--- configure.ac.orig	2014-03-06 15:51:48.000000000 -0800
+++ configure.ac	2014-03-06 15:52:52.000000000 -0800
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@
 # i18n stuff
 IT_PROG_INTLTOOL([0.40.0])
 
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
+#AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
+#AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
 
 GETTEXT_PACKAGE=devhelp
 AC_SUBST(GETTEXT_PACKAGE)