Use of "msgfmt --xml --desktop" not supported by older msgfmt versions
Since a while, the top-level Makefile.am contains this:
pan.desktop: pan.desktop.in
$(AM_V_GEN)$(MSGFMT) --desktop --template $< -d $(top_srcdir)/po -o $@
[...]
pan.appdata.xml: pan.appdata.xml.in
$(AM_V_GEN)$(MSGFMT) --xml --template $< -d $(top_srcdir)/po -o $@
However, not all installed versions of msgfmt
support the --xml
and --desktop
options. Version 2.16 surely doesn't; the latest 2.19 does (and I'm not sure about the versions in between). This causes building problems on at least NetBSD 8.0.
Can using these options be avoided somehow, for portability's sake?