diff -ur conflib-0.4.5-/src/cl_assign.c conflib-0.4.5/src/cl_assign.c
--- conflib-0.4.5-/src/cl_assign.c	Fri Oct  9 19:03:57 1998
+++ conflib-0.4.5/src/cl_assign.c	Sat Oct 20 21:45:42 2001
@@ -93,6 +93,45 @@
 			"Value %s doesn't match %s %s.",
 			val,what,var->rangeexp);
 }
+
+static int
+cl_in_current_locale(const char *varname)
+{
+	static const char *locale = NULL;
+	static int locale_len = 0;
+	static int locale_first_len = 0;
+	char *p;
+
+	if (locale == NULL) {
+		const char *lp;
+		
+		if ((locale = getenv("LC_MESSAGES")) == NULL &&
+		    (locale = getenv("LC_ALL")) == NULL &&
+		    (locale = getenv("LANG")) == NULL)
+		    	locale = "C";
+		locale_len = strlen(locale);
+		for (lp = locale; *lp; lp++, locale_first_len++)
+			if (*lp == '_')
+				break;
+	}
+
+	p = strchr(varname, '(');
+	if (p == NULL)
+		return 1;	/* yes */
+	p++;
+	if (strcmp(p, "POSIX)") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(p, "C)") == 0)
+	    	return 1;	/* yes */
+	if (strncmp(p, locale, locale_first_len) == 0 &&
+	    p[locale_first_len] == ')' &&
+	    p[locale_first_len+1] == 0)
+	    	return 2;	/* yes, better */
+	if (strncmp(p, locale, locale_len) == 0 &&
+	    p[locale_len] == ')' &&
+	    p[locale_len+1] == 0)
+	    	return 3;	/* yes, even better */
+	return 0;
+}
 	
 int 
 cl_assign(cl_file_t *conf, cl_var_t *KonfTab,
@@ -102,6 +141,7 @@
 	const cl_enum_t *enump;
 	int override=0;
 	int append=0;
+	char *nameptr = NULL;
 	if (0==strncmp(varname,"override ",9)) {
 		varname+=9;
 		override=1;
@@ -111,6 +151,15 @@
 		append=1;
 	}
 
+	if ((conf->mode&' ') == 0 && strchr(varname, ')')) {
+		if (cl_in_current_locale(varname) == 0)
+			return 0;
+		nameptr = strdup(varname);
+		*strchr(nameptr, '(') = 0;
+		varname = nameptr;
+		override = 1;
+	}
+	
 	for(Vp=KonfTab;Vp->varname;Vp++)
 	{
 		char c1=tolower(*varname);
@@ -125,7 +174,7 @@
 			{
 				Vp=cl_unalias(conf,KonfTab,Vp);
 				if (!Vp)
-					return 1;
+					goto return_1;
 			}
 			if (Vp->flags & CL_WARNING) {
 				cl_warning(CL_WARN(conf,Vp),"variable %s should not be used",
@@ -139,7 +188,7 @@
 					if (cl_fnmatch(Vp->rangeexp,value)!=0)
 					{
 						cl_as_dontmatch(conf,Vp,"wildcard", value);
-						return 0;
+						goto return_0;
 					}
 				}
 				else 
@@ -151,12 +200,12 @@
 						cl_warning(CL_ERR(conf,Vp),
 							"cannot compile regular expression %s",
 							Vp->rangeexp);
-						return -1;
+						goto return_m1;
 					}
 					if (regexec(&exp,value,0,NULL,0)!=0)
 					{
 						cl_as_dontmatch(conf,Vp,"regular expression", value);
-						return 0;
+						goto return_0;
 					}
 #else
 					/* ### was hier zurückliefern? */
@@ -170,7 +219,7 @@
 				{
 					cl_warning(CL_ERR(conf,Vp),
 						"CL_ENUM nullpointer dereference!");
-					return 1;
+					goto return_1;
 				}
 				Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 				for (enump=(const cl_enum_t *) Vp->secdata; enump->magic; enump++)
@@ -178,13 +227,13 @@
 					if (!strcasecmp(enump->magic,value))
 					{
 						*(long*)Vp->adr = enump->value;
-						return 0;
+						goto return_0;
 					}
 				}
 				cl_warning(CL_WARN(conf,Vp),
 					"unknown value %s for enumeration",value);
 				*(long*)Vp->adr = (long) 0;
-				return 0; /* ### is this good? */
+				goto return_0; /* ### is this good? */
 				break;
 			case CL_BITFIELD:
 				{
@@ -192,7 +241,7 @@
 					if (!Vp->secdata) {
 						cl_warning(CL_ERR(conf,Vp),
 							"CL_BITFIELD nullpointer dereference!");
-						return 1;
+						goto return_1;
 					}
 					Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 					if (override)
@@ -234,7 +283,7 @@
 						}
 						p=q;
 					}
-					return 0;
+					goto return_0;
 					break;
 				}
 			case CL_STRING:	/* Stringvariable */
@@ -243,7 +292,7 @@
 					size_t l2=strlen(value);
 					char *s=malloc(l1+l2+2);
 					if (!s)
-						return -1;
+						goto return_m1;
 					Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 					memcpy(s,*(char **)Vp->adr,l1);
 					s[l1]=' ';
@@ -252,14 +301,14 @@
 						free (*(char **)Vp->adr);
 					*(char **)Vp->adr=s;
 					Vp->flags|=CL_MALLOCED;
-					return 0;
+					goto return_0;
 				}
 				if (0==cl_dup_to(Vp,value))
 				{
 					Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
-					return 0;
+					goto return_0;
 				}
-				return -1;
+				goto return_m1;
 			case CL_DIRNAME:	/* Stringvariable */
 				{
 					size_t l;
@@ -267,7 +316,7 @@
 					l=strlen(value);
 					buf=malloc(l+2);
 					if (!buf)
-						return -1;
+						goto return_m1;
 					memcpy(buf,value,l+1);
 					if (buf[l-1]!='/') {
 						buf[l]='/';
@@ -278,7 +327,7 @@
 						size_t l1=strlen(*(char **)Vp->adr);
 						char *s=malloc(l1+l+1);
 						if (!s)
-							return -1;
+							goto return_m1;
 						Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 						memcpy(s,*(char **)Vp->adr,l1);
 						memcpy(s+l1,buf,l+1);
@@ -287,23 +336,23 @@
 						*(char **)Vp->adr=s;
 						free(buf);
 						Vp->flags|=CL_MALLOCED;
-						return 0;
+						goto return_0;
 					}
 					if (0==cl_dup_to(Vp,buf))
 					{
 						Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 						free(buf);
-						return 0;
+						goto return_0;
 					}
 					free(buf);
 				}
-				return -1;
+				goto return_m1;
 			case CL_CHAR:
 				if (value[1]!='\0')
 					cl_warning(CL_WARN(conf,Vp),"char desired, got string %s", value);
 				Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 				*(char *)Vp->adr = *value;
-				return 0;
+				goto return_0;
 			case CL_NUM:
 				Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 				{
@@ -314,7 +363,7 @@
 						*(long*)Vp->adr = strtol(value,NULL,0);
 					}
 				}
-				return 0;
+				goto return_0;
 			case CL_NUMSHORT:
 				Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 				{
@@ -334,11 +383,11 @@
 					}
 					*(short*)Vp->adr = (int) lo;
 				}
-				return 0;
+				goto return_0;
 			case CL_BOOLEAN:
 				Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
 				*(int *)Vp->adr=cl_convert2bool(value);
-				return 0;
+				goto return_0;
 			case CL_ARRAY:	/* Stringarray */
 				{
 					register int Cnt;
@@ -354,10 +403,10 @@
 					else
 					{
 						cl_warning(CL_WARN(conf,Vp),"Array %s is full",Vp->varname);
-						return -1;
+						goto return_m1;
 					}
 					Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
-					return 0;
+					goto return_0;
 				}
 				break;
 			case CL_ALIAS:
@@ -421,11 +470,11 @@
 						Vp->flags|=CL_MALLOCED;
 					} /* while sep */
 					Vp->flags |= CL_MAY_SAVE;
-					return 0;
+					goto return_0;
 				}
 				break;
 			} /* switch */
-			return 0;
+			goto return_0;
 		}
 	} /* for */
 
@@ -445,17 +494,17 @@
 				{
 					cl_warning(CL_ERR(conf,Vp),"out of memory");
 					dieser->inhalt=old;
-					return -1;
+					goto return_m1;
 				}
 				free(old);
-				return 0;
+				goto return_0;
 			}
 		}
 		dieser=malloc(sizeof(cl_ulist_t));
 		if (!dieser)
 		{
 			cl_warning(CL_ERR(conf,Vp),"out of memory");
-			return 0;
+			goto return_0;
 		}
 		dieser->varname=strdup(varname);
 		dieser->inhalt=strdup(value);
@@ -465,7 +514,7 @@
 			free(dieser->inhalt);
 			free(dieser);
 			cl_warning(CL_ERR(conf,Vp),"out of memory");
-			return -1;
+			goto return_m1;
 		}
 		dieser->next=NULL;
 		if (!last)
@@ -473,12 +522,22 @@
 		else
 			last->next=dieser;
 			
-		return 0;
+		goto return_0;
 	}
 	
 	if (conf->report_unknown)
 		cl_warning(CL_WARN(conf,Vp),
 			"unknown variable '%s'",varname);
+return_0:
+	free(nameptr);
 	return 0;
+	
+return_1:
+	free(nameptr);
+	return 1;
+
+return_m1:
+	free(nameptr);
+	return -1;
 }
 
diff -ur conflib-0.4.5-/src/cl_openconf.c conflib-0.4.5/src/cl_openconf.c
--- conflib-0.4.5-/src/cl_openconf.c	Fri Oct  9 19:03:57 1998
+++ conflib-0.4.5/src/cl_openconf.c	Sat Oct 20 21:16:56 2001
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@
 cl_openconf (const char *fname, const char *mode)
 {
 	cl_file_t *c;
+	int localized = 0;
+	
+	if (*mode == 'l') {
+		localized++;
+		mode++;
+	}
+	
 	if (*mode != 'r' && *mode != 'w') {
 		errno=EINVAL;
 		return NULL;
@@ -152,6 +159,9 @@
 		errno=ENOMEM;
 		return NULL;
 	}
+
+	if (localized)
+		c->mode &= ~' ';
 
 	return c;
 }
diff -ur conflib-0.4.5-/src/cl_putstanza.c conflib-0.4.5/src/cl_putstanza.c
--- conflib-0.4.5-/src/cl_putstanza.c	Fri Oct  9 19:03:57 1998
+++ conflib-0.4.5/src/cl_putstanza.c	Sat Oct 20 21:16:24 2001
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 	char indent[256]="\t"; /* default to use if we don't read any line */
 	char *backupfname;
 
-	if (conf->mode!='w')
+	if ((conf->mode|' ')!='w')
 	{
 		cl_warning(CL_ERR(conf,NULL),
 			"file is readonly");