diff --git a/unix/Makefile.am b/unix/Makefile.am
index 49d2e77..59dbc22 100644
--- a/unix/Makefile.am
+++ b/unix/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-SUBDIRS = ../common tx x0vncserver vncviewer vncpasswd @VNCCONFIG_DIR@
+SUBDIRS = ../common tx x0vncserver vncviewer vncpasswd po @VNCCONFIG_DIR@
+
+ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
diff --git a/unix/configure.ac b/unix/configure.ac
index 40bf10c..631d3cb 100644
--- a/unix/configure.ac
+++ b/unix/configure.ac
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 AC_PROG_CXX
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 AC_LANG([C++])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.17])
 
 case "`(uname -sr) 2>/dev/null`" in
 "SunOS 5"*)
@@ -152,8 +154,6 @@
 AC_LANG_RESTORE
 AC_SUBST(INET_LIB)
 
-dnl AM_GNU_GETTEXT
-
 BOILERPLATE=boilerplate.mk
 
 if (sh -c "make --version" 2>/dev/null | grep GNU 2>&1 >/dev/null); then
diff --git a/unix/vncviewer/gettext.h b/unix/vncviewer/gettext.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..209921e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unix/vncviewer/gettext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+/* Convenience header for conditional use of GNU <libintl.h>.
+   Copyright (C) 1995-1998, 2000-2002, 2004-2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
+   by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+   License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,
+   USA.  */
+
+#ifndef _LIBGETTEXT_H
+#define _LIBGETTEXT_H 1
+
+/* NLS can be disabled through the configure --disable-nls option.  */
+#if ENABLE_NLS
+
+/* Get declarations of GNU message catalog functions.  */
+# include <libintl.h>
+
+/* You can set the DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN macro to specify the domain used by
+   the gettext() and ngettext() macros.  This is an alternative to calling
+   textdomain(), and is useful for libraries.  */
+# ifdef DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN
+#  undef gettext
+#  define gettext(Msgid) \
+     dgettext (DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN, Msgid)
+#  undef ngettext
+#  define ngettext(Msgid1, Msgid2, N) \
+     dngettext (DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN, Msgid1, Msgid2, N)
+# endif
+
+#else
+
+/* Solaris /usr/include/locale.h includes /usr/include/libintl.h, which
+   chokes if dcgettext is defined as a macro.  So include it now, to make
+   later inclusions of <locale.h> a NOP.  We don't include <libintl.h>
+   as well because people using "gettext.h" will not include <libintl.h>,
+   and also including <libintl.h> would fail on SunOS 4, whereas <locale.h>
+   is OK.  */
+#if defined(__sun)
+# include <locale.h>
+#endif
+
+/* Many header files from the libstdc++ coming with g++ 3.3 or newer include
+   <libintl.h>, which chokes if dcgettext is defined as a macro.  So include
+   it now, to make later inclusions of <libintl.h> a NOP.  */
+#if defined(__cplusplus) && defined(__GNUG__) && (__GNUC__ >= 3)
+# include <cstdlib>
+# if (__GLIBC__ >= 2) || _GLIBCXX_HAVE_LIBINTL_H
+#  include <libintl.h>
+# endif
+#endif
+
+/* Disabled NLS.
+   The casts to 'const char *' serve the purpose of producing warnings
+   for invalid uses of the value returned from these functions.
+   On pre-ANSI systems without 'const', the config.h file is supposed to
+   contain "#define const".  */
+# define gettext(Msgid) ((const char *) (Msgid))
+# define dgettext(Domainname, Msgid) ((void) (Domainname), gettext (Msgid))
+# define dcgettext(Domainname, Msgid, Category) \
+    ((void) (Category), dgettext (Domainname, Msgid))
+# define ngettext(Msgid1, Msgid2, N) \
+    ((N) == 1 \
+     ? ((void) (Msgid2), (const char *) (Msgid1)) \
+     : ((void) (Msgid1), (const char *) (Msgid2)))
+# define dngettext(Domainname, Msgid1, Msgid2, N) \
+    ((void) (Domainname), ngettext (Msgid1, Msgid2, N))
+# define dcngettext(Domainname, Msgid1, Msgid2, N, Category) \
+    ((void) (Category), dngettext(Domainname, Msgid1, Msgid2, N))
+# define textdomain(Domainname) ((const char *) (Domainname))
+# define bindtextdomain(Domainname, Dirname) \
+    ((void) (Domainname), (const char *) (Dirname))
+# define bind_textdomain_codeset(Domainname, Codeset) \
+    ((void) (Domainname), (const char *) (Codeset))
+
+#endif
+
+/* A pseudo function call that serves as a marker for the automated
+   extraction of messages, but does not call gettext().  The run-time
+   translation is done at a different place in the code.
+   The argument, String, should be a literal string.  Concatenated strings
+   and other string expressions won't work.
+   The macro's expansion is not parenthesized, so that it is suitable as
+   initializer for static 'char[]' or 'const char[]' variables.  */
+#define gettext_noop(String) String
+
+/* The separator between msgctxt and msgid in a .mo file.  */
+#define GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE "\004"
+
+/* Pseudo function calls, taking a MSGCTXT and a MSGID instead of just a
+   MSGID.  MSGCTXT and MSGID must be string literals.  MSGCTXT should be
+   short and rarely need to change.
+   The letter 'p' stands for 'particular' or 'special'.  */
+#ifdef DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN
+# define pgettext(Msgctxt, Msgid) \
+   pgettext_aux (DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN, Msgctxt GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE Msgid, Msgid, LC_MESSAGES)
+#else
+# define pgettext(Msgctxt, Msgid) \
+   pgettext_aux (NULL, Msgctxt GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE Msgid, Msgid, LC_MESSAGES)
+#endif
+#define dpgettext(Domainname, Msgctxt, Msgid) \
+  pgettext_aux (Domainname, Msgctxt GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE Msgid, Msgid, LC_MESSAGES)
+#define dcpgettext(Domainname, Msgctxt, Msgid, Category) \
+  pgettext_aux (Domainname, Msgctxt GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE Msgid, Msgid, Category)
+#ifdef DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN
+# define npgettext(Msgctxt, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N) \
+   npgettext_aux (DEFAULT_TEXT_DOMAIN, Msgctxt GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE Msgid, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N, LC_MESSAGES)
+#else
+# define npgettext(Msgctxt, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N) \
+   npgettext_aux (NULL, Msgctxt GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE Msgid, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N, LC_MESSAGES)
+#endif
+#define dnpgettext(Domainname, Msgctxt, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N) \
+  npgettext_aux (Domainname, Msgctxt GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE Msgid, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N, LC_MESSAGES)
+#define dcnpgettext(Domainname, Msgctxt, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N, Category) \
+  npgettext_aux (Domainname, Msgctxt GETTEXT_CONTEXT_GLUE Msgid, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N, Category)
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+__inline
+#else
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+inline
+#endif
+#endif
+static const char *
+pgettext_aux (const char *domain,
+	      const char *msg_ctxt_id, const char *msgid,
+	      int category)
+{
+  const char *translation = dcgettext (domain, msg_ctxt_id, category);
+  if (translation == msg_ctxt_id)
+    return msgid;
+  else
+    return translation;
+}
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+__inline
+#else
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+inline
+#endif
+#endif
+static const char *
+npgettext_aux (const char *domain,
+	       const char *msg_ctxt_id, const char *msgid,
+	       const char *msgid_plural, unsigned long int n,
+	       int category)
+{
+  const char *translation =
+    dcngettext (domain, msg_ctxt_id, msgid_plural, n, category);
+  if (translation == msg_ctxt_id || translation == msgid_plural)
+    return (n == 1 ? msgid : msgid_plural);
+  else
+    return translation;
+}
+
+/* The same thing extended for non-constant arguments.  Here MSGCTXT and MSGID
+   can be arbitrary expressions.  But for string literals these macros are
+   less efficient than those above.  */
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define _LIBGETTEXT_HAVE_VARIABLE_SIZE_ARRAYS \
+  (((__GNUC__ >= 3 || __GNUG__ >= 2) && !__STRICT_ANSI__) \
+   /* || __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L */ )
+
+#if !_LIBGETTEXT_HAVE_VARIABLE_SIZE_ARRAYS
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#endif
+
+#define pgettext_expr(Msgctxt, Msgid) \
+  dcpgettext_expr (NULL, Msgctxt, Msgid, LC_MESSAGES)
+#define dpgettext_expr(Domainname, Msgctxt, Msgid) \
+  dcpgettext_expr (Domainname, Msgctxt, Msgid, LC_MESSAGES)
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+__inline
+#else
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+inline
+#endif
+#endif
+static const char *
+dcpgettext_expr (const char *domain,
+		 const char *msgctxt, const char *msgid,
+		 int category)
+{
+  size_t msgctxt_len = strlen (msgctxt) + 1;
+  size_t msgid_len = strlen (msgid) + 1;
+  const char *translation;
+#if _LIBGETTEXT_HAVE_VARIABLE_SIZE_ARRAYS
+  char msg_ctxt_id[msgctxt_len + msgid_len];
+#else
+  char buf[1024];
+  char *msg_ctxt_id =
+    (msgctxt_len + msgid_len <= sizeof (buf)
+     ? buf
+     : (char *) malloc (msgctxt_len + msgid_len));
+  if (msg_ctxt_id != NULL)
+#endif
+    {
+      memcpy (msg_ctxt_id, msgctxt, msgctxt_len - 1);
+      msg_ctxt_id[msgctxt_len - 1] = '\004';
+      memcpy (msg_ctxt_id + msgctxt_len, msgid, msgid_len);
+      translation = dcgettext (domain, msg_ctxt_id, category);
+#if !_LIBGETTEXT_HAVE_VARIABLE_SIZE_ARRAYS
+      if (msg_ctxt_id != buf)
+	free (msg_ctxt_id);
+#endif
+      if (translation != msg_ctxt_id)
+	return translation;
+    }
+  return msgid;
+}
+
+#define npgettext_expr(Msgctxt, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N) \
+  dcnpgettext_expr (NULL, Msgctxt, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N, LC_MESSAGES)
+#define dnpgettext_expr(Domainname, Msgctxt, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N) \
+  dcnpgettext_expr (Domainname, Msgctxt, Msgid, MsgidPlural, N, LC_MESSAGES)
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+__inline
+#else
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+inline
+#endif
+#endif
+static const char *
+dcnpgettext_expr (const char *domain,
+		  const char *msgctxt, const char *msgid,
+		  const char *msgid_plural, unsigned long int n,
+		  int category)
+{
+  size_t msgctxt_len = strlen (msgctxt) + 1;
+  size_t msgid_len = strlen (msgid) + 1;
+  const char *translation;
+#if _LIBGETTEXT_HAVE_VARIABLE_SIZE_ARRAYS
+  char msg_ctxt_id[msgctxt_len + msgid_len];
+#else
+  char buf[1024];
+  char *msg_ctxt_id =
+    (msgctxt_len + msgid_len <= sizeof (buf)
+     ? buf
+     : (char *) malloc (msgctxt_len + msgid_len));
+  if (msg_ctxt_id != NULL)
+#endif
+    {
+      memcpy (msg_ctxt_id, msgctxt, msgctxt_len - 1);
+      msg_ctxt_id[msgctxt_len - 1] = '\004';
+      memcpy (msg_ctxt_id + msgctxt_len, msgid, msgid_len);
+      translation = dcngettext (domain, msg_ctxt_id, msgid_plural, n, category);
+#if !_LIBGETTEXT_HAVE_VARIABLE_SIZE_ARRAYS
+      if (msg_ctxt_id != buf)
+	free (msg_ctxt_id);
+#endif
+      if (!(translation == msg_ctxt_id || translation == msgid_plural))
+	return translation;
+    }
+  return (n == 1 ? msgid : msgid_plural);
+}
+
+#endif /* _LIBGETTEXT_H */
diff --git a/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx b/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx
index 1b7b873..c4fcc5b 100644
--- a/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx
+++ b/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #include "TXMsgBox.h"
 #include "CConn.h"
 
-#include <intl/gettext.h>
+#include "gettext.h"
 #define _(String) gettext (String)
 #define gettext_noop(String) String
 #define N_(String) gettext_noop (String)