--- afterstep/configure.c.old	Mon Oct 19 22:00:57 1998
+++ afterstep/configure.c	Mon Oct 19 22:06:26 1998
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
  ****************************************************************************/
 void MakeMenus(const char *display_name, char *m4_options)
 {
-  char *system_file = STEPRC;
+  char *system_file;
   char *home_file;
   char line[256],*tline;
   char *Home;			/* the HOME environment variable */
@@ -504,8 +504,20 @@
     }
   afterstep_file = home_file;
   config_fd = fopen(home_file,"r");
+#ifdef I18N
+  if (config_fd == (FILE *)NULL && Lang != NULL) {
+      system_file = safemalloc(strlen(STEPRC) + strlen(Lang) + 2);
+      sprintf(system_file, "%s.%s", STEPRC, Lang);
+      afterstep_file = system_file;
+      config_fd = fopen(system_file,"r");
+  }
+#endif
   if(config_fd == (FILE *)NULL)
     {
+#ifdef I18N
+      free(system_file);
+#endif
+      system_file = STEPRC;
       afterstep_file = system_file;
       config_fd = fopen(system_file,"r");
     }