this serves no real purpose

--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -20471,21 +20471,6 @@
 fi
 
 
-if test ! -f ../rpm.c
-then
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for GNU xgettext" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for GNU xgettext... $ECHO_C" >&6
-  xgettext --version 2>&1 | grep 'GNU gettext' >/dev/null 2>&1 || { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:
-  *** GNU gettext is required. The latest version
-  *** is always available from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/." >&5
-echo "$as_me: error:
-  *** GNU gettext is required. The latest version
-  *** is always available from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gettext/." >&2;}
-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6
-fi
-
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for setreuid" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for setreuid... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_func_setreuid+set}" = set; then