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diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index 8119cacae..e56cb7b1f 100644
--- a/Makefile.maint
+++ b/Makefile.maint
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ po-check:
rm -f $@-1 $@-2; \
fi
+# In a definition of #define AUTHORS "... and ..." where the RHS contains
+# the English word `and', the string must be marked with `N_ (...)' so that
+# gettext recognizes it as a string requiring translation.
+author_mark_check:
+ @grep '^# *define AUTHORS "[^"]* and ' src/*.c |grep -v ' N_ (' && \
+ { echo 'Makefile.maint: enclose the above strings in N_ (...)' 1>&2; \
+ exit 1; } || :
+
# Check that `make alpha' will not fail at the end of the process.
writable-files:
if test -d $(release-archive-dir); then :; else \
@@ -62,7 +70,8 @@ writable-files:
test "$$fail" && exit 1 || :
# Checks that don't require cvs.
-local-check: changelog-check po-check writable-files check-copyright m4-check
+local-check: changelog-check po-check writable-files check-copyright m4-check \
+ author_mark_check
# Sanity checks with the CVS repository.