diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0611719bf..f021990e8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ EOF
 
 fi
 
-for ac_hdr in fcntl.h unistd.h libintl.h libc.h sys/dsreq.h sys/select.h \
+for ac_hdr in fcntl.h unistd.h libc.h sys/dsreq.h sys/select.h \
     sys/time.h \
     sys/scanio.h scsi.h sys/scsi.h sys/scsicmd.h sys/scsiio.h \
     bsd/dev/scsireg.h scsi/sg.h /usr/src/linux/include/scsi/sg.h io/cam/cam.h \
@@ -2084,64 +2084,22 @@ echo "$ac_t""$sane_v4l_version" 1>&6
   fi
 
 
-echo $ac_n "checking for gettext in -lintl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2089: checking for gettext in -lintl" >&5
-ac_lib_var=`echo intl'_'gettext | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
-if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
-  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
-else
-  ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-LIBS="-lintl  $LIBS"
-cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2097 "configure"
-#include "confdefs.h"
-/* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
-/* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
-    builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-char gettext();
-
-int main() {
-gettext()
-; return 0; }
-EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2108: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
-  rm -rf conftest*
-  eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
-else
-  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
-  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-  rm -rf conftest*
-  eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=no"
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
-
-fi
-if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
-  echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
-  INTLLIBS=-lintl
-else
-  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
-fi
-
-
-
 if test "${enable_dynamic}" != "no"; then
   for ac_hdr in dlfcn.h
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2135: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
+echo "configure:2093: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2140 "configure"
+#line 2098 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <$ac_hdr>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:2145: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:2103: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -2162,7 +2120,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_header_'$ac_safe`\" = yes"; then
 #define $ac_tr_hdr 1
 EOF
  echo $ac_n "checking for dlopen in -ldl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2166: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
+echo "configure:2124: checking for dlopen in -ldl" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo dl'_'dlopen | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2170,7 +2128,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ldl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2174 "configure"
+#line 2132 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2181,7 +2139,7 @@ int main() {
 dlopen()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2185: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2143: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2206,12 +2164,12 @@ fi
    for ac_func in dlopen
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2210: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:2168: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2215 "configure"
+#line 2173 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -2234,7 +2192,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2238: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2196: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -2271,17 +2229,17 @@ done
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2275: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
+echo "configure:2233: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2280 "configure"
+#line 2238 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <$ac_hdr>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:2285: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:2243: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -2302,7 +2260,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_header_'$ac_safe`\" = yes"; then
 #define $ac_tr_hdr 1
 EOF
  echo $ac_n "checking for shl_load in -ldld""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2306: checking for shl_load in -ldld" >&5
+echo "configure:2264: checking for shl_load in -ldld" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo dld'_'shl_load | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2310,7 +2268,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ldld  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2314 "configure"
+#line 2272 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2321,7 +2279,7 @@ int main() {
 shl_load()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2325: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2283: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2346,12 +2304,12 @@ fi
    for ac_func in shl_load
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2350: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:2308: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2355 "configure"
+#line 2313 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -2374,7 +2332,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2378: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2336: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -2409,7 +2367,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for sqrt in -lm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2413: checking for sqrt in -lm" >&5
+echo "configure:2371: checking for sqrt in -lm" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo m'_'sqrt | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2417,7 +2375,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lm  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2421 "configure"
+#line 2379 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2428,7 +2386,7 @@ int main() {
 sqrt()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2432: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2390: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2456,7 +2414,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for scsireq_enter in -lscsi""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2460: checking for scsireq_enter in -lscsi" >&5
+echo "configure:2418: checking for scsireq_enter in -lscsi" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo scsi'_'scsireq_enter | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2464,7 +2422,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lscsi  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2468 "configure"
+#line 2426 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2475,7 +2433,7 @@ int main() {
 scsireq_enter()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2479: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2437: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2503,7 +2461,7 @@ else
 fi
 	# FreeBSD needs this
 echo $ac_n "checking for cam_open_device in -lcam""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2507: checking for cam_open_device in -lcam" >&5
+echo "configure:2465: checking for cam_open_device in -lcam" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo cam'_'cam_open_device | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2511,7 +2469,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lcam  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2515 "configure"
+#line 2473 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2522,7 +2480,7 @@ int main() {
 cam_open_device()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2526: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2484: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2550,7 +2508,7 @@ else
 fi
       # FreeBSD 3+ needs this
 echo $ac_n "checking for syslog in -lsyslog""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2554: checking for syslog in -lsyslog" >&5
+echo "configure:2512: checking for syslog in -lsyslog" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo syslog'_'syslog | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2558,7 +2516,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lsyslog  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2562 "configure"
+#line 2520 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2569,7 +2527,7 @@ int main() {
 syslog()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2573: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2531: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2599,7 +2557,7 @@ fi
 
 
   echo $ac_n "checking for jpeg_start_decompress in -ljpeg""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2603: checking for jpeg_start_decompress in -ljpeg" >&5
+echo "configure:2561: checking for jpeg_start_decompress in -ljpeg" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo jpeg'_'jpeg_start_decompress | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2607,7 +2565,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-ljpeg  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2611 "configure"
+#line 2569 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2618,7 +2576,7 @@ int main() {
 jpeg_start_decompress()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2622: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2580: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2636,17 +2594,17 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_lib_'$ac_lib_var`\" = yes"; then
   
     ac_safe=`echo "jconfig.h" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for jconfig.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2640: checking for jconfig.h" >&5
+echo "configure:2598: checking for jconfig.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2645 "configure"
+#line 2603 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <jconfig.h>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:2650: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:2608: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -2664,9 +2622,9 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_header_'$ac_safe`\" = yes"; then
   echo "$ac_t""yes" 1>&6
   
       echo $ac_n "checking for jpeglib - version >= 61 (6a)""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2668: checking for jpeglib - version >= 61 (6a)" >&5
+echo "configure:2626: checking for jpeglib - version >= 61 (6a)" >&5
       cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2670 "configure"
+#line 2628 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
         #include <jpeglib.h>
@@ -2700,7 +2658,7 @@ fi
 
 if test "`uname`" != "IRIX" -a "`uname`" != "IRIX64"; then
     echo $ac_n "checking for gethostbyaddr in -lnsl""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2704: checking for gethostbyaddr in -lnsl" >&5
+echo "configure:2662: checking for gethostbyaddr in -lnsl" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo nsl'_'gethostbyaddr | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2708,7 +2666,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lnsl  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2712 "configure"
+#line 2670 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2719,7 +2677,7 @@ int main() {
 gethostbyaddr()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2723: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2681: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2747,7 +2705,7 @@ else
 fi
 
     echo $ac_n "checking for socket in -lsocket""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2751: checking for socket in -lsocket" >&5
+echo "configure:2709: checking for socket in -lsocket" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo socket'_'socket | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2755,7 +2713,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lsocket  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2759 "configure"
+#line 2717 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2766,7 +2724,7 @@ int main() {
 socket()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2770: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2728: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2819,17 +2777,17 @@ fi
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2823: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
+echo "configure:2781: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2828 "configure"
+#line 2786 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <$ac_hdr>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:2833: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:2791: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -2850,7 +2808,7 @@ if eval "test \"`echo '$ac_cv_header_'$ac_safe`\" = yes"; then
 #define $ac_tr_hdr 1
 EOF
  echo $ac_n "checking for ptalInit in -lptal""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2854: checking for ptalInit in -lptal" >&5
+echo "configure:2812: checking for ptalInit in -lptal" >&5
 ac_lib_var=`echo ptal'_'ptalInit | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
@@ -2858,7 +2816,7 @@ else
   ac_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
 LIBS="-lptal  $LIBS"
 cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2862 "configure"
+#line 2820 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* Override any gcc2 internal prototype to avoid an error.  */
 /* We use char because int might match the return type of a gcc2
@@ -2869,7 +2827,7 @@ int main() {
 ptalInit()
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2873: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2831: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_lib_$ac_lib_var=yes"
 else
@@ -2918,19 +2876,19 @@ fi
 # The Ultrix 4.2 mips builtin alloca declared by alloca.h only works
 # for constant arguments.  Useless!
 echo $ac_n "checking for working alloca.h""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2922: checking for working alloca.h" >&5
+echo "configure:2880: checking for working alloca.h" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_alloca_h'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2927 "configure"
+#line 2885 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <alloca.h>
 int main() {
 char *p = alloca(2 * sizeof(int));
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2934: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2892: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_header_alloca_h=yes
 else
@@ -2951,12 +2909,12 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for alloca""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:2955: checking for alloca" >&5
+echo "configure:2913: checking for alloca" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_alloca_works'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 2960 "configure"
+#line 2918 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
@@ -2984,7 +2942,7 @@ int main() {
 char *p = (char *) alloca(1);
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:2988: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:2946: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   ac_cv_func_alloca_works=yes
 else
@@ -3016,12 +2974,12 @@ EOF
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether alloca needs Cray hooks""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3020: checking whether alloca needs Cray hooks" >&5
+echo "configure:2978: checking whether alloca needs Cray hooks" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_os_cray'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3025 "configure"
+#line 2983 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #if defined(CRAY) && ! defined(CRAY2)
 webecray
@@ -3046,12 +3004,12 @@ echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_os_cray" 1>&6
 if test $ac_cv_os_cray = yes; then
 for ac_func in _getb67 GETB67 getb67; do
   echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3050: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:3008: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3055 "configure"
+#line 3013 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -3074,7 +3032,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3078: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3036: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -3101,7 +3059,7 @@ done
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking stack direction for C alloca""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3105: checking stack direction for C alloca" >&5
+echo "configure:3063: checking stack direction for C alloca" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_c_stack_direction'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3109,7 +3067,7 @@ else
   ac_cv_c_stack_direction=0
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3113 "configure"
+#line 3071 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 find_stack_direction ()
 {
@@ -3128,7 +3086,7 @@ main ()
   exit (find_stack_direction() < 0);
 }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3132: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:3090: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_c_stack_direction=1
 else
@@ -3153,17 +3111,17 @@ for ac_hdr in unistd.h
 do
 ac_safe=`echo "$ac_hdr" | sed 'y%./+-%__p_%'`
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_hdr""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3157: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
+echo "configure:3115: checking for $ac_hdr" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_header_$ac_safe'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3162 "configure"
+#line 3120 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 #include <$ac_hdr>
 EOF
 ac_try="$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext >/dev/null 2>conftest.out"
-{ (eval echo configure:3167: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
+{ (eval echo configure:3125: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }
 ac_err=`grep -v '^ *+' conftest.out | grep -v "^conftest.${ac_ext}\$"`
 if test -z "$ac_err"; then
   rm -rf conftest*
@@ -3192,12 +3150,12 @@ done
 for ac_func in getpagesize
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3196: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:3154: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3201 "configure"
+#line 3159 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -3220,7 +3178,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3224: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3182: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -3245,7 +3203,7 @@ fi
 done
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for working mmap""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3249: checking for working mmap" >&5
+echo "configure:3207: checking for working mmap" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_mmap_fixed_mapped'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3253,7 +3211,7 @@ else
   ac_cv_func_mmap_fixed_mapped=no
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3257 "configure"
+#line 3215 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 /* Thanks to Mike Haertel and Jim Avera for this test.
@@ -3393,7 +3351,7 @@ main()
 }
 
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3397: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
+if { (eval echo configure:3355: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext} && (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null
 then
   ac_cv_func_mmap_fixed_mapped=yes
 else
@@ -3421,12 +3379,12 @@ for ac_func in atexit ioperm mkdir scsireq_enter sigprocmask \
     getenv isfdtype vsyslog
 do
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_func""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3425: checking for $ac_func" >&5
+echo "configure:3383: checking for $ac_func" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_func_$ac_func'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3430 "configure"
+#line 3388 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 /* System header to define __stub macros and hopefully few prototypes,
     which can conflict with char $ac_func(); below.  */
@@ -3449,7 +3407,7 @@ $ac_func();
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3453: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3411: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   eval "ac_cv_func_$ac_func=yes"
 else
@@ -3547,7 +3505,7 @@ fi
 # Extract the first word of "ranlib", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ranlib; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3551: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3509: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_RANLIB'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3575,7 +3533,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo $ac_n "checking for BSD-compatible nm""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3579: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
+echo "configure:3537: checking for BSD-compatible nm" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_path_NM'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3612,7 +3570,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$NM" 1>&6
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking whether ln -s works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3616: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
+echo "configure:3574: checking whether ln -s works" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_LN_S'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3662,8 +3620,8 @@ test x"$silent" = xyes && libtool_flags="$libtool_flags --silent"
 case "$host" in
 *-*-irix6*)
   # Find out which ABI we are using.
-  echo '#line 3666 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
-  if { (eval echo configure:3667: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
+  echo '#line 3624 "configure"' > conftest.$ac_ext
+  if { (eval echo configure:3625: \"$ac_compile\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_compile) 2>&5; }; then
     case "`/usr/bin/file conftest.o`" in
     *32-bit*)
       LD="${LD-ld} -32"
@@ -3684,7 +3642,7 @@ case "$host" in
   SAVE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -belf"
   echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler needs -belf""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3688: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
+echo "configure:3646: checking whether the C compiler needs -belf" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'lt_cv_cc_needs_belf'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3697,14 +3655,14 @@ ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$a
 cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
 
      cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<EOF
-#line 3701 "configure"
+#line 3659 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 int main() {
 
 ; return 0; }
 EOF
-if { (eval echo configure:3708: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+if { (eval echo configure:3666: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
   rm -rf conftest*
   lt_cv_cc_needs_belf=yes
 else
@@ -3734,7 +3692,7 @@ echo "$ac_t""$lt_cv_cc_needs_belf" 1>&6
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3738: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3696: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3766,7 +3724,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "dlltool", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy dlltool; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3770: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3728: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_DLLTOOL'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3801,7 +3759,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3805: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3763: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3833,7 +3791,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "as", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy as; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3837: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3795: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_AS'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3868,7 +3826,7 @@ fi
   # Extract the first word of "${ac_tool_prefix}objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ${ac_tool_prefix}objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3872: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3830: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -3900,7 +3858,7 @@ if test -n "$ac_tool_prefix"; then
   # Extract the first word of "objdump", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy objdump; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:3904: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:3862: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_OBJDUMP'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -4249,7 +4207,6 @@ s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
 s%@CPP@%$CPP%g
-s%@INTLLIBS@%$INTLLIBS%g
 s%@DL_LIB@%$DL_LIB%g
 s%@ALLOCA@%$ALLOCA%g
 s%@RANLIB@%$RANLIB%g
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 781c187f5..76b66e011 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ dnl   [CFLAGS="${NORMAL_CFLAGS}"])
 fi
 dnl Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(fcntl.h unistd.h libintl.h libc.h sys/dsreq.h sys/select.h \
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(fcntl.h unistd.h libc.h sys/dsreq.h sys/select.h \
     sys/time.h \
     sys/scanio.h scsi.h sys/scsi.h sys/scsicmd.h sys/scsiio.h \
     bsd/dev/scsireg.h scsi/sg.h /usr/src/linux/include/scsi/sg.h io/cam/cam.h \
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ fi
 
 SANE_V4L_VERSION
 
-dnl Checks for Frontend libraries: intl
-AC_CHECK_LIB(intl, gettext, INTLLIBS=-lintl)
-AC_SUBST(INTLLIBS)
-
 dnl Checks for dll libraries: dl
 if test "${enable_dynamic}" != "no"; then
   AC_CHECK_HEADERS(dlfcn.h,