Index: trunk/config.auto.h.in
===================================================================
--- trunk/config.auto.h.in	(revision 2317)
+++ trunk/config.auto.h.in	(revision 2318)
@@ -230,8 +230,9 @@
 print {\n\n/* Define to 1 if Xrender is available */\n}
 print_ternary libs/gui/xrender/presents {#define HAVE_XRENDER 1} {/*#undef HAVE_XRENDER */}
 
+print {\n\n/* Define to 1 if translation of program messages to the user's native language is requested. */\n}
+print_ternary /local/pcb/want_nls {#define ENABLE_NLS 1} {/*#undef ENABLE_NLS */}
 
-
 print [@
 
 /* The host "triplet" - it's really a pair now: machine-os */
Index: trunk/config.manual.h.in
===================================================================
--- trunk/config.manual.h.in	(revision 2317)
+++ trunk/config.manual.h.in	(revision 2318)
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 to enable toporouter graphical output */
 #define TOPO_OUTPUT_ENABLED 0
 
-/* Define to 1 if translation of program messages to the user's native
-   language is requested. */
-#define ENABLE_NLS 1
-
 /* the dot-dir: where to save user config under ther user's home; it's used
    as ~/DOT_PCB_RND/ */
 #define DOT_PCB_RND ".pcb-rnd"
Index: trunk/scconfig/hooks.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/scconfig/hooks.c	(revision 2317)
+++ trunk/scconfig/hooks.c	(revision 2318)
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@
 			report_repeat("\nERROR: intl support explicitly requested but gettext is not found on your system.\n\n");
 			return 1;
 		}
+		put("/local/pcb/want_nls", strue);
 	}
+	else
+		put("/local/pcb/want_nls", sfalse);
 
 	if (want_stroke) {
 		require("libs/gui/libstroke/presents", 0, 0);