Add gettext/i18n to most of the currently-used scripts

Signed-off-by: Giovanni Scafora <linuxmania@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan McGee <dan@archlinux.org>

7 files changed, 151 insertions, 132 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/abs.in b/scripts/abs.in
index 42ad56af..5daa65c8 100644
--- a/scripts/abs.in
+++ b/scripts/abs.in
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #   USA.
 #
 
+# gettext initialization
+export TEXTDOMAIN='pacman'
+export TEXTDOMAINDIR='@localedir@'
+
 myver='@PACKAGE_VERSION@'
 CONFDIR="@sysconfdir@/abs"
 CONNMODE="m"
@@ -31,14 +35,16 @@ CONNMODE="m"
 [ -f ~/.abs.conf ] && source ~/.abs.conf
 
 usage() {
-	echo "Arch Build System -- synchronization utility"
-	echo "usage: $0 [-p] [repository1 [repository2 ...]]"
+	printf "abs (pacman) %s\n" "$myver"
+	echo
+	printf "$(gettext "Usage: %s [-p] [repository1 [repository2 ...]]")\n" "$0"
+	echo
+	printf "$(gettext "abs will synchronize PKGBUILD scripts from the CVS repository")\n"
+	printf "$(gettext "into %s. You can follow different package trees by")\n" "$ABSROOT"
+	printf "$(gettext "editing %s files. If no argument is given, abs")\n" "$CONFDIR/supfile.*"
+	printf "$(gettext "will synchronize from supfiles specified in %s.")\n" "$CONFDIR/abs.conf"
+	printf "$(gettext "If -p is specified, the connection is opened in passive mode.")\n"
 	echo
-	echo "abs will synchronize PKGBUILD scripts from the CVS repository"
-	echo "into $ABSROOT.  You can follow different package trees by"
-	echo "editing @SYSCONFDIR@/abs/supfile.* files.  If no argument is given, abs "
-	echo "will synchronize from supfiles specified in @SYSCONFDIR@/abs/abs.conf."
-	echo "If -p is specified, the connection is opened in passive mode."
 }
 
 version() {
@@ -79,11 +85,11 @@ if [ "$1" = "-V" -o "$1" = "--version" ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$ABSROOT" ]; then
-	echo "abs: $ABSROOT does not exist (or is not a directory)"
+	echo "$(gettext "abs: %s does not exist (or is not a directory).")" "$ABSROOT"
 	exit 1
 fi
 if [ ! -w "$ABSROOT" ]; then
-	echo "abs: no write permissions in $ABSROOT"
+	echo "$(gettext "abs: no write permissions in %s.")" "$ABSROOT"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -92,7 +98,7 @@ if [ "$(type -p cvsup)" ]; then
 elif [ "$(type -p csup)" ]; then
 	CVSUP="csup"
 else
-	echo "abs: missing CVS synchronization utility.  Install cvsup or csup."
+	echo "$(gettext "abs: missing CVS synchronization utility. Install cvsup or csup.")"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/gensync.in b/scripts/gensync.in
index 977dff06..ca83c17b 100644
--- a/scripts/gensync.in
+++ b/scripts/gensync.in
@@ -21,29 +21,33 @@
 #   USA.
 #
 
+# gettext initialization
+export TEXTDOMAIN='pacman'
+export TEXTDOMAINDIR='@localedir@'
+
 myver='@PACKAGE_VERSION@'
 
 # functions
 
 usage() {
-	echo "gensync $myver"
-	echo "usage: $0 <root> <destfile> [package_directory]"
+	printf "gensync (pacman) %s\n" "$myver"
 	echo
-	echo "gensync will generate a sync database by reading all PKGBUILD files"
-	echo "from <root>.  gensync builds the database in a temporary directory"
-	echo "and then compresses it to <destfile>."
+	printf "$(gettext "Usage: %s <root> <destfile> [package_directory]")\n" "$0"
 	echo
-	echo "gensync will calculate md5sums of packages in the same directory as"
-	echo "<destfile>, unless an alternate [package_directory] is specified."
+	echo "$(gettext "gensync will generate a sync database by reading all PKGBUILD files")"
+	echo "$(gettext "from <root>. gensync builds the database in a temporary directory")"
+	echo "$(gettext "and then compresses it to <destfile>.")"
 	echo
-	echo "note: The <destfile> name is important.  It must be of the form"
-	echo "      {treename}.db.tar.gz where {treename} is the name of the custom"
-	echo "      package repository you configured in @sysconfdir@/pacman.conf.  The"
-	echo "      generated database must reside in the same directory as your"
-	echo "      custom packages (also configured in @sysconfdir@/pacman.conf)"
+	echo "$(gettext "gensync will calculate md5sums of packages in the same directory as")"
+	echo "$(gettext "<destfile>, unless an alternate [package_directory] is specified.")"
 	echo
-	echo "example:  gensync /var/abs/local /home/mypkgs/custom.db.tar.gz"
+	echo "$(gettext "note: The <destfile> name is important. It must be of the form")"
+	echo "$(gettext "      {treename}.db.tar.gz where {treename} is the name of the custom")"
+	echo "$(gettext "      package repository you configured in /etc/pacman.conf. The")"
+	echo "$(gettext "      generated database must reside in the same directory as your")"
+	echo "$(gettext "      custom packages (also configured in /etc/pacman.conf)")"
 	echo
+	echo "$(gettext "example:  gensync /var/abs/local /home/mypkgs/custom.db.tar.gz")"
 	echo
 	exit 0
 }
@@ -58,7 +62,8 @@ version() {
 }
 
 error () {
-	echo "==> ERROR: $*" >&2
+	local mesg=$1; shift
+	printf "==> ERROR: ${mesg}\n" "$@" >&2
 }
 
 die () {
@@ -98,8 +103,7 @@ fi
 if [ -r @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf ]; then
 	source @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf
 else
-	echo "ERROR: @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf not found. Can not continue." >&2
-	exit 1 # $E_CONFIG_ERROR # TODO: error codes
+	die "$(gettext "%s not found. Can not continue.")" "@sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf"
 fi
 
 if [ -r ~/.makepkg.conf ]; then
@@ -117,9 +121,9 @@ if [ "$3" != "" ]; then
 	pkgdir="$3"
 fi
 
-[ ! -d "$rootdir" ] && die "invalid root dir: $rootdir"
+[ ! -d "$rootdir" ] && die "$(gettext "invalid root dir: %s")" $rootdir
 
-echo "gensync: building database entries, generating md5sums..." >&2
+echo "$(gettext "gensync: building database entries, generating md5sums...")" >&2
 cd "$destdir"
 
 pkgs=""
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ forcepkgs=""
 for file in $(find "$rootdir"/* -name "$BUILDSCRIPT"); do
 	unset pkgname pkgver pkgrel options
 
-	source $file || die "failed to parse parse $file"
+	source $file || die "$(gettext "failed to parse parse %s")" $file
 	if [ "$pkgdir" != "" ]; then
 		pkgfile="$pkgdir/$pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel-$CARCH.$PKGEXT"
 	else
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ for file in $(find "$rootdir"/* -name "$BUILDSCRIPT"); do
 	fi
 
 	if [ ! -f "$pkgfile" ]; then
-		error "could not find $pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel-$CARCH.$PKGEXT - skipping"
+		error "$(gettext "could not find %s-%s-%s-%s.%s - skipping")" $pkgname $pkgver $pkgrel $CARCH $PKGEXT
 	else
 		if check_force; then
 			forcepkgs="$forcepkgs $pkgfile"
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ for file in $(find "$rootdir"/* -name "$BUILDSCRIPT"); do
 	fi
 done
 
-echo "creating repo DB..."
+echo "$(gettext "creating repo DB...")"
 
 # we'll trim the output just a tad, as gensync may be used on large repos
 repo-add $destfile $pkgs --force $force_pkgs \
diff --git a/scripts/makepkg.in b/scripts/makepkg.in
index 6e70759b..6fedd8a6 100644
--- a/scripts/makepkg.in
+++ b/scripts/makepkg.in
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ install_package() {
 }
 
 usage() {
-	printf "$(gettext "makepkg (pacman) %s")\n" "$myver"
+	printf "makepkg (pacman) %s\n" "$myver"
 	echo
 	printf "$(gettext "Usage: %s [options]")\n" "$0"
 	echo
diff --git a/scripts/pacman-optimize.in b/scripts/pacman-optimize.in
index 0224b7c3..aaae6d24 100644
--- a/scripts/pacman-optimize.in
+++ b/scripts/pacman-optimize.in
@@ -21,35 +21,39 @@
 #   USA.
 #
 
+# gettext initialization
+export TEXTDOMAIN='pacman'
+export TEXTDOMAINDIR='@localedir@'
+
 myver='@PACKAGE_VERSION@'
+# TODO fix these paths
 dbroot='@ROOTDIR@@DBPATH@'
 lockfile='@ROOTDIR@@LOCKFILE@'
 
-error() {
-	if [ "$USECOLOR" = "YES" -o "$USECOLOR" = "yes" ]; then
-		echo -e "\033[1;31m:: ERROR:\033[1;0m \033[1;1m$@\033[1;0m" >&2
-	else
-		echo ":: ERROR: $@" >&2
-	fi
+msg() {
+	local mesg=$1; shift
+	printf "==> ${mesg}\n" "$@" >&2
 }
 
-# determine current USECOLOR setting
-[ -f "/etc/rc.conf" ] && source /etc/rc.conf
-[ -f "/etc/rc.d/functions" ] && source /etc/rc.d/functions
+error () {
+	local mesg=$1; shift
+	printf "==> ERROR: ${mesg}\n" "$@" >&2
+}
 
 usage() {
-	echo "pacman-optimize (pacman) $myver"
-	echo "usage: $0 [pacman_db_root]"
+	printf "pacman-optimize (pacman) %s\n" "$myver"
+	echo
+	printf "$(gettext "Usage: %s[pacman_db_root]")\n" "$0"
 	echo
-	echo "pacman-optimize is a little hack that should improve the performance"
-	echo "of pacman when reading/writing to its filesystem-based database."
+	echo "$(gettext "pacman-optimize is a little hack that should improve the performance")"
+	echo "$(gettext "of pacman when reading/writing to its filesystem-based database.")"
 	echo
-	echo "Because pacman uses many small files to keep track of packages,"
-	echo "there is a tendency for these files to become fragmented over time."
-	echo "This script attempts to relocate these small files into one"
-	echo "continuous location on your hard drive.  The result is that the hard"
-	echo "drive should be able to read them faster, since the hard drive head"
-	echo "does not have to move around the disk as much."
+	echo "$(gettext "Because pacman uses many small files to keep track of packages,")"
+	echo "$(gettext "there is a tendency for these files to become fragmented over time.")"
+	echo "$(gettext "This script attempts to relocate these small files into one")"
+	echo "$(gettext "continuous location on your hard drive. The result is that the hard")"
+	echo "$(gettext "drive should be able to read them faster, since the hard drive head")"
+	echo "$(gettext "does not have to move around the disk as much.")"
 	echo
 }
 
@@ -88,73 +92,66 @@ fi
 
 # make sure pacman isn't running
 if [ -f $lockfile ]; then
-	die "Pacman lockfile was found.  Cannot run while pacman is running."
+	die "$(gettext "Pacman lockfile was found. Cannot run while pacman is running.")"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -d "$dbroot" ]; then
-	die "$dbroot does not exist or is not a directory"
+	die "$(gettext "%s does not exist or is not a directory.")" "$dbroot"
 fi
 
 if [ ! -w "$dbroot" ]; then
-	die "You must have correct permissions to optimize the database"
+	die "$(gettext "You must have correct permissions to optimize the database.")"
 fi
 
 # do not let pacman run while we do this
 touch $lockfile
 
 # step 1: sum the old db
-stat_busy "Md5sum'ing the old database"
+msg "$(gettext "MD5sum'ing the old database...")"
 find $dbroot -type f | sort | xargs md5sum > /tmp/pacsums.old
-stat_done
 
 # step 2: tar it up
-stat_busy "Tar'ing up $dbroot"
+msg "$(gettext "Tar'ing up %s...")" "$dbroot"
 cd $dbroot
 tar -czf /tmp/pacmanDB.tgz ./
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-	stat_fail
 	rm -f /tmp/pacmanDB.tgz /tmp/pacsums.old
-	die_r "tar'ing up $dbroot failed"
+	die_r "$(gettext "Tar'ing up %s failed.")" "$dbroot"
 fi
-stat_done
 
 # step 3: make and sum the new db
-stat_busy "Making and md5sum'ing the new db"
+msg "$(gettext "Making and MD5sum'ing the new db...")"
 mkdir $dbroot.new
 tar -zxpf /tmp/pacmanDB.tgz -C $dbroot.new/
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
        rm -f /tmp/pacmanDB.tgz /tmp/pacsums.old
        rm -rf "$dbroot.new"
-       die_r "untar'ing $dbroot failed"
+       die_r "$(gettext "Untar'ing $dbroot failed.")"
 fi
-find "$dbroot.new" -type f | sort | sed -e 's/pacman.new/pacman/g' |\
+find "$dbroot.new" -type f | sort | sed -e 's/pacman.new/pacman/g' | \
 		xargs md5sum > /tmp/pacsums.new
-stat_done
 
 # step 4: compare the sums
-stat_busy "Checking integrity"
+msg "$(gettext "Checking integrity...")"
 diff /tmp/pacsums.old /tmp/pacsums.new >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	# failed
-	stat_fail
 	# leave /tmp/pacsums.old and .new for checking to see what doesn't match up
 	rm -rf "$dbroot.new" $lockfile /tmp/pacmanDB.tgz
-	die_r "integrity check FAILED, reverting to old database"
+	die_r "$(gettext "integrity check FAILED, reverting to old database.")"
 fi
-stat_done
 
 # step 5: remove the new temporary database and the old one
 #         and use the .tgz to replace the old one
-stat_busy "Putting the new database in place"
+msg "$(gettext "Putting the new database in place...")"
 rm -rf "$dbroot.new" "$dbroot"/*
 tar -zxpf /tmp/pacmanDB.tgz -C "$dbroot"/
-stat_done
 
 # remove the lock file, sum files, and .tgz of database
 rm -f $lockfile /tmp/pacsums.old /tmp/pacsums.new /tmp/pacmanDB.tgz
 
 echo
-echo "Finished.  Your pacman database has been optimized."
+echo "$(gettext "Finished. Your pacman database has been optimized.")"
 echo
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/scripts/repo-add.in b/scripts/repo-add.in
index 4dcde346..1ad468b2 100644
--- a/scripts/repo-add.in
+++ b/scripts/repo-add.in
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 #   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
 #   USA.
 
+# gettext initialization
+export TEXTDOMAIN='pacman'
+export TEXTDOMAINDIR='@localedir@'
+
 myver='@PACKAGE_VERSION@'
 
 FORCE=0
@@ -28,19 +32,19 @@ TMP_DIR=""
 
 # print usage instructions
 usage() {
-	echo "repo-add $myver"
+	printf "repo-add (pacman) %s\n" "$myver"
 	echo
-	echo "usage: repo-add <path-to-db> [--force] <package> ..."
+	echo "$(gettext "usage: repo-add <path-to-db> [--force] <package> ...")"
 	echo
-	echo "repo-add will update a package database by reading a package file."
-	echo "Multiple packages to add can be specified on the command line."
+	echo "$(gettext "repo-add will update a package database by reading a package file.")"
+	echo "$(gettext "Multiple packages to add can be specified on the command line.")"
 	echo
-	echo "The --force flag will add a 'force' entry to the sync database, which"
-	echo "tells pacman to skip its internal version number checking and update"
-	echo "the package regardless."
+	echo "$(gettext "The --force flag will add a 'force' entry to the sync database, which")"
+	echo "$(gettext "tells pacman to skip its internal version number checking and update")"
+	echo "$(gettext "the package regardless.")"
 	echo
-	echo "Example:"
-	echo "  repo-add /path/to/repo.db.tar.gz pacman-3.0.0.pkg.tar.gz"
+	echo "$(gettext "Example:")"
+	echo "$(gettext "  repo-add /path/to/repo.db.tar.gz pacman-3.0.0.pkg.tar.gz")"
 	echo
 }
 
@@ -137,14 +141,14 @@ db_write_entry()
 
 	# ensure $pkgname and $pkgver variables were found
 	if [ -z "$pkgname" -o -z "$pkgver" ]; then
-		echo "   error: invalid package file"
+		echo "$(gettext "   error: invalid package file")"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
 	# remove any other package in the DB with same name
 	for existing in *; do
 		if [ "${existing%-*-*}" = "$pkgname" ]; then
-			echo ":: removing existing package '$existing'"
+			echo "$(gettext ":: removing existing package '%s'")" $existing
 			rm -rf $existing
 		fi
 	done
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ db_write_entry()
 	cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
 
 	# create desc entry
-	echo ":: creating 'desc' db entry"
+	echo "$(gettext ":: creating 'desc' db entry")"
 	echo -e "%FILENAME%\n$(basename $1)\n" >>desc
 	echo -e "%NAME%\n$pkgname\n" >>desc
 	echo -e "%VERSION%\n$pkgver\n" >>desc
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ db_write_entry()
 	# compute checksums
 	for chk in ${DB_CHECKSUMS[@]}; do
 		name="$(checksum_name $chk)"
-		echo ":: computing $name checksums"
+		echo "$(gettext ":: computing %s checksums")" $name
 		if [ -n "$name" ]; then
 			echo -e "%$name%\n$(get_checksum $chk $pkgfile)\n" >>desc
 		fi
@@ -241,8 +245,8 @@ fi
 if [ -r @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf ]; then
 	source @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf
 else
-	echo "ERROR: /etc/makepkg.conf not found. Can not continue." >&2
-	exit 1 # $E_CONFIG_ERROR # TODO: error codes
+	echo "$(gettext "ERROR: /etc/makepkg.conf not found. Can not continue.")" >&2
+	exit 1 # $E_CONFIG_ERROR
 fi
 
 if [ -r ~/.makepkg.conf ]; then
@@ -252,7 +256,7 @@ fi
 # main routine
 if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 	gstmpdir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/gensync.XXXXXXXXXX) || (\
-	echo "cannot create temp directory for database building"; \
+	echo "$(gettext "cannot create temp directory for database building")"; \
 	exit 1)
 
 	success=0
@@ -263,18 +267,18 @@ if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 		elif [ -z "$REPO_DB_FILE" ]; then
 			REPO_DB_FILE="$(readlink -f $arg)"
 			if ! test_repo_db_file; then
-				echo "error: repository file '$REPO_DB_FILE' is not a proper pacman db"
+				echo "$(gettext "error: repository file '%s' is not a proper pacman db")" $REPO_DB_FILE
 				exit 1
 			elif [ -f "$REPO_DB_FILE" ]; then
-				echo ":: extracting database to a temporary location"
+				echo "$(gettext ":: extracting database to a temporary location")"
 				tar xf "$REPO_DB_FILE" -C "$gstmpdir"
 			fi
 		else
 			if [ -f "$arg" ]; then
 				if ! tar tf "$arg" .PKGINFO 2>&1 >/dev/null; then
-					echo "error: '$arg' is not a package file, skipping"
+					echo "$(gettext "error: '%s' is not a package file, skipping")" $arg
 				else
-					echo ":: adding package '$arg'"
+					echo "$(gettext ":: adding package '%s'")" $arg
 
 					this_dir="$(pwd)"
 					if db_write_entry "$arg"; then
@@ -283,14 +287,14 @@ if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 					cd $this_dir
 				fi
 			else
-				echo "error: package '$arg' not found"
+				echo "$(gettext "error: package '%s' not found")" $arg
 			fi
 		fi
 	done
 
 	# if all operations were a success, rezip database
 	if [ "$success" = "1" ]; then
-		echo ":: creating updated database file ${REPO_DB_FILE}"
+		echo "$(gettext ":: creating updated database file %s")" ${REPO_DB_FILE}
 		cd $gstmpdir
 		if [ -n "$(ls)" ]; then
 			[ -f "${REPO_DB_FILE}.old" ] && rm "${REPO_DB_FILE}.old"
@@ -298,12 +302,12 @@ if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 			case "$DB_COMPRESSION" in
 				gz) tar c * | gzip -9 >$REPO_DB_FILE ;;
 				bz2) tar c * | bzip2 -9 >$REPO_DB_FILE ;;
-				*) echo "warning: no compression set"
+				*) echo "$(gettext "warning: no compression set")"
 				tar c * >$REPO_DB_FILE;;
 			esac
 		fi
 	else
-		echo ":: no packages modified, nothing to do"
+		echo "$(gettext ":: no packages modified, nothing to do")"
 	fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/repo-remove.in b/scripts/repo-remove.in
index a0b4a70a..02021f33 100644
--- a/scripts/repo-remove.in
+++ b/scripts/repo-remove.in
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 #   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
 #   USA.
 
+# gettext initialization
+export TEXTDOMAIN='pacman'
+export TEXTDOMAINDIR='@localedir@'
+
 myver='@PACKAGE_VERSION@'
 
 FORCE=0
@@ -28,16 +32,16 @@ TMP_DIR=""
 
 # print usage instructions
 usage() {
-	echo "repo-remove $myver"
+	echo "$(gettext "repo-remove %s")" $myver
 	echo
-	echo "usage: repo-remove <path-to-db> <packagename> ..."
+	echo "$(gettext "usage: repo-remove <path-to-db> <packagename> ...")"
 	echo
-	echo "repo-remove will update a package database by removing the package name"
-	echo "specified on the command line from the given repo database. Multiple"
-	echo "packages to remove can be specified on the command line."
+	echo "$(gettext "repo-remove will update a package database by removing the package name")"
+	echo "$(gettext "specified on the command line from the given repo database. Multiple")"
+	echo "$(gettext "packages to remove can be specified on the command line.")"
 	echo
-	echo "Example:"
-	echo "  repo-remove /path/to/repo.db.tar.gz kernel26"
+	echo "$(gettext "Example:")"
+	echo "$(gettext "  repo-remove /path/to/repo.db.tar.gz kernel26")"
 	echo
 }
 
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ db_remove_entry()
 	# remove any other package in the DB with same name
 	for existing in *; do
 		if [ "${existing%-*-*}" = "$1" ]; then
-			echo ":: removing existing package '$existing'"
+			echo "$(gettext ":: removing existing package '%s'")" $existing
 			rm -rf $existing
 		fi
 	done
@@ -97,8 +101,8 @@ fi
 if [ -r @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf ]; then
 	source @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf
 else
-	echo "ERROR: /etc/makepkg.conf not found. Can not continue." >&2
-	exit 1 # $E_CONFIG_ERROR # TODO: error codes
+	echo "$(gettext "ERROR: /etc/makepkg.conf not found. Can not continue.")" >&2
+	exit 1 # $E_CONFIG_ERROR
 fi
 
 if [ -r ~/.makepkg.conf ]; then
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ fi
 # main routine
 if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 	gstmpdir=$(mktemp -d /tmp/gensync.XXXXXXXXXX) || (\
-	echo "cannot create temp directory for database building"; \
+	echo "$(gettext "cannot create temp directory for database building")"; \
 	exit 1)
 
 	success=0
@@ -117,20 +121,20 @@ if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 		if [ -z "$REPO_DB_FILE" ]; then
 			REPO_DB_FILE="$(readlink -f $arg)"
 			if ! test_repo_db_file; then
-				echo "error: repository file '$REPO_DB_FILE' is not a proper pacman db"
+				echo "$(gettext "error: repository file '%s' is not a proper pacman db")" $REPO_DB_FILE
 				exit 1
 			elif [ -f "$REPO_DB_FILE" ]; then
-				echo ":: extracting database to a temporary location"
+				echo "$(gettext ":: extracting database to a temporary location")"
 				tar xf "$REPO_DB_FILE" -C "$gstmpdir"
 			fi
 		else
-			echo ":: searching for package '$arg'"
+			echo "$(gettext ":: searching for package '%s'")"
 
 			this_dir="$(pwd)"
 			if db_remove_entry "$arg"; then
 				success=1
 			else
-			echo "error: package matching '$arg' not found"
+			echo "$(gettext "error: package matching '%s' not found")" $arg
 			fi
 			cd $this_dir
 		fi
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 
 	# if all operations were a success, rezip database
 	if [ "$success" = "1" ]; then
-		echo ":: creating updated database file ${REPO_DB_FILE}"
+		echo "$(gettext ":: creating updated database file %s")" ${REPO_DB_FILE}
 		cd $gstmpdir
 		if [ -n "$(ls)" ]; then
 			[ -f "${REPO_DB_FILE}.old" ] && rm "${REPO_DB_FILE}.old"
@@ -146,12 +150,12 @@ if [ $# -gt 1 ]; then
 			case "$DB_COMPRESSION" in
 				gz) tar c * | gzip -9 >$REPO_DB_FILE ;;
 				bz2) tar c * | bzip2 -9 >$REPO_DB_FILE ;;
-				*) echo "warning: no compression set"
+				*) echo "$(gettext "warning: no compression set")"
 				tar c * >$REPO_DB_FILE;;
 			esac
 		fi
 	else
-		echo ":: no packages modified, nothing to do"
+		echo "$(gettext ":: no packages modified, nothing to do")"
 	fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/updatesync.in b/scripts/updatesync.in
index c0888c74..1526e285 100644
--- a/scripts/updatesync.in
+++ b/scripts/updatesync.in
@@ -22,30 +22,34 @@
 #   USA.
 #
 
+# gettext initialization
+export TEXTDOMAIN='pacman'
+export TEXTDOMAINDIR='@localedir@'
+
 myver='@PACKAGE_VERSION@'
 
 # functions
 
 usage() {
-	echo "updatesync $myver"
-	echo "usage: $0 <action> <destfile> <option> [package_directory]"
+	printf "updatesync (pacman) %s\n" "$myver"
 	echo
-	echo "updatesync will update a sync database by reading a PKGBUILD and"
-	echo "modifying the destfile. updatesync updates the database in a temporary"
-	echo "directory and then compresses it to <destfile>."
+	printf "$(gettext "Usage: %s <action> <destfile> <option> [package_directory]")\n" "$0"
 	echo
-	echo "There are two types of actions:"
+	echo "$(gettext "updatesync will update a sync database by reading a PKGBUILD and")"
+	echo "$(gettext "modifying the destfile. updatesync updates the database in a temporary")"
+	echo "$(gettext "directory and then compresses it to <destfile>.")"
 	echo
-	echo "upd - Will update a package's entry or create it if it doesn't exist."
-	echo "      It takes the package's PKGBUILD as an option."
-	echo "del - Will remove a package's entry from the db."
-	echo "      It takes the package's name as an option."
+	echo "$(gettext "There are two types of actions:")"
 	echo
-	echo "updatesync will calculate md5sums of packages in the same directory as"
-	echo "<destfile>, unless an alternate [package_directory] is specified."
+	echo "$(gettext "upd - Will update a package's entry or create it if it doesn't exist.")"
+	echo "$(gettext "      It takes the package's PKGBUILD as an option.")"
+	echo "$(gettext "del - Will remove a package's entry from the db.")"
+	echo "$(gettext "      It takes the package's name as an option.")"
 	echo
-	echo "example:  updatesync upd /home/mypkgs/custom.db.tar.gz PKGBUILD"
+	echo "$(gettext "updatesync will calculate md5sums of packages in the same directory as")"
+	echo "$(gettext "<destfile>, unless an alternate [package_directory] is specified.")"
 	echo
+	echo "$(gettext "example:  updatesync upd /home/mypkgs/custom.db.tar.gz PKGBUILD")"
 	echo
 	exit 0
 }
@@ -60,7 +64,8 @@ version() {
 }
 
 error () {
-	echo "==> ERROR: $*" >&2
+	local mesg=$1; shift
+	printf "==> ERROR: ${mesg}\n" "$@" >&2
 }
 
 die () {
@@ -100,8 +105,7 @@ fi
 if [ -r @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf ]; then
 	source @sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf
 else
-	echo "ERROR: /etc/makepkg.conf not found. Can not continue." >&2
-	exit 1 # $E_CONFIG_ERROR # TODO: error codes
+	die "$(gettext "%s not found. Can not continue.")" "@sysconfdir@/makepkg.conf"
 fi
 
 if [ -r ~/.makepkg.conf ]; then
@@ -123,17 +127,17 @@ fi
 opt_force=""
 
 if [ ! -f "$option" ]; then
-	die "$option not found"
+	die "$(gettext "%s not found")" $option
 fi
 
 if [ "$action" = "upd" ]; then # INSERT / UPDATE
 	unset pkgname pkgver pkgrel options
 
-	source $option || die "failed to parse $option"
+	source $option || die "$(gettext "failed to parse %s")" $option
 	pkgfile="$pkgdir/$pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel-$CARCH.$PKGEXT"
 
 	if [ ! -f "$pkgfile" ]; then
-		die "could not find $pkgname-$pkgver-$pkgrel-$CARCH.$PKGEXT - aborting"
+		die "$(gettext "could not find %s-%s-%s-%s.%s - aborting")" $pkgname $pkgver $pkgrel $CARCH $PKGEXT
 	fi
 
 	if check_force; then