diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c b/scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.c
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+/*
+ * Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@conectiva.com.br>, 2005
+ *
+ * Released under the terms of the GNU GPL v2.0
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "lkc.h"
+
+static char *escape(const char* text, char *bf, int len)
+{
+	char *bfp = bf;
+	int multiline = strchr(text, '\n') != NULL;
+	int eol = 0;
+	int textlen = strlen(text);
+
+	if ((textlen > 0) && (text[textlen-1] == '\n'))
+		eol = 1;
+
+	*bfp++ = '"';
+	--len;
+
+	if (multiline) {
+		*bfp++ = '"';
+		*bfp++ = '\n';
+		*bfp++ = '"';
+		len -= 3;
+	}
+
+	while (*text != '\0' && len > 1) {
+		if (*text == '"')
+			*bfp++ = '\\';
+		else if (*text == '\n') {
+			*bfp++ = '\\';
+			*bfp++ = 'n';
+			*bfp++ = '"';
+			*bfp++ = '\n';
+			*bfp++ = '"';
+			len -= 5;
+			++text;
+			goto next;
+		}
+		else if (*text == '\\') {
+			*bfp++ = '\\';
+			len--;
+		}
+		*bfp++ = *text++;
+next:
+		--len;
+	}
+
+	if (multiline && eol)
+		bfp -= 3;
+
+	*bfp++ = '"';
+	*bfp = '\0';
+
+	return bf;
+}
+
+struct file_line {
+	struct file_line *next;
+	const char *file;
+	int lineno;
+};
+
+static struct file_line *file_line__new(const char *file, int lineno)
+{
+	struct file_line *self = malloc(sizeof(*self));
+
+	if (self == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	self->file   = file;
+	self->lineno = lineno;
+	self->next   = NULL;
+out:
+	return self;
+}
+
+struct message {
+	const char	 *msg;
+	const char	 *option;
+	struct message	 *next;
+	struct file_line *files;
+};
+
+static struct message *message__list;
+
+static struct message *message__new(const char *msg, char *option,
+				    const char *file, int lineno)
+{
+	struct message *self = malloc(sizeof(*self));
+
+	if (self == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	self->files = file_line__new(file, lineno);
+	if (self->files == NULL)
+		goto out_fail;
+
+	self->msg = strdup(msg);
+	if (self->msg == NULL)
+		goto out_fail_msg;
+
+	self->option = option;
+	self->next = NULL;
+out:
+	return self;
+out_fail_msg:
+	free(self->files);
+out_fail:
+	free(self);
+	self = NULL;
+	goto out;
+}
+
+static struct message *mesage__find(const char *msg)
+{
+	struct message *m = message__list;
+
+	while (m != NULL) {
+		if (strcmp(m->msg, msg) == 0)
+			break;
+		m = m->next;
+	}
+
+	return m;
+}
+
+static int message__add_file_line(struct message *self, const char *file,
+				  int lineno)
+{
+	int rc = -1;
+	struct file_line *fl = file_line__new(file, lineno);
+
+	if (fl == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	fl->next    = self->files;
+	self->files = fl;
+	rc = 0;
+out:
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int message__add(const char *msg, char *option, const char *file,
+			int lineno)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	char bf[16384];
+	char *escaped = escape(msg, bf, sizeof(bf));
+	struct message *m = mesage__find(escaped);
+
+	if (m != NULL)
+		rc = message__add_file_line(m, file, lineno);
+	else {
+		m = message__new(escaped, option, file, lineno);
+
+		if (m != NULL) {
+			m->next	      = message__list;
+			message__list = m;
+		} else
+			rc = -1;
+	}
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void menu_build_message_list(struct menu *menu)
+{
+	struct menu *child;
+
+	message__add(menu_get_prompt(menu), NULL,
+		     menu->file == NULL ? "Root Menu" : menu->file->name,
+		     menu->lineno);
+
+	if (menu->sym != NULL && menu_has_help(menu))
+		message__add(menu_get_help(menu), menu->sym->name,
+			     menu->file == NULL ? "Root Menu" : menu->file->name,
+			     menu->lineno);
+
+	for (child = menu->list; child != NULL; child = child->next)
+		if (child->prompt != NULL)
+			menu_build_message_list(child);
+}
+
+static void message__print_file_lineno(struct message *self)
+{
+	struct file_line *fl = self->files;
+
+	putchar('\n');
+	if (self->option != NULL)
+		printf("# %s:00000\n", self->option);
+
+	printf("#: %s:%d", fl->file, fl->lineno);
+	fl = fl->next;
+
+	while (fl != NULL) {
+		printf(", %s:%d", fl->file, fl->lineno);
+		fl = fl->next;
+	}
+
+	putchar('\n');
+}
+
+static void message__print_gettext_msgid_msgstr(struct message *self)
+{
+	message__print_file_lineno(self);
+
+	printf("msgid %s\n"
+	       "msgstr \"\"\n", self->msg);
+}
+
+static void menu__xgettext(void)
+{
+	struct message *m = message__list;
+
+	while (m != NULL) {
+		/* skip empty lines ("") */
+		if (strlen(m->msg) > sizeof("\"\""))
+			message__print_gettext_msgid_msgstr(m);
+		m = m->next;
+	}
+}
+
+int main(int ac, char **av)
+{
+	conf_parse(av[1]);
+
+	menu_build_message_list(menu_get_root_menu(NULL));
+	menu__xgettext();
+	return 0;
+}