=`( test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix="$ac_default_prefix"
+ eval tmp_abook_prefix=\""[$]$1"\"
+ eval echo $tmp_abook_prefix
+ )`
+])
+
+ABOOK_EXPAND_PREFIX(abook_localedir, "$datadir/locale")
+localedir="\$(datadir)/locale"
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(localedir,
+ [ --with-localedir=PATH Where the locale files are installed ])
+if test "x$with_localedir" != "x"; then
+ abook_localedir="$with_localedir"
+ localedir="$with_localedir"
+fi
+
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(LOCALEDIR, "$abook_localedir", [locale directory])
+AC_SUBST(localedir)
+
+AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_INCLUDED_INTL_H, test x$USE_INCLUDED_LIBINTL = xyes)
+
+dnl ----------------------
+dnl end of gettext support
+dnl ----------------------