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diff --git a/Build/source/texk/web2c/cwebdir/comm-w2c.h b/Build/source/texk/web2c/cwebdir/comm-w2c.h
index a5b968abfd5..e03516f2bb0 100644
--- a/Build/source/texk/web2c/cwebdir/comm-w2c.h
+++ b/Build/source/texk/web2c/cwebdir/comm-w2c.h
@@ -41,7 +41,14 @@ typedef uint16_t sixteen_bits;
extern int program; /* \.{CWEAVE} or \.{CTANGLE} or \.{CTWILL}? */
extern int phase; /* which phase are we in? */
-@ @d _(STRING) gettext(STRING)
+@ You may have noticed that almost all \.{"strings"} in the \.{CWEB} sources
+are placed in the context of the `|_|'~macro. This is just a shortcut for the
+`|gettext|' function from the ``GNU~gettext utilities.'' For systems that do
+not have this library installed, we wrap things for neutral behavior without
+internationalization.
+
+@d _(STRING) gettext(STRING)
+
@<Include files@>=
#ifndef HAVE_GETTEXT
#define HAVE_GETTEXT 0