diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0953dc0..6db947c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 *.ko
 *.obj
 *.elf
+*.mo
 
 # Precompiled Headers
 *.gch
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 02d4a4e..ce504d8 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 VERSION = 0.6
 REVISION = $(shell date +"%y%m%d")
+LOCALE_MO = $(patsubst %.po,%.mo,$(wildcard locale/*.po))
 
 SEARCHPATH += src/ src/battle src/challenges src/draw src/game src/galaxy src/json src/system src/test
 vpath %.c $(SEARCHPATH)
@@ -28,12 +29,15 @@ OBJS += util.o
 OBJS += waypoints.o widgets.o
 
 # top-level rule to create the program.
-all: $(PROG)
+all: $(PROG) $(LOCALE_MO)
 
 # compiling other source files.
 %.o: %.c %.h $(DEPS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $<
 	
+%.mo: %.po
+	msgfmt -c -o $@ $<
+	
 # cleaning everything that can be automatically recreated with "make".
 clean:
-	$(RM) $(OBJS) $(PROG)
+	$(RM) $(OBJS) $(PROG) $(LOCALE_MO)
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 465f22e..af627c9 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -30,9 +30,20 @@ install:
 	cp -r music $(DATA_DIR)
 	cp -r sound $(DATA_DIR)
 	
+	@for f in $(LOCALE_MO); do \
+		lang=`echo $$f | sed -e 's/^locale\///;s/\.mo$$//'`; \
+		mkdir -p $(LOCALE_DIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES; \
+		cp -v $$f $(LOCALE_DIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$(PROG).mo; \
+	done
+	
 uninstall:
 	$(RM) $(BIN_DIR)/$(PROG)
 	$(RM) -rf $(DATA_DIR)
+	
+	@for f in $(LOCALE_MO); do \
+		lang=`echo $$f | sed -e 's/^locale\///;s/\.mo$$//'`; \
+		$(RM) -v $(LOCALE_DIR)/$$lang/LC_MESSAGES/$(PROG).mo; \
+	done
 
 # prepare an archive for the program
 dist: