diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6e9a3325..f3bea76b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1657,3 +1657,10 @@ Tue Dec 21 11:07:46 PST 1999
 
 added support for freetype in regular location OR in freetype/ subdirectory
 (like the new versions)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Tue Dec 21 15:15:53 PST 1999
+(Mandrake)
+
+added gettext check to autogen.sh
diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index dd300509..15ca3f78 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -12,15 +12,21 @@ DIE=0
         echo
         echo "You must have autoconf installed to compile Enlightenment."
         echo "Download the appropriate package for your distribution,"
-        echo "or get the source tarball at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/"
+        echo "or get the source tarball at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/autoconf"
         DIE=1
 }
 
 (automake --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
         echo
         echo "You must have automake installed to compile Enlightenment."
-        echo "Get ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake-1.3.tar.gz"
-        echo "(or a newer version if it is available)"
+        echo "Get it at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/automake"
+        DIE=1
+}
+
+(gettext --version) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 || {
+        echo
+        echo "You must have gettext installed to compile Enlightenment."
+        echo "Get ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gettext"
         DIE=1
 }