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+# lcmessage.m4 serial 4 (gettext-0.14.2)
+dnl Copyright (C) 1995-2002, 2004-2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+dnl
+dnl This file can can be used in projects which are not available under
+dnl the GNU General Public License or the GNU Library General Public
+dnl License but which still want to provide support for the GNU gettext
+dnl functionality.
+dnl Please note that the actual code of the GNU gettext library is covered
+dnl by the GNU Library General Public License, and the rest of the GNU
+dnl gettext package package is covered by the GNU General Public License.
+dnl They are *not* in the public domain.
+
+dnl Authors:
+dnl   Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1995.
+
+# Check whether LC_MESSAGES is available in <locale.h>.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gt_LC_MESSAGES],
+[
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for LC_MESSAGES], gt_cv_val_LC_MESSAGES,
+    [AC_TRY_LINK([#include <locale.h>], [return LC_MESSAGES],
+       gt_cv_val_LC_MESSAGES=yes, gt_cv_val_LC_MESSAGES=no)])
+  if test $gt_cv_val_LC_MESSAGES = yes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LC_MESSAGES, 1,
+      [Define if your <locale.h> file defines LC_MESSAGES.])
+  fi
+])