libintl.h - Linux 2.6.12.2 Incompatibility

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System:
 GNU bash, version 3.00.16(1)-release (i686-pc-linux-gnu),
 glibc-2.3.3, gcc-3.4.3, etc.

'gettext-0.14.1' installs file 'libintl.h' in '/usr/local/include':
 12843 Jan 18 22:14 libintl.h

'make menuconfig' PROBLEM:

Linux-2.6.10:
  Works correctly.
  NOTE:  works correctly with
   4580 Sep  5  2002 libintl.h
  (in '/usr/local/include') as well.
  
Linux-2.6.12.2:
  Works correctly ONLY with the 4580 'libintl.h'.
  FAILS on gettext-0.14.1's 12843 file:

SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.h
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/conf.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
  HOSTLD  scripts/kconfig/mconf
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0xfa1): In function `show_help':
mconf.c: undefined reference to `libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x1041): In function `conf':
mconf.c: undefined reference to `libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x1127):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x11d7):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x11f7):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x1228):mconf.c: more undefined references to 
`libintl_gettext' follow
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x19f3): In function `main':
mconf.c: undefined reference to `libintl_bindtextdomain'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x19ff):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_textdomain'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x1a4b):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x1ad9):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x1b20):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x1b56):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/mconf.o(.text+0x1b7a):mconf.c: undefined reference to 
`libintl_gettext'
scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o(.text+0x4ea7):zconf.tab.c: more undefined 
references to `libintl_gettext' follow
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/mconf] Error 1
make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2