diff --git a/gramps/gramps.spec b/gramps/gramps.spec
index af7e225ba..b02fb5aa3 100644
--- a/gramps/gramps.spec
+++ b/gramps/gramps.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ URL: http://gramps.sourceforge.net
 
 Requires: python >= 1.5.2
 Requires: pygnome >= 1.0.53
-Requires: pygnome-libglade
+Requires: _gladegnomemodule.so
 Requires: pyexpat.so
 
 %description
diff --git a/gramps/src/RelLib.py b/gramps/src/RelLib.py
index 37086f6df..ceccc01cd 100644
--- a/gramps/src/RelLib.py
+++ b/gramps/src/RelLib.py
@@ -462,6 +462,10 @@ class Note:
         """return the note contents"""
         return self.text
 
+    def append(self,text):
+        """adds the text to the note's contents"""
+        return self.text + text
+
 class Photo(SourceNote):
     """Containter for information about an image file, including location,
     description and privacy"""
diff --git a/gramps/src/gramps.py b/gramps/src/gramps.py
index b04ad59db..145cbd9ca 100755
--- a/gramps/src/gramps.py
+++ b/gramps/src/gramps.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if os.environ.has_key("GRAMPSI18N"):
     loc = os.environ["GRAMPSI18N"]
 else:
     loc = "locale"
-    
+
 intl.textdomain("gramps")
 intl.bindtextdomain("gramps",loc)
 locale.setlocale(locale.LC_NUMERIC,"C")
diff --git a/gramps/src/intl.py b/gramps/src/intl.py
index 2902b235a..63c262d4b 100644
--- a/gramps/src/intl.py
+++ b/gramps/src/intl.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ try:
         def bindtextdomain(s,x):
             return
 except:
+    import traceback
+    traceback.print_exc()
+    
     def gettext(s):
         return s
     
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py b/gramps/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
index 2bfd0a236..3bf9334b3 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ class GedcomParser:
                     self.nmap[matches[1]] = noteobj
                 text =  matches[2][4:]
                 if text == "":
-                    noteobj.set(self.parse_note_continue(1))
+                    noteobj.append(self.parse_note_continue(1))
                 else:
-                    noteobj.set(text + self.parse_note_continue(1))
+                    noteobj.append(text + self.parse_note_continue(1))
                 self.parse_note_data(1)
             elif matches[2] == "OBJE":
                 self.ignore_sub_junk(1)