It wasn't actually needed. Reported by Stefano Lattarini in
<http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2013-04/msg00041.html>.
* configure.ac (AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION): Decrease from 0.18.2 back to 0.16.
# Gettext.
AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external], [need-formatstring-macros])
# Gettext.
AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external], [need-formatstring-macros])
-AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.18.2])
+AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.16])
# Initialize the test suite.
AC_CONFIG_TESTDIR(tests)
# Initialize the test suite.
AC_CONFIG_TESTDIR(tests)