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+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+def gettext_dependencies(d):
+    if d.getVar('INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS') and not oe.utils.inherits(d, 'cross-canadian'):
+        return ""
+    if d.getVar('USE_NLS') == 'no':
+        return "gettext-minimal-native"
+    return "gettext-native"
+
+def gettext_oeconf(d):
+    if d.getVar('USE_NLS') == 'no':
+        return '--disable-nls'
+    # Remove the NLS bits if USE_NLS is no or INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS is set
+    if d.getVar('INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS') and not oe.utils.inherits(d, 'cross-canadian'):
+        return '--disable-nls'
+    return "--enable-nls"
+
+BASEDEPENDS:append = " ${@gettext_dependencies(d)}"
+EXTRA_OECONF:append = " ${@gettext_oeconf(d)}"
+
+# Without this, msgfmt from gettext-native will not find ITS files
+# provided by target recipes (for example, polkit.its).
+GETTEXTDATADIRS:append:class-target = ":${STAGING_DATADIR}/gettext"
+export GETTEXTDATADIRS