docs: Bootstrap changes required for older distros

Some older distros do not contain gettext 0.18. Document the workaround
to use the bootstrap utility on these systems.

Signed-off-by: Eric Snowberg <eric.snowberg@oracle.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
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Eric Snowberg 2019-06-19 17:13:23 -06:00 committed by Daniel Kiper
parent 4e7b5bb3be
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@ -511,6 +511,40 @@ To add a new Gnulib module or remove one that is no longer needed, change
@code{gnulib_modules} in @file{bootstrap.conf}. Again, run @kbd{./bootstrap} @code{gnulib_modules} in @file{bootstrap.conf}. Again, run @kbd{./bootstrap}
and whatever else you need to make sure it works. and whatever else you need to make sure it works.
Bootstrapping from an older distribution containing gettext version < 0.18.3,
will require a patch similar to this to be applied first before running the
@command{./bootstrap} utility:
@example
diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index 988dda0..a3193a9 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ SKIP_PO=t
buildreq="\
autoconf 2.63
automake 1.11
-gettext 0.18.3
+gettext 0.17
git 1.5.5
tar -
"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 08b518f..99f5b36 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_CXX, $CXX, yes, no)
AC_GNU_SOURCE
AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18.3])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
AC_SYS_LARGEFILE
# Identify characteristics of the host architecture.
@end example
@node Porting @node Porting
@chapter Porting @chapter Porting