GNU gettext 0.10.39 updates po/ChangeLog

[Roger Leigh]

The latest gettext (0.10.39) has the annoying habit of appending
the following text to po/ChangeLog when gettextize is invoked:

>2001-10-04  gettextize  <address@hidden>
>
>        * Makefile.in.in: Upgrade to gettext-0.10.39.

This might be appropriate if updating a "standalone" source tree,
but when using CVS, it is very annoying.  "autogen.sh" scripts
run gettextize *every* *time* they run, filling po/ChangeLog with
spam.  This is completely unnecessary, there should at the very
least be an option to disable it.

On a related note, I find the requirement for po/ChangeLog very
annoying.  All our changes are kept in a ChangeLog generated
from CVS logs, so it is not needed, but po/Makefile.in.in insists
on its presence.  What would be more acceptable (to me) would be
to distribute it only if it is present, so that it is effectively
optional.

Regards,
Roger

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