-dnl appstream required for metainfo.its
-dnl if metainfo.its is not there, then the following small
-dnl file will not produce an outputfile
-$as_echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' > test.metainfo.xml.in
-$as_echo '<component type="desktop">' >> test.metainfo.xml.in
-$as_echo '<name>Hallo</name>' >> test.metainfo.xml.in
-$as_echo '</component>' >> test.metainfo.xml.in
-xgettext -o mifc.po test.metainfo.xml.in
-if ! test -f ./mifc.po ; then
- PSPP_OPTIONAL_PREREQ([org.fsf.metainfo.xml will not be translated. Install gettext >=0.20 or appstream.])
+
+PSPP_CHECK_XGETTEXT
+
+if test "$pspp_cv_progrecent_xgettext" != "yes"; then
+ PSPP_REQUIRED_PREREQ([xgettext version 0.20 or greater])