-2. automake, version 1.9 or higher. The easiest way to get this is
-to use FinkCommander, which can be downloaded from
-<http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net/>.
+2. automake, version 1.9 or higher (check with automake --version).
+Probably the easiest way to get this is to use DarwinPorts (from
+http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/getdp/) and install automake
+using
+ sudo port install automake
+
+3. gettext version >= 0.12 (check with gettext --version)
+If the installed version is insufficient the
+easiest way to obtain a later version is to get DarwinPorts
+(from http://darwinports.opendarwin.org/getdp/) and install gettext
+using
+ sudo port install gettext
+