change i18n stuff around; don't call gettext explicitly, just do echo $"some string"

22 files changed, 192 insertions, 243 deletions

diff --git a/initscripts.spec b/initscripts.spec
index 0e2c314b..350f4398 100644
--- a/initscripts.spec
+++ b/initscripts.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: The inittab file and the /etc/init.d scripts.
 Name: initscripts
-Version: 5.56
+Version: 5.57
 Copyright: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Release: 1
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Requires: procps >= 2.0.6-5, sysklogd >= 1.3.31
 Requires: setup >= 2.0.3, /sbin/fuser, which
 Requires: modutils >= 2.3.11-5
 Requires: util-linux >= 2.10
-Requires: gettext >= 0.10.35-25
+Requires: bash >= 2.0
 Conflicts: kernel <= 2.2, timeconfig < 3.0, pppd < 2.3.9, wvdial < 1.40-3
 Conflicts: initscripts < 1.22.1-5 ypbind < 1.6-12
 Obsoletes: rhsound sapinit
@@ -72,25 +72,24 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/{log,run}
 touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/run/utmp
 touch $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/var/log/wtmp
 
-# Put this stuff in /etc/locale too
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/locale
-cp -a $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/locale/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/locale
+# Put this stuff in /usr/share/locale too
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/locale
+cp -a $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/locale/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/locale/
 
 pushd %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/locale
 for foo in * ; do
-  echo "%lang($foo) %{_datadir}/locale/$foo/*/*" >> \
+ echo  "%lang($foo) %{_datadir}/locale/$foo/*/*" >> \
       $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}/trans.list
 done
 popd
 
-pushd %{buildroot}/etc/locale
+pushd  %{buildroot}/etc/locale
 for foo in * ; do
-  echo "%lang($foo) %{_datadir}/locale/$foo/*/*" >> \
+  echo "%lang($foo) /etc/locale/$foo/*/*" >> \
       $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}/trans.list
 done
 popd
 
-
 %pre
 /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 22 -r -f utmp
 
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ fi
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-%files
+%files -f trans.list
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %dir /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
 %config(noreplace) %verify(not md5 mtime size) /etc/adjtime
diff --git a/po/Makefile b/po/Makefile
index 57881b1d..ca28576c 100644
--- a/po/Makefile
+++ b/po/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 INSTALL= /usr/bin/install -c
 INSTALL_PROGRAM= ${INSTALL}
 INSTALL_DATA= ${INSTALL} -m 644
-INSTALLNLSDIR=/usr/share/locale
+INSTALLNLSDIR=/etc/locale
 
 MSGMERGE = msgmerge
 
diff --git a/rc.d/init.d/functions b/rc.d/init.d/functions
index 03ec4ce5..4638b709 100755
--- a/rc.d/init.d/functions
+++ b/rc.d/init.d/functions
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # functions	This file contains functions to be used by most or all
 #		shell scripts in the /etc/init.d directory.
@@ -54,49 +54,6 @@ else
    INITLOG_ARGS=
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$GP_LANG" -a -f /etc/sysconfig/i18n ]; then
-   GP_LANG=$(sed -n 's/"//g ; s/^LANG=//p' /etc/sysconfig/i18n )
-fi
-
-gprintf() {
-        if [ -x /usr/bin/gettext ]; then 
-	   local TEXT=`LC_MESSAGES=$GP_LANG gettext -e --domain=$TEXTDOMAIN "$1"`
-	else
-	   local TEXT=$1
-	fi
-	[ "${1#*\\n}" ] || TEXT="$TEXT\n"
-	shift
-	printf "$TEXT" "$@"
-}	
-
-# Frontend to gprintf (support up to 4 %s in format string)
-# returns the message transleted in GPRINTF_MSG and
-# the resting parms in GPRINTF_REST
-# This simplifies a lot the call of functions like action,
-# now with i18n support
-gprintf_msg_rest() {
-case "$1" in
-       *%s*%s*%s*%s*)
-               GPRINTF_MSG=$(gprintf "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5")
-               shift 5;;
-       *%s*%s*%s*)
-               GPRINTF_MSG=$(gprintf "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4")
-               shift 4;;
-       *%s*%s*)
-               GPRINTF_MSG=$(gprintf "$1" "$2" "$3")
-               shift 3;;
-       *%s*)
-               GPRINTF_MSG=$(gprintf "$1" "$2")
-               shift 2;;
-       *)
-               GPRINTF_MSG=$(gprintf "$1")
-               shift;;
-esac
-GPRINTF_REST="$@"
-}
-
-
-
 # Check if $pid (could be plural) are running
 checkpid() {
 	while [ "$1" ]; do
@@ -115,7 +72,7 @@ daemon() {
 	nicelevel=0
 	while [ "$1" != "${1##-}" -o "$1" != "${1##+}" ]; do 
 	  case $1 in
-	    '')    gprintf "$0: Usage: daemon [+/-nicelevel] {program}\n" $0
+	    '')    echo $"$0: Usage: daemon [+/-nicelevel] {program}"
 	           return 1;;
 	    --check)
 	           shift
@@ -169,7 +126,7 @@ killproc() {
 	RC=0
 	# Test syntax.
 	if [ $# = 0 ]; then
-		gprintf "Usage: killproc {program} [signal]\n"
+		echo $"Usage: killproc {program} [signal]"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
@@ -241,7 +198,7 @@ pidofproc() {
 
 	# Test syntax.
 	if [ $# = 0 ] ; then
-		echo "Usage: pidofproc {program}"
+		echo $"Usage: pidofproc {program}"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
@@ -267,14 +224,14 @@ status() {
 
 	# Test syntax.
 	if [ $# = 0 ] ; then
-		gprintf "Usage: status {program}\n"
+		echo $"Usage: status {program}"
 		return 1
 	fi
 
 	# First try "pidof"
 	pid=`pidof -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x ${base}`
 	if [ "$pid" != "" ] ; then
-	        gprintf "%s (pid %s) is running...\n" "${base}"  "$pid"
+	        echo $"${base} (pid $pid) is running..."
 	        return 0
 	fi
 
@@ -282,16 +239,16 @@ status() {
 	if [ -f /var/run/${base}.pid ] ; then
 	        pid=`cat /var/run/${base}.pid | { read foo ; echo $foo ; }`
 	        if [ "$pid" != "" ] ; then
-	                gprintf "%s dead but pid file exists\n" "${base}"
+	                echo $"${base} dead but pid file exists"
 	                return 1
 	        fi
 	fi
 	# See if /var/lock/subsys/${base} exists
 	if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/${base} ]; then
-		gprintf "%s dead but subsys locked\n" "${base}"
+		echo $"${base} dead but subsys locked"
 		return 2
 	fi
-	gprintf "%s is stopped\n" "${base}"
+	echo $"${base} is stopped"
 	return 3
 }
 
@@ -299,7 +256,7 @@ echo_success() {
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
   echo -n "[  "
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_SUCCESS
-  gprintf "OK"
+  echo -n $"OK"
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
   echo -n "  ]"
   echo -ne "\r"
@@ -310,7 +267,7 @@ echo_failure() {
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
   echo -n "["
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_FAILURE
-  gprintf "FAILED"
+  echo -n $"FAILED"
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
   echo -n "]"
   echo -ne "\r"
@@ -321,7 +278,7 @@ echo_passed() {
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
   echo -n "["
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_WARNING
-  gprintf "PASSED"
+  echo -n $"PASSED"
   [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
   echo -n "]"
   echo -ne "\r"
@@ -330,14 +287,12 @@ echo_passed() {
 
 # Log that something succeeded
 success() {
-  gprintf_msg_rest "$@"
   if [ -z "$IN_INITLOG" ]; then
-     initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$GPRINTF_MSG" -e 1
+     initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$1" -e 1
   else
      # silly hack to avoid EPIPE killing rc.sysinit
      trap "" SIGPIPE
-# FIXME?
-     echo "$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 1" >&21
+     echo $"$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 1" >&21
      trap - SIGPIPE
   fi
   [ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" ] && echo_success
@@ -347,12 +302,11 @@ success() {
 # Log that something failed
 failure() {
   rc=$?
-  gprintf_msg_rest "$@"
   if [ -z "$IN_INITLOG" ]; then
-     initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$GPRINTF_MSG" -e 2
+     initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$1" -e 2
   else
      trap "" SIGPIPE
-     echo "-n $0 -s \"$GPRINTF_MSG\" -e 1" >&21
+     echo $"$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 2" >&21
      trap - SIGPIPE
   fi
   [ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" ] && echo_failure
@@ -362,13 +316,11 @@ failure() {
 # Log that something passed, but may have had errors. Useful for fsck
 passed() {
   rc=$?
-  gprintf_msg_rest "$@"
   if [ -z "$IN_INITLOG" ]; then
-     initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$GPRINTF_MSG" -e 1
+     initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s "$1" -e 1
   else
      trap "" SIGPIPE
-#FIXME?
-     echo "$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 1" >&21
+     echo $"$INITLOG_ARGS -n $0 -s \"$1\" -e 1" >&21
      trap - SIGPIPE
   fi
   [ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" ] && echo_passed
@@ -377,9 +329,10 @@ passed() {
 
 # Run some action. Log its output.
 action() {
-  gprintf_msg_rest "$@"
-  echo -n "$GPRINTF_MSG "
-  initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -c "$GPRINTF_REST" && success "$GPRINTF_MSG" || failure "$GPRINTF_MSG"
+  STRING=$1
+  echo -n $"$STRING "
+  shift
+  initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -c "$*" && success $"$STRING" || failure $"$STRING"
   rc=$?
   echo
   return $rc
@@ -393,23 +346,20 @@ strstr() {
   return 0
 }
 
-
 # Confirm whether we really want to run this service
 confirm() {
-  gprintf "Start service %s (Y)es/(N)o/(C)ontinue? [Y] " $1
-  local YES=`gprintf "yY"`
-  local NOT=`gprintf "nN"`
-  local CNT=`gprintf "cC"`
-
+  local YES=$"yY"
+  local NO=$"nN"
+  local CONT=$"cC"
+  
+  echo -n $"Start service $1 (Y)es/(N)o/(C)ontinue? [Y] "
   read answer
-
   if strstr "$YES" "$answer" || [ "$answer" = "" ] ; then
-    return 0
-  elif strstr "$CNT" "$answer" ; then
-    return 2
-  elif strstr "$NOT" "$answer" ; then
-    return 1
+      return 0
+  elif strstr "$CONT" "$answer" ; then
+     return 2
+  elif strstr "$NO" "$answer" ; then
+     return 1
   fi
   confirm $*
-
 }
diff --git a/rc.d/init.d/halt b/rc.d/init.d/halt
index 095b0e74..c0671ef9 100755
--- a/rc.d/init.d/halt
+++ b/rc.d/init.d/halt
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
 . /etc/init.d/functions
 
 runcmd() {
-   gprintf_msg_rest "$@"
-   echo -n "$GPRINTF_MSG "
+   echo -n $"$1 "
    shift
    if [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ]; then
-      $GPRINTF_REST && echo_success || echo_failure
+      $* && echo_success || echo_failure
    else
-      $GPRINTF_REST
+      $*
    fi
    echo
 }
@@ -28,15 +27,15 @@ runcmd() {
 # See how we were called.
 case "$0" in
   *halt)
-	message=`gprintf "The system is halted"`
+	message=$"The system is halted"
 	command="halt"
 	;;
   *reboot)
-	message=`gprintf "Please stand by while rebooting the system..."`
+	message=$"Please stand by while rebooting the system..."
 	command="reboot"
 	;;
   *)
-	gprintf "%s: call me as 'halt' or 'reboot' please!" $0
+	echo $"$0: call me as \"rc.halt\" or \"rc.reboot\" please!"
 	exit 1
 	;;
 esac
@@ -44,9 +43,9 @@ esac
 # Kill all processes.
 [ "${BASH+bash}" = bash ] && enable kill
 
-runcmd "Sending all processes the %s signal..." "TERM" /sbin/killall5 -15
+runcmd "Sending all processes the TERM signal..." /sbin/killall5 -15
 sleep 5
-runcmd "Sending all processes the %s signal.." "KILL" /sbin/killall5 -9
+runcmd "Sending all processes the KILL signal..."  /sbin/killall5 -9
 
 # Write to wtmp file before unmounting /var
 halt -w
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ done
 [ -f /proc/bus/usb/devices ] && umount /proc/bus/usb
 
 # Remount read only anything that's left mounted.
-#echo "Remounting remaining filesystems (if any) readonly"
+#echo $"Remounting remaining filesystems (if any) readonly"
 mount | awk '/ext2/ { print $3 }' | while read line; do
     mount -n -o ro,remount $line
 done
@@ -99,11 +98,11 @@ done
 runcmd "Unmounting proc file system: " umount /proc
 
 # Now halt or reboot.
-echo "$message"
+echo $"$message"
 if [ -f /fastboot ]; then
- gprintf "On the next boot fsck will be skipped.\n"
+ echo $"On the next boot fsck will be skipped."
 elif [ -f /forcefsck ]; then
- gprintf "On the next boot fsck will be forced.\n"
+ echo $"On the next boot fsck will be forced."
 fi
 
 HALTARGS="-i -d"
diff --git a/rc.d/init.d/netfs b/rc.d/init.d/netfs
index 3d18afd6..8b51408c 100755
--- a/rc.d/init.d/netfs
+++ b/rc.d/init.d/netfs
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ case "$1" in
         [ -n "$NFSFSTAB" ] && 
 	  {
 	    [ ! -f /var/lock/subsys/portmap ] && service portmap start
-	    action "Mounting %s filesystems: " NFS mount -a -t nfs
+	    action "Mounting NFS filesystems: " mount -a -t nfs
 	  }
-        [ -n "$SMBFSTAB" ] && action "Mounting %s filesystems: " SMB mount -a -t smbfs
-        [ -n "$NCPFSTAB" ] && action "Mounting %s filesystems: " NCP mount -a -t ncpfs
+        [ -n "$SMBFSTAB" ] && action "Mounting SMB filesystems: " mount -a -t smbfs
+        [ -n "$NCPFSTAB" ] && action "Mounting NCP filesystems: " mount -a -t ncpfs
 	touch /var/lock/subsys/netfs
 	action "Mounting other filesystems: " mount -a -t nonfs,smbfs,ncpfs
 	;;
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ case "$1" in
 		while [ -n "$remaining" -a "$retry" -gt 0 ]
 		do
 			if [ "$retry" -lt 3 ]; then
-				action "Unmounting %s filesystems (retry): " NFS umount -f -a -t nfs
+				action "Unmounting NFS filesystems (retry): " umount -f -a -t nfs
 			else
-				action "Unmounting %s filesystems: " NFS umount -f -a -t nfs
+				action "Unmounting NFS filesystems: " umount -f -a -t nfs
 			fi
 			sleep 2
 			remaining=`awk '!/^#/ && $3 ~ /^nfs/ && $2 != "/" {print $2}' /proc/mounts`
@@ -63,38 +63,38 @@ case "$1" in
 			sig=-9
 		done
 	}
-	[ -n "$SMBMTAB" ] && action "Unmounting %s filesystems: " SMB umount -a -t smbfs
-	[ -n "$NCPMTAB" ] && action "Unmounting %s filesystems: " NCP umount -a -t ncpfs
+	[ -n "$SMBMTAB" ] && action "Unmounting SMB filesystems: " umount -a -t smbfs
+	[ -n "$NCPMTAB" ] && action "Unmounting NCP filesystems: " umount -a -t ncpfs
 	rm -f /var/lock/subsys/netfs
 	;;
   status)
 	if [ -f /proc/mounts ] ; then
 	        [ -n "$NFSFSTAB" ] && {
-		     gprintf "Configured %s mountpoints:\n" NFS
+		     echo $"Configured NFS mountpoints: "
 		     for fs in $NFSFSTAB; do echo $fs ; done
 		}
 	        [ -n "$SMBFSTAB" ] && {
-		     gprintf "Configured %s mountpoints:\n" SMB
+		     echo $"Configured SMB mountpoints: "
 		     for fs in $SMBFSTAB; do echo $fs ; done
 		}
 	        [ -n "$NCPFSTAB" ] && {
-		     gprintf "Configured %s mountpoints:\n" NCP
+		     echo $"Configured NCP mountpoints: "
 		     for fs in $NCPFSTAB; do echo $fs ; done
 		}
 		[ -n "$NFSMTAB" ] && {
-                      gprintf "Active %s mountpoints:\n" NFS
+                      echo $"Active NFS mountpoints: "
 		      for fs in $NFSMTAB; do echo $fs ; done
 		}
 		[ -n "$SMBMTAB" ] && {
-                      gprintf "Active %s mountpoints:\n" SMB
+                      echo $"Active SMB mountpoints: "
 		      for fs in $SMBMTAB; do echo $fs ; done
 		}
 		[ -n "$NCPMTAB" ] && {
-                      gprintf "Active %s mountpoints:\n" NCP
+                      echo $"Active NCP mountpoints: "
 		      for fs in $NCPMTAB; do echo $fs ; done
 		}
 	else
-		gprintf "/proc filesystem unavailable\n"
+		echo $"/proc filesystem unavailable"
 	fi
 	;;
   restart)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ case "$1" in
         $0 start
 	;;
   *)
-	gprintf "Usage: %s {start|stop|restart|reload|status}\n" netfs
+	echo $"Usage: netfs {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
 	exit 1
 esac
 
diff --git a/rc.d/init.d/network b/rc.d/init.d/network
index 30e72b27..61ad8fb9 100755
--- a/rc.d/init.d/network
+++ b/rc.d/init.d/network
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # network       Bring up/down networking
 #
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ case "$1" in
   
   	action "Setting network parameters: " sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf
 
-	action "Bringing up interface %s: " lo ./ifup ifcfg-lo
+	action "Bringing up interface lo: " ./ifup ifcfg-lo
 
 	case "$IPX" in
 	  yes|true)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	
 	for i in $interfaces ; do
 	        if LC_ALL= LANG= ifconfig $i 2>/dev/null | grep -q " UP " >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		   action "Shutting down interface %s: " $i ./ifdown $i boot
+		   action "Shutting down interface $i: " ./ifdown $i boot
 		fi
 	done
 	case "$IPX" in
@@ -141,18 +141,18 @@ case "$1" in
         rm -f /var/lock/subsys/network
         ;;
   status)
-	gprintf "Configured devices:\n"
+	echo $"Configured devices:"
 	echo lo $interfaces
 
 	if [ -x /sbin/linuxconf ] ; then
 		eval `/sbin/linuxconf --hint netdev`
-		gprintf "Devices that are down:\n"
+		echo $"Devices that are down:"
 		echo $DEV_UP
-		gprintf "Devices with modified configuration:\n"
+		echo $"Devices with modified configuration:"
 		echo $DEV_RECONF
 	else
-		gprintf "Currently active devices:\n"
-		echo `LC_ALL= LANG= /sbin/ifconfig | grep ^[a-z] | awk '{print $1}'`
+		echo $"Currently active devices:"
+		echo `/sbin/ifconfig | grep ^[a-z] | awk '{print $1}'`
 	fi
 	;;
   restart)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	fi
 	;;
   *)
-	gprintf "Usage: %s {start|stop|restart|reload|status|probe}\n" "network"
+        echo $"Usage: network {start|stop|restart|reload|status|probe}"
         exit 1
 esac
 
diff --git a/rc.d/init.d/random b/rc.d/init.d/random
index 2eb95f66..363ffdf2 100755
--- a/rc.d/init.d/random
+++ b/rc.d/init.d/random
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # random	Script to snapshot random state and reload it at boot time.
 #
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ case "$1" in
   status)
 	# this is way overkill, but at least we have some status output...
 	if [ -c /dev/random ] ; then
-		gprintf "The random data source exists\n"
+		echo $"The random data source exists"
 	else
-		gprintf "The random data source is missing\n"
+		echo $"The random data source is missing"
 	fi
 	;;
   restart|reload)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ case "$1" in
   *)
 	# do not advertise unreasonable commands that there is no reason
 	# to use with this device
-	gprintf "Usage: %s {start|stop|status|restart|reload}\n" "random"
+	echo $"Usage: random {start|stop|status|restart|reload}"
 	exit 1
 esac
 
diff --git a/rc.d/init.d/rawdevices b/rc.d/init.d/rawdevices
index cb4152a2..8984fa9f 100755
--- a/rc.d/init.d/rawdevices
+++ b/rc.d/init.d/rawdevices
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # rawdevices       This shell script assignes rawdevices to block devices
 #
@@ -28,17 +28,17 @@ function assign_raw()
    cat /etc/sysconfig/rawdevices | egrep -v '^ *#' | while read RAW BLOCK; do 
      if [ -n "$RAW" -a -n "$BLOCK" ]; then 
          if [ "`dirname $RAW`" = "/dev" -a -d /dev/raw ]; then
-           gprintf "  Please correct your /etc/sysconfig/rawdevices:\n"
-           gprintf "     rawdevices are now located in the directory /dev/raw/\n"
-           gprintf "  If the command 'raw' still refers to /dev/raw as a file.\n"
-           gprintf "   you'll have to upgrade your util-linux package\n"
+           echo $"  Please correct your /etc/sysconfig/rawdevices:"
+           echo $"     rawdevices are now located in the directory /dev/raw/ "
+           echo $"  If the command 'raw' still refers to /dev/raw as a file."
+           echo $"   you'll have to upgrade your util-linux package"
            exit 0
          fi
          if [ "`dirname $RAW`" = "/dev/raw" -a -f /dev/raw ]; then
-           gprintf "  Please correct your /etc/sysconfig/rawdevices:\n"
-           gprintf "     rawdevices are now located in the directory /dev/raw/\n"
-           gprintf "  If the command 'raw' still refers to /dev/raw as a file.\n"
-           gprintf "   you'll have to upgrade your util-linux package\n"
+           echo $"  Please correct your /etc/sysconfig/rawdevices:"
+           echo $"     rawdevices are now located in the directory /dev/raw/ "
+           echo $"  If the command 'raw' still refers to /dev/raw as a file."
+           echo $"   you'll have to upgrade your util-linux package"
            exit 0
          fi
 
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ function assign_raw()
 case "$1" in
   start)
         # Assign devices
-        gprintf "Assigning devices: "
+        echo $"Assigning devices: "
         assign_raw
-        echo "done"
+        echo $"done"
         ;;
   stop)
         # No action to be taken here
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ case "$1" in
         if [ $ID -eq 0 ]; then 
           raw -qa
         else
-          gprintf "You need to be root to use this command!\n"
+          echo $"You need to be root to use this command ! "
         fi
         ;;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ case "$1" in
         ;;
 
   *)
-        gprintf "Usage: rawdevice {start|stop|status|restart}\n"
+        echo $"Usage: rawdevice {start|stop|status|restart}"
         exit 1
 esac
 
diff --git a/rc.d/init.d/single b/rc.d/init.d/single
index 92de156e..84341a50 100755
--- a/rc.d/init.d/single
+++ b/rc.d/init.d/single
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 #
 # rc.single     This file is executed by init when it goes into runlevel
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ fi
 # Kill all processes.
 [ "${BASH+bash}" = bash ] && enable kill
 
-gprintf "Sending all processes the %s signal...\n" "TERM"
+echo $"Sending all processes the TERM signal..."
 kill -15 -1
 sleep 5
-gprintf "Sending all processes the %s signal..\n" "KILL"
+echo $"Sending all processes the KILL signal.."
 kill -9 -1
 
 rm -f /var/lock/subsys/*
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ for i in /etc/rc1.d/S[0-9][0-9]*; do
 done						
 
 # Now go to the single user level.
-gprintf "Telling INIT to go to single user mode.\n"
+echo $"Telling INIT to go to single user mode."
 exec init -t1 S
diff --git a/rc.d/rc b/rc.d/rc
index 3609fe9f..3194f474 100755
--- a/rc.d/rc
+++ b/rc.d/rc
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ if [ "$previous" = "N" ]; then
     if grep -i confirm /proc/cmdline >/dev/null || [ -f /var/run/confirm ] ; then
       rm -f /var/run/confirm
       CONFIRM=yes
-      gprintf "Entering interactive startup\n"
+      echo $"Entering interactive startup"
     else
       CONFIRM=
-      gprintf "Entering non-interactive startup\n"
+      echo $"Entering non-interactive startup"
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export CONFIRM
 [ -n "$argv1" ] && runlevel="$argv1"
 
 # Tell linuxconf what runlevel we are in
-[ -d /var/run ] && echo "/etc/rc$runlevel.d" > /var/run/runlevel.dir
+[ -d /var/run ] && echo $"/etc/rc$runlevel.d" > /var/run/runlevel.dir
 
 # Is there an rc directory for this new runlevel?
 if [ -d /etc/rc$runlevel.d ]; then
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if [ -d /etc/rc$runlevel.d ]; then
 		if egrep -q "(killproc |action )" $i ; then
 			$i stop
 		else
-			action "Stopping %s: " $subsys $i stop
+			action "Stopping $subsys: " $i stop
 		fi
 	done
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ if [ -d /etc/rc$runlevel.d ]; then
 			if [ "$subsys" = "halt" -o "$subsys" = "reboot" -o "$subsys" = "single" -o "$subsys" = "local" ]; then
 			    $i start
 			else
-			    action "Starting %s: " $subsys $i start
+			    action "Starting $subsys: " $i start
 			fi
 		fi
 	done
diff --git a/rc.d/rc.sysinit b/rc.d/rc.sysinit
index ec0bdc5c..147a4277 100755
--- a/rc.d/rc.sysinit
+++ b/rc.d/rc.sysinit
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 #
 # /etc/rc.sysinit - run once at boot time
 #
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ fi
 . /etc/init.d/functions
 
 # Print a banner. ;)
-gprintf "\t\t\tWelcome to "
-[ "$BOOTUP" != "serial" ] && echo -en "\\033[1;31m"
-echo -en "Red Hat"
-[ "$BOOTUP" != "serial" ] && echo -en "\\033[0;39m"
-echo " Linux"
+echo -en $"\t\t\tWelcome to "
+[ "$BOOTUP" != "serial" ] && echo -en $"\\033[1;31m"
+echo -en $"Red Hat"
+[ "$BOOTUP" != "serial" ] && echo -en $"\\033[0;39m"
+echo $" Linux"
 if [ "$PROMPT" != "no" ]; then
- gprintf "\t\tPress 'I' to enter interactive startup.\n"
+ echo -en $"\t\tPress 'I' to enter interactive startup."
+ echo
  sleep 1
 fi
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ esac
 
 /sbin/hwclock $CLOCKFLAGS
 
-action "Setting clock %s: %s" "$CLOCKDEF" "`date`" date
+action "Setting clock $CLOCKDEF: `date`" date
 
 if [ "`/sbin/consoletype`" == "vt" ]; then
  # Load keymap
@@ -120,9 +121,9 @@ if [ "`/sbin/consoletype`" == "vt" ]; then
  if [ -n "$KEYMAP" ]; then 
   # Since this takes in/output from stdin/out, we can't use initlog
   if [ -n "$KEYTABLE" ]; then
-    gprintf "Loading default keymap (%s): " "$KEYTABLE"
+    echo -n $"Loading default keymap ($KEYTABLE): "
   else
-    gprintf "Loading default keymap: "
+    echo -n $"Loading default keymap: "
   fi
   loadkeys $KEYMAP < /dev/tty0 > /dev/tty0 2>/dev/null && \
      success "Loading default keymap" || failure "Loading default keymap"
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ if [ "`/sbin/consoletype`" == "vt" ]; then
          -f /usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts/$SYSFONT.psf.gz -o \
          -f /etc/sysconfig/console/$SYSFONT.gz -o \
          -f /usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts/$SYSFONT.gz ]; then
-       action "Setting default font (%s): " "$SYSFONT" /sbin/setsysfont
+       action "Setting default font ($SYSFONT): " /sbin/setsysfont
     fi
  fi
 fi
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ fi
 action "Activating swap partitions: " swapon -a
 
 # Set the hostname.
-action "Setting hostname %s: " "${HOSTNAME}" hostname ${HOSTNAME}
+action "Setting hostname ${HOSTNAME}: " hostname ${HOSTNAME}
 
 # Initialize USB controller and HID devices
 usb=0
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ _RUN_QUOTACHECK=0
 ROOTFSTYPE=`grep " / " /proc/mounts | awk '{ print $3 }'`
 if [ -z "$fastboot" -a "$ROOTFSTYPE" != "nfs" ]; then 
 
-        STRING=`gprintf "Checking root filesystem"`
+        STRING=$"Checking root filesystem"
 	echo $STRING
 	initlog -c "fsck -T -a $fsckoptions /"
 	rc=$?
@@ -222,17 +223,17 @@ if [ -z "$fastboot" -a "$ROOTFSTYPE" != "nfs" ]; then
 		failure "$STRING"
 		echo
 		echo
-		gprintf "*** An error occurred during the file system check.\n"
-		gprintf "*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot\n"
-		gprintf "*** when you leave the shell.\n"
+		echo $"*** An error occurred during the file system check."
+		echo $"*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot"
+		echo $"*** when you leave the shell."
 
-		PS1=`gprintf "(Repair filesystem) # "`; export PS1
+		PS1=$"(Repair filesystem) \# # "; export PS1
 		sulogin
 
-		gprintf "Unmounting file systems\n"
+		echo $"Unmounting file systems"
 		umount -a
 		mount -n -o remount,ro /
-		gprintf "Automatic reboot in progress.\n"
+		echo $"Automatic reboot in progress."
 		reboot -f
 	elif [ "$rc" = "1" ]; then
 		_RUN_QUOTACHECK=1
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ fi
 
 # Add raid devices
 if [ -f /proc/mdstat -a -f /etc/raidtab ]; then
-	gprintf "Starting up RAID devices: " 
+	echo -n $"Starting up RAID devices: " 
 
 	rc=0
 	
@@ -432,17 +433,17 @@ if [ -f /proc/mdstat -a -f /etc/raidtab ]; then
 	if [ $rc -gt 0 ]; then
 		echo
 		echo
-		gprintf "*** An error occurred during the RAID startup\n"
-		gprintf "*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot\n"
-		gprintf "*** when you leave the shell.\n"
+		echo $"*** An error occurred during the RAID startup"
+		echo $"*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot"
+		echo $"*** when you leave the shell."
 
-		PS1=`gprintf "(RAID Repair) # "`; export PS1
+		PS1=$"(RAID Repair) \# # "; export PS1
 		sulogin
 
-		gprintf "Unmounting file systems\n"
+		echo $"Unmounting file systems"
 		umount -a
 		mount -n -o remount,ro /
-		gprintf "Automatic reboot in progress.\n"
+		echo $"Automatic reboot in progress."
 		reboot -f
 	fi
 fi
@@ -450,8 +451,8 @@ fi
 _RUN_QUOTACHECK=0
 # Check filesystems
 if [ -z "$fastboot" ]; then
-        STRING=`gprintf "Checking filesystems"`
-	printf "$STRING\n"
+        STRING=$"Checking filesystems"
+	echo $STRING
 	initlog -c "fsck -T -R -A -a $fsckoptions"
 	rc=$?
         if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
@@ -467,17 +468,17 @@ if [ -z "$fastboot" ]; then
 	        failure "$STRING"
 		echo
 		echo
-		gprintf "*** An error occurred during the file system check.\n"
-		gprintf "*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot\n"
-		gprintf "*** when you leave the shell.\n"
+		echo $"*** An error occurred during the file system check."
+		echo $"*** Dropping you to a shell; the system will reboot"
+		echo $"*** when you leave the shell."
 
-		PS1=`gprintf "(Repair filesystem) # "`; export PS1
+		PS1=$"(Repair filesystem) \# # "; export PS1
 		sulogin
 
-		gprintf "Unmounting file systems"
+		echo $"Unmounting file systems"
 		umount -a
 		mount -n -o remount,ro /
-		gprintf "Automatic reboot in progress.\n"
+		echo $"Automatic reboot in progress."
 		reboot -f
 	elif [ "$rc" = "1" -a -x /sbin/quotacheck ]; then
 		_RUN_QUOTACHECK=1
diff --git a/service b/service
index 67fb3592..38d54a25 100755
--- a/service
+++ b/service
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SERVICE=
 SERVICEDIR="/etc/init.d"
 
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-   echo "${USAGE}" >&2
+   echo $"${USAGE}" >&2
    exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]
 do
   case "${1}" in
     --help | -h | --h* )
-       echo "${USAGE}" >&2
+       echo $"${USAGE}" >&2
        exit 0
        ;;
     --version | -V )
-       echo "${VERSION}" >&2
+       echo $"${VERSION}" >&2
        exit 0
        ;;
     *)
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ done
 if [ -x "${SERVICEDIR}/${SERVICE}" ]; then
    "${SERVICEDIR}/${SERVICE}" ${OPTIONS}
 else
-   echo "${SERVICE}: unrecognized service" >&2
+   echo $"${SERVICE}: unrecognized service" >&2
    exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/setsysfont b/setsysfont
index 3cbab363..30a0b8bc 100755
--- a/setsysfont
+++ b/setsysfont
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ elif [ -x /usr/bin/setfont ]; then
 #    /usr/bin/setfont
   fi
 else
-  echo "can't set font"
+  echo $"can't set font"
   exit 1
 fi
 exit 0
diff --git a/src/testdinit b/src/testdinit
index 67ea8c37..a6500991 100755
--- a/src/testdinit
+++ b/src/testdinit
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@
 case "$1" in
   start)
         # Start daemons.
-        echo -n "Starting testd: "
+        echo -n $"Starting testd: "
         testd &
         echo
         touch /var/lock/subsys/testd
         ;;
   stop)
         # Stop daemons.
-        echo -n "Shutting down testd: "
+        echo -n $"Shutting down testd: "
 	killproc testd
         echo
         rm -f /var/lock/subsys/testd
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ case "$1" in
 	exit $?
         ;;
   restart)
-	echo -n "Shutting down testd: "
+	echo -n $"Shutting down testd: "
 	killproc testd
 	echo
-	echo -n "Starting testd: "
+	echo -n $"Starting testd: "
 	testd &
 	echo
 	;;
   *)
-        echo "Usage: testd {start|stop|status|restart}"
+        echo $"Usage: testd {start|stop|status|restart}"
         exit 1
 esac
 
diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown
index 53a28f8b..3a7074ba 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 TEXTDOMAIN=initscripts
 
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
 CONFIG=$1
 
 [ -z "$CONFIG" ] && {
-    gprintf "usage: %s <device name>\n" ifdown >&2
+    echo $"usage: ifdown <device name>" >&2
     exit 1
 }
 
 [ -f "$CONFIG" ] || CONFIG=ifcfg-$CONFIG
 [ -f "$CONFIG" ] || {
-    gprintf "usage: %s <device name>\n" ifdown >&2
+    echo $"usage: ifdown <device name>\n" >&2
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ $UID != 0 ]; then
 	    exec /usr/sbin/usernetctl $CONFIG down
 	fi
     fi
-    gprintf "Users cannot control this device.\n" >&2
+    echo $"Users cannot control this device." >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-aliases b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-aliases
index bc62dbf0..9b4c2f2c 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-aliases
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-aliases
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # removes aliases of device $1
 
 device=$1
 if [ "$device" = "" ]; then
-       echo "usage: $0 <net-device>"
+       echo $"usage: $0 <net-device>"
        exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
index df2ecef1..0e5ee116 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ need_hostname
 CONFIG=${1}
 
 [ -z "${CONFIG}" ] && {
-    gprintf "usage: ifup <device name>\n" >&2
+    echo $"usage: ifup <device name>" >&2
     exit 1
 }
 
 [ -f "${CONFIG}" ] || CONFIG=ifcfg-${CONFIG}
 [ -f "${CONFIG}" ] || {
-    gprintf "usage: ifup <device name>\n" >&2
+    echo $"usage: ifup <device name>" >&2
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if [ ${UID} != 0 ]; then
 	    exec /usr/sbin/usernetctl ${CONFIG} up
 	fi
     fi
-    gprintf "Users cannot control this device.\n" >&2
+    echo $"Users cannot control this device." >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fi
 # is this device available? (this catches PCMCIA devices for us)
 LC_ALL= LANG= /sbin/ifconfig ${REALDEVICE} 2>&1 | grep -s "not found" > /dev/null
 if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
-    gprintf "Delaying %s initialization.\n" "${DEVICE}"
+    echo $"Delaying ${DEVICE} initialization."
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ if [ "${SLAVE}" = yes -a "${ISALIAS}" = no -a "${MASTER}" != "" -a \
     RFLAG="" ; [ "${RECEIVEONLY}" = yes ] && RFLAG="-r"
 
     ifconfig ${DEVICE} down
-    gprintf "Enslaving %s to %s" "${DEVICE}" "${MASTER}"
+    echo $"Enslaving ${DEVICE} to ${MASTER}"
     ifenslave ${RFLAG} "${MASTER}" "${DEVICE}"
 
     exit 0
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ if [ -n "${DYNCONFIG}" ]; then
        PUMPARGS="${PUMPARGS} -d"
        DHCPDARGS="${DHCPDARGS} -R"
     fi
-    gprintf "Determining IP information for %s..." "${DEVICE}"
+    echo -n $"Determining IP information for ${DEVICE}..."
     
     if [ -x /sbin/pump ] && /sbin/pump ${PUMPARGS} -i ${DEVICE} ; then
-	gprintf " done.\n"
+	echo $" done."
     elif [ -x /sbin/dhcpcd ] && /sbin/dhcpcd ${DHCPCDARGS} ${DEVICE} ; then
-	gprintf " done.\n"
+	echo $" done."
     else
-	gprintf " failed.\n"
+	echo $" failed."
 	exit 1
     fi
 else 
diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
index 23a9af96..8f0e798f 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-aliases
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ TEXTDOMAIN=initscripts
 
 device=$1
 if [ "$device" = "" ]; then
-	gprintf "usage: %s <net-device>\n" "$0"
+	echo $"usage: ifup-aliases <net-device>\n"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ eval ` (
 # read defaults from the parent config file
 PARENTCONFIG=ifcfg-$device
 [ -f $PARENTCONFIG ] || {
-       echo "Missing config file $PARENTCONFIG." >&2
+       echo $"Missing config file $PARENTCONFIG." >&2
        exit 1
 }
 eval ` (
@@ -145,15 +145,15 @@ function new_interface ()
        ";
 
        if [ -n "$ipseen" ]; then
-              echo "error in $FILE: already seen ipaddr $IPADDR in $ipseen" >&2;exit 0
+              echo $"error in $FILE: already seen ipaddr $IPADDR in $ipseen" >&2;exit 0
        fi
 
        if [ -n "$devseen" ]; then
-              echo "error in $FILE: already seen device $parent_device:$DEVNUM\ in $devseen" >&2; exit 0
+              echo $"error in $FILE: already seen device $parent_device:$DEVNUM\ in $devseen" >&2; exit 0
        fi
        
        if [ -z "$DEVICE" -o -z "$IPADDR" ]; then
-              echo "error in $FILE: didn't specify device or ipaddr" >&2 ; exit 0
+              echo $"error in $FILE: didn't specify device or ipaddr" >&2 ; exit 0
        fi
 
        if [ -z "$NETMASK" ]; then
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ function new_interface ()
                                setup_this=yes
                        fi
                        if [ -n "$rdev_mark" -a "$rdev_mark" != "$newmark" ]; then
-                               echo "error in ifcfg-${parent_device}:\* files" >&2 ; exit 0
+                               echo $"error in ifcfg-${parent_device}:\* files" >&2 ; exit 0
                        fi
                        eval " rdev_${DEVNUM}_mark=\$newmark ";
                else
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ function new_interface ()
                if [ -n "$rdevip" -a "$rdevip" != "${DEVNUM}" ]; then
                        eval " mark_remove=\$rdev_${rdevip}_mark ";
                        if [ -n "$mark_remove" -a "$mark_remove" != "remove" ]; then
-                               echo "error in ifcfg-${parent_device}:\* files" >&2 ; exit 0
+                               echo $"error in ifcfg-${parent_device}:\* files" >&2 ; exit 0
                        fi
                        if [ "$mark_remove" != "remove" ]; then
                                eval " rdev_${rdevip}_mark=remove ";
@@ -334,11 +334,11 @@ for FILE in ifcfg-${parent_device}-range* ; do
        ipaddr_endnum=${IPADDR_END##*.}
 
        if [ "${IPADDR_START%.*}" != "${IPADDR_END%.*}" ]; then
-               echo "error in $FILE: IPADDR_START and IPADDR_END don't argree" >&2; exit 0
+               echo $"error in $FILE: IPADDR_START and IPADDR_END don't argree" >&2; exit 0
        fi
 
        if [ $ipaddr_startnum -gt $ipaddr_endnum ]; then
-               echo "error in $FILE: IPADDR_START greater than IPADDR_END" >&2; exit 0
+               echo $"error in $FILE: IPADDR_START greater than IPADDR_END" >&2; exit 0
        fi
 
        ipaddr_num=$ipaddr_startnum
diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ipx b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ipx
index 926ac910..53871cca 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ipx
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ipx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 
 if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
-	echo "usage: $0 <net-device>"
+	echo $"usage: $0 <net-device>"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp
index 0bdcc591..2931940a 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ppp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 
 cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
@@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ if [ "${2}" = "boot" -a "${ONBOOT}" = "no" ]; then
 fi
 
 [ -x /usr/sbin/pppd ] || {
-  gprintf "/usr/sbin/pppd does not exist or is not executable\n"
-  gprintf "ifup-ppp for %s exiting\n" "${DEVICE}"
+  echo $"/usr/sbin/pppd does not exist or is not executable"
+  echo $"ifup-ppp for ${DEVICE} exiting"
   logger -p daemon.info -t ifup-ppp \
-    `gprintf "/usr/sbin/pppd does not exist or is not executable for %s\n" "${DEVICE}"`
+    $"/usr/sbin/pppd does not exist or is not executable for ${DEVICE}"
   exit 1
 }
 
 [ -n "${WVDIALSECT}" -o -f /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-${DEVICE} ] || {
-  echo "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-${DEVICE} does not exist"
-  echo "ifup-ppp for ${DEVICE} exiting"
+  echo $"/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-${DEVICE} does not exist"
+  echo $"ifup-ppp for ${DEVICE} exiting"
   logger -p daemon.info -t ifup-ppp \
-    `gprintf "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-%s does not exist for %s" "${DEVICE}" "${DEVICE}"`
+    $"/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-${DEVICE} does not exist for ${DEVICE}"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 (logger -p daemon.info -t ifup-ppp \
-  "pppd started for ${DEVICE} on ${MODEMPORT} at ${LINESPEED}" &)&
+  $"pppd started for ${DEVICE} on ${MODEMPORT} at ${LINESPEED}" &)&
 
 if [ -n "${WVDIALSECT}" ] ; then
   exec /usr/sbin/pppd $opts ${MODEMPORT} ${LINESPEED} \
diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes
index b4e4a98a..580b4d6e 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-routes
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 TEXTDOMAIN=initscripts
 
 # adds static routes which go through device $1
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ TEXTDOMAIN=initscripts
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
 if [ "$1" = "" ]; then
-	gprintf "usage: %s <net-device>\n" "$0"
+	echo $"usage: ifup-routes <net-device>"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-sl b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-sl
index 2b53b93e..27be5fe3 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-sl
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-sl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 TEXTDOMAIN=initscripts
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ if [ -z "$RETRYTIMEOUT" ]; then
 fi
 
 [ -x /usr/sbin/dip ] || {
-  gprintf "%s does not exist or is not executable\n" "/usr/sbin/dip"
-  gprintf "%s for %s exiting\n" "ifup-sl" "$DEVICE"
+  echo $"/usr/sbin/dip does not exist or is not executable"
+  echo $"ifup-sl for $DEVICE exiting"
   logger -p daemon.info -t ifup-sl \
-    "/usr/sbin/dip does not exist or is not executable for $DEVICE"
+    $"/usr/sbin/dip does not exist or is not executable for $DEVICE"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ DIPSCRIPT=/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/dip-$DEVNAME
   DIPSCRIPT=/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/dip-$PARENTDEVNAME
 }
 [ -f $DIPSCRIPT ] || {
-  gprintf "%s does not exist\n" "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/dip-$DEVICE"
-  gprintf "%s for %s exiting\n" "ifup-sl" "$DEVICE"
+  echo $"/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/dip-$DEVICE does not exist"
+  echo $"ifup-sl for $DEVICE exiting"
   logger -p daemon.info -t ifup-sl \
-    "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/dip-$DEVICE does not exist for $DEVICE"
+    $"/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/dip-$DEVICE does not exist for $DEVICE"
   exit 1
 }
 
 while : ; do
   echo > /var/run/sl-$DEVICE.dev
   (logger -p daemon.info -t ifup-sl \
-    "dip started for $DEVICE on $MODEMPORT at $LINESPEED" &)&
+    $"dip started for $DEVICE on $MODEMPORT at $LINESPEED" &)&
   doexec /usr/sbin/dip dip-$DEVICE $DIPSCRIPT
   if [ "$PERSIST" != "yes" -o ! -f /var/run/sl-$DEVICE.dev ] ; then
     exit 0