diff --git a/gramps/configure b/gramps/configure
index b88604054..edc94bf93 100755
--- a/gramps/configure
+++ b/gramps/configure
@@ -710,11 +710,234 @@ else
 fi
 
 
+# Extract the first word of "gcc", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy gcc; ac_word=$2
+echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:717: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  if test -n "$CC"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
+  ac_dummy="$PATH"
+  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      ac_cv_prog_CC="gcc"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+fi
+fi
+CC="$ac_cv_prog_CC"
+if test -n "$CC"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""$CC" 1>&6
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+if test -z "$CC"; then
+  # Extract the first word of "cc", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy cc; ac_word=$2
+echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:747: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  if test -n "$CC"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
+  ac_prog_rejected=no
+  ac_dummy="$PATH"
+  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      if test "$ac_dir/$ac_word" = "/usr/ucb/cc"; then
+        ac_prog_rejected=yes
+	continue
+      fi
+      ac_cv_prog_CC="cc"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+if test $ac_prog_rejected = yes; then
+  # We found a bogon in the path, so make sure we never use it.
+  set dummy $ac_cv_prog_CC
+  shift
+  if test $# -gt 0; then
+    # We chose a different compiler from the bogus one.
+    # However, it has the same basename, so the bogon will be chosen
+    # first if we set CC to just the basename; use the full file name.
+    shift
+    set dummy "$ac_dir/$ac_word" "$@"
+    shift
+    ac_cv_prog_CC="$@"
+  fi
+fi
+fi
+fi
+CC="$ac_cv_prog_CC"
+if test -n "$CC"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""$CC" 1>&6
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+
+  if test -z "$CC"; then
+    case "`uname -s`" in
+    *win32* | *WIN32*)
+      # Extract the first word of "cl", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy cl; ac_word=$2
+echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:798: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_CC'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  if test -n "$CC"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_CC="$CC" # Let the user override the test.
+else
+  IFS="${IFS= 	}"; ac_save_ifs="$IFS"; IFS=":"
+  ac_dummy="$PATH"
+  for ac_dir in $ac_dummy; do
+    test -z "$ac_dir" && ac_dir=.
+    if test -f $ac_dir/$ac_word; then
+      ac_cv_prog_CC="cl"
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  IFS="$ac_save_ifs"
+fi
+fi
+CC="$ac_cv_prog_CC"
+if test -n "$CC"; then
+  echo "$ac_t""$CC" 1>&6
+else
+  echo "$ac_t""no" 1>&6
+fi
+ ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+  test -z "$CC" && { echo "configure: error: no acceptable cc found in \$PATH" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:830: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) works" >&5
+
+ac_ext=c
+# CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext 1>&5'
+ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
+cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
+
+cat > conftest.$ac_ext << EOF
+
+#line 841 "configure"
+#include "confdefs.h"
+
+main(){return(0);}
+EOF
+if { (eval echo configure:846: \"$ac_link\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_link) 2>&5; } && test -s conftest${ac_exeext}; then
+  ac_cv_prog_cc_works=yes
+  # If we can't run a trivial program, we are probably using a cross compiler.
+  if (./conftest; exit) 2>/dev/null; then
+    ac_cv_prog_cc_cross=no
+  else
+    ac_cv_prog_cc_cross=yes
+  fi
+else
+  echo "configure: failed program was:" >&5
+  cat conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+  ac_cv_prog_cc_works=no
+fi
+rm -fr conftest*
+ac_ext=c
+# CFLAGS is not in ac_cpp because -g, -O, etc. are not valid cpp options.
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='${CC-cc} -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext 1>&5'
+ac_link='${CC-cc} -o conftest${ac_exeext} $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS 1>&5'
+cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
+
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_works" 1>&6
+if test $ac_cv_prog_cc_works = no; then
+  { echo "configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables." 1>&2; exit 1; }
+fi
+echo $ac_n "checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:872: checking whether the C compiler ($CC $CFLAGS $LDFLAGS) is a cross-compiler" >&5
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross" 1>&6
+cross_compiling=$ac_cv_prog_cc_cross
+
+echo $ac_n "checking whether we are using GNU C""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:877: checking whether we are using GNU C" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_gcc'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  cat > conftest.c <<EOF
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+  yes;
+#endif
+EOF
+if { ac_try='${CC-cc} -E conftest.c'; { (eval echo configure:886: \"$ac_try\") 1>&5; (eval $ac_try) 2>&5; }; } | egrep yes >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  ac_cv_prog_gcc=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_prog_gcc=no
+fi
+fi
+
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_gcc" 1>&6
+
+if test $ac_cv_prog_gcc = yes; then
+  GCC=yes
+else
+  GCC=
+fi
+
+ac_test_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS+set}"
+ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+CFLAGS=
+echo $ac_n "checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g""... $ac_c" 1>&6
+echo "configure:905: checking whether ${CC-cc} accepts -g" >&5
+if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_cc_g'+set}'`\" = set"; then
+  echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
+else
+  echo 'void f(){}' > conftest.c
+if test -z "`${CC-cc} -g -c conftest.c 2>&1`"; then
+  ac_cv_prog_cc_g=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_prog_cc_g=no
+fi
+rm -f conftest*
+
+fi
+
+echo "$ac_t""$ac_cv_prog_cc_g" 1>&6
+if test "$ac_test_CFLAGS" = set; then
+  CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+elif test $ac_cv_prog_cc_g = yes; then
+  if test "$GCC" = yes; then
+    CFLAGS="-g -O2"
+  else
+    CFLAGS="-g"
+  fi
+else
+  if test "$GCC" = yes; then
+    CFLAGS="-O2"
+  else
+    CFLAGS=
+  fi
+fi
+
+
 
 # Extract the first word of "gnome-config", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy gnome-config; ac_word=$2
 echo $ac_n "checking for $ac_word""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:718: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+echo "configure:941: checking for $ac_word" >&5
 if eval "test \"`echo '$''{'ac_cv_prog_HAVE_GNOME_CONFIG'+set}'`\" = set"; then
   echo $ac_n "(cached) $ac_c" 1>&6
 else
@@ -744,7 +967,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo $ac_n "checking Python bindings for sax/xml""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:748: checking Python bindings for sax/xml" >&5
+echo "configure:971: checking Python bindings for sax/xml" >&5
 
 cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
@@ -770,7 +993,7 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""ok" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking Python bindings for gtk+""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:774: checking Python bindings for gtk+" >&5
+echo "configure:997: checking Python bindings for gtk+" >&5
 
 cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
@@ -796,7 +1019,7 @@ fi
 echo "$ac_t""ok" 1>&6
 
 echo $ac_n "checking Python bindings for GNOME""... $ac_c" 1>&6
-echo "configure:800: checking Python bindings for GNOME" >&5
+echo "configure:1023: checking Python bindings for GNOME" >&5
 
 cat > conftest.py <<EOF
 try:
@@ -982,6 +1205,7 @@ s%@INSTALL_PROGRAM@%$INSTALL_PROGRAM%g
 s%@INSTALL_SCRIPT@%$INSTALL_SCRIPT%g
 s%@INSTALL_DATA@%$INSTALL_DATA%g
 s%@SET_MAKE@%$SET_MAKE%g
+s%@CC@%$CC%g
 s%@HAVE_GNOME_CONFIG@%$HAVE_GNOME_CONFIG%g
 
 CEOF
diff --git a/gramps/configure.in b/gramps/configure.in
index a093dd482..8fdf6b52c 100644
--- a/gramps/configure.in
+++ b/gramps/configure.in
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ AC_SUBST(PACKAGE)
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
+AC_PROG_CC
+
 dnl Check for programs
 
 AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_GNOME_CONFIG, gnome-config, "YES", "NO")
diff --git a/gramps/src/Date.py b/gramps/src/Date.py
index 312f2ffa5..e93266415 100644
--- a/gramps/src/Date.py
+++ b/gramps/src/Date.py
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class Date:
     formatCode = 0
     BadFormat = _("Unknown Format")
 
-    fmt = re.compile("\s*(from|between|bet)(.+)(and|to)(.+)\s*$",
+    from_str = _("(from|between|bet)")
+    to_str = _("(and|to)")
+    
+    fmt = re.compile("\s*" + from_str + "(.+)" + to_str + "(.+)\s*$",
                       re.IGNORECASE)
 
     def __init__(self):
@@ -74,7 +77,8 @@ class Date:
         function = SingleDate.fmtFunc[Date.formatCode]
 
 	if self.range:
-	    return "from " + function(self.start) + " to " + function(self.stop)
+	    return _("from") + " " + function(self.start) + " " + \
+                   _("to") + " " + function(self.stop)
 	else:
 	    return function(self.start)
 
@@ -128,11 +132,27 @@ class SingleDate:
               "may" : 4, "jun" : 5, "jul" : 6, "aug" : 7,
               "sep" : 8, "oct" : 9, "nov" : 10,"dec" : 11 }
 
-    m2v = { "abt"   : about ,   "about" : about,   "est"   : about ,
-            "circa" : about,    "around": about,   "before": before,
-            "bef"   : before,   "after" : after,   "aft"   : after }
+    m2v = { _("abt")    : about ,
+            _("about")  : about,
+            _("est")    : about ,
+            _("circa")  : about,
+            _("around") : about,
+            _("before") : before,
+            _("bef")    : before,
+            _("after")  : after,
+            _("aft")    : after }
 
-    modifiers = "(abt|about|est|circa|around|before|after|aft|bef)"
+    modifiers = "(" + \
+                _("abt") + '|' + \
+                _("about") + '|' + \
+                _("est") + '|' + \
+                _("circa") + '|' + \
+                _("around") + '|' + \
+                _("before") + '|' + \
+                _("after") + '|' + \
+                _("aft") + '|' + \
+                _("bef") + ")"
+    
     start = "^\s*" + modifiers + "?\s*"
     
     fmt1 = re.compile(start + "(\S+)(\s+\d+\s*,)?\s*(\d+)?\s*$",
@@ -256,6 +276,17 @@ class SingleDate:
         else:
             self.month = -1
 
+    #--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    #
+    # 
+    #
+    #--------------------------------------------------------------------
+    def setMonthStrEng(self,text):
+        if SingleDate.m2num.has_key(string.lower(text[0:3])):
+            self.month = SingleDate.m2num[string.lower(text[0:3])]
+        else:
+            self.month = -1
+
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------
     #
     # 
@@ -300,14 +331,14 @@ class SingleDate:
         elif self.mode == SingleDate.about:
             month = SingleDate.mname[self.month]
             if self.year == -1:
-                retval = "about %s %d, ????" % (month,self.day)
+                retval = _("about") + " %s %d, ????" % (month,self.day)
             else:
-                retval = "about %s %d, %d" % (month,self.day,self.year)
+                retval = _("about") + " %s %d, %d" % (month,self.day,self.year)
             
         if self.mode == SingleDate.before:
-            retval = "before " + retval
+            retval = _("before") +" " + retval
         elif self.mode == SingleDate.after:
-            retval = "after " + retval
+            retval = _("after") + " " + retval
 
         return retval
 
@@ -346,9 +377,9 @@ class SingleDate:
                 retval = "ABT %s %s, ????" % (string.upper(month[0:3]),self.day,self.year)
             
         if self.mode == SingleDate.before:
-            retval = "BEFORE " + retval
+            retval = _("BEFORE") + " " + retval
         elif self.mode == SingleDate.after:
-            retval = "AFTER " + retval
+            retval = _("AFTER") + " " + retval
 
         return retval
 
@@ -383,9 +414,9 @@ class SingleDate:
         if self.mode == SingleDate.about:
             retval = "ABT " + retval
         elif self.mode == SingleDate.before:
-            retval = "BEFORE " + retval
+            retval = _("BEFORE") + " " + retval
         elif self.mode == SingleDate.after:
-            retval = "AFTER " + retval
+            retval = _("AFTER") + " " + retval
 
         return retval
 
@@ -449,9 +480,9 @@ class SingleDate:
                 retval = "ABT %d-%d-%d" % (self.month+1,self.day,self.year)
 
         if self.mode == SingleDate.before:
-            retval = "BEFORE " + retval
+            retval = _("BEFORE") + " " + retval
         elif self.mode == SingleDate.after:
-            retval = "AFTER " + retval
+            retval = _("AFTER") + " " + retval
 
         return retval
 
@@ -482,9 +513,9 @@ class SingleDate:
                 retval = "ABT %d/%d/%d" % (self.day,self.month+1,self.year)
 
         if self.mode == SingleDate.before:
-            retval = "BEFORE " + retval
+            retval = _("BEFORE") + " " + retval
         elif self.mode == SingleDate.after:
-            retval = "AFTER " + retval
+            retval = _("AFTER") + " " + retval
 
         return retval
 
@@ -515,9 +546,9 @@ class SingleDate:
                 retval = "ABT %d-%d-%d" % (self.day,self.month+1,self.year)
 
         if self.mode == SingleDate.before:
-            retval = "BEFORE " + retval
+            retval = _("BEFORE") + " " + retval
         elif self.mode == SingleDate.after:
-            retval = "AFTER " + retval
+            retval = _("AFTER") + " " + retval
 
         return retval
 
@@ -658,7 +689,7 @@ class SingleDate:
         if match != None:
             matches = match.groups()
             self.setMode(matches[0])
-            self.setMonthStr(matches[2])
+            self.setMonthStrEng(matches[2])
             self.setDay(string.atoi(matches[1]))
             if len(matches) == 4:
                 val = matches[3]
diff --git a/gramps/src/Makefile.in b/gramps/src/Makefile.in
index 27c367a92..e07cdb0f8 100644
--- a/gramps/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/gramps/src/Makefile.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ INSTALL		= @INSTALL@
 srcdir		= @top_srcdir@
 pycomp		= ${srcdir}/py-compile
 CFLAGS          = -fPIC -shared -O -I/usr/include/python1.5 -I/usr/lib/python1.5/config
+LANG            = sv
 
 @SET_MAKE@
 
@@ -23,11 +24,10 @@ install:
 	${INSTALL} -c gramps.png ${prefix}/share/pixmaps
 	${INSTALL} -d ${prefix}/share/gnome/apps/Applications
 	${INSTALL} -c gramps.desktop ${prefix}/share/gnome/apps/Applications
-	for i in locale/*; do\
-		base=`basename $$i`;\
-		${INSTALL} -d ${prefix}/share/locale/$$base; \
-		${INSTALL} -d ${prefix}/share/locale/$$base/LC_MESSAGES; \
-		${INSTALL} $$i/LC_MESSAGES/gramps.mo ${prefix}/share/locale/$$base/LC_MESSAGES; \
+	for i in ${LANG}; do\
+		${INSTALL} -d ${prefix}/share/locale/$$i; \
+		${INSTALL} -d ${prefix}/share/locale/$$i/LC_MESSAGES; \
+		${INSTALL} locale/$$i/LC_MESSAGES/gramps.mo ${prefix}/share/locale/$$i/LC_MESSAGES; \
 		done
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/gramps/src/OpenOfficeDoc.py b/gramps/src/OpenOfficeDoc.py
index f2dbacfbe..e4431a3d8 100644
--- a/gramps/src/OpenOfficeDoc.py
+++ b/gramps/src/OpenOfficeDoc.py
@@ -402,79 +402,3 @@ class OpenOfficeDoc(TextDoc):
 	self.f.write('</office:meta>\n')
 	self.f.write('</office:document-meta>\n')
 	self.f.close()
- 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    doc = OpenOfficeDoc(PAPER_US_LETTER,PAPER_PORTRAIT)
-    foo = FontStyle()
-    foo.set_type_face(FONT_SANS_SERIF)
-    foo.set_color((255,0,0))
-    foo.set_size(24)
-
-    para = ParagraphStyle()
-    para.set_font(foo)
-    para.set_alignment(PARA_ALIGN_RIGHT)
-    doc.add_style("MyTitle",para)
-
-    para = ParagraphStyle()
-    para.set_left_margin(1)
-    para.set_right_margin(1)
-    para.set_alignment(PARA_ALIGN_JUSTIFY)
-    doc.add_style("Normal",para)
-
-    table = TableStyle()
-    table.set_width(10)
-    table.set_columns(2)
-    table.set_column_width(0,2)
-    table.set_column_width(1,8)
-    doc.add_table_style("Table1",table)
-
-
-    para = ParagraphStyle()
-    font = FontStyle()
-    font.set_type_face(FONT_SANS_SERIF)
-    font.set_bold(1)
-    font.set_size(16)
-    para.set_font(font)
-    doc.add_style("TableEntry",para)
-
-    cell = TableCellStyle()
-    cell.set_bottom_border(1)
-    cell.set_top_border(1)
-    doc.add_cell_style("TableHeader",cell)
-
-    cell = TableCellStyle()
-    doc.add_cell_style("TableContents",cell)
-
-    doc.open("/home/dona/oo_test.sxw")
-    doc.start_paragraph("MyTitle")
-    doc.write_text("This is my Title")
-    doc.end_paragraph()
-    
-    doc.start_paragraph("Normal")
-    doc.write_text("This is a test of the emergency broadcast system. ")    
-    doc.write_text("This is a only a test.  Repeat.  This is only a test. ")    
-    doc.write_text("Had this been an actual emergency, we would not be here ")
-    doc.write_text("to give you this message.")
-    doc.end_paragraph()
-    doc.start_table("MyTable","Table1")
-
-    doc.start_row()
-    doc.start_cell("TableHeader",2)
-    doc.start_paragraph("TableEntry")
-    doc.write_text("This is my Title")
-    doc.end_paragraph()
-    doc.end_cell()
-    doc.end_row()
-
-    doc.start_row()
-    doc.start_cell("TableContents")
-    doc.write_text("Hello")
-    doc.end_cell()
-    doc.start_cell("TableContents")
-    doc.write_text("Goodbye")
-    doc.end_cell()
-    doc.end_row()
-
-    doc.end_table()
-    doc.close()
-
diff --git a/gramps/src/data/Makefile.in b/gramps/src/data/Makefile.in
index be62fa031..fcec17063 100644
--- a/gramps/src/data/Makefile.in
+++ b/gramps/src/data/Makefile.in
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ pycomp		= ${srcdir}/py-compile
 all:
 
 install:
-	-mkdir ${data}
-	${INSTALL} -c *.sxw ${data}
+	${INSTALL} -d ${data}
+	${INSTALL} -c *.sxd table.* ${data}
 
 uninstall:
-	rm ${data}/*.sxw
+	rm -f ${data}/*.sxd ${data}/table.html ${data}/table.sxc
 	-rmdir ${data}
 
 clean:
diff --git a/gramps/src/filters/Makefile.in b/gramps/src/filters/Makefile.in
index 88a84e261..ceea39cef 100644
--- a/gramps/src/filters/Makefile.in
+++ b/gramps/src/filters/Makefile.in
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ all:
 	${pycomp} *.py
 
 install:
-	-mkdir ${filters}
+	${INSTALL} -d ${filters}
 	${INSTALL} -c *.py *.pyo ${datadir}/filters
 
 uninstall:
diff --git a/gramps/src/plugins/Makefile.in b/gramps/src/plugins/Makefile.in
index 6c1d89a12..6718ab5b1 100644
--- a/gramps/src/plugins/Makefile.in
+++ b/gramps/src/plugins/Makefile.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ all:
 
 
 install:
-	-mkdir ${plugins}
+	${INSTALL} -d ${plugins}
 	${INSTALL} -c *.py *.pyo *.glade ${plugins}
 
 uninstall: