\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage[toc,nonumberlist,numberedsection=autolabel]{glossaries}

\title{A Test Document Using Glossaries For Waf Construction}
\author{Joe Steeve}

\makeglossaries
\begin{document}

\maketitle
\tableofcontents

% next line is broken after using a newer texlive version
%\glossarystyle{altlist}

%% The glossary entries
\newglossaryentry{african}
{
  name={african},
  description={The West African Swallow, Hirundo domicella}
}

\newglossaryentry{european}
{
  name={european},
  description={The Barn or European Swallow, Hirundo rustica}
}

\section{The story}

\begin{description}
\item[Bridgekeeper:] What... is the air-speed velocity of an unladen
  swallow?
\item[King Arthur:] What do you mean? An \gls{african} or \gls{european} swallow?
\end{description}

%% This is the Glossary section
\glsaddall
\printglossaries

\end{document}