Move messages.c to libbb. Make each string in messages.c be its own .o file.

This way, we can new get rid of all that tedious #define rubbish we used to
need to enable specific messages.  This way is enormously simpler, and as a
bonus also ends up saving us 96 bytes.
 -Erik

46 files changed, 98 insertions, 241 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 005fb4de5..d6a1cd90c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ endif
 # And option 4:
 -include applet_source_list
 
-OBJECTS   = $(APPLET_SOURCES:.c=.o) busybox.o messages.o usage.o applets.o
+OBJECTS   = $(APPLET_SOURCES:.c=.o) busybox.o usage.o applets.o
 CFLAGS    += $(CROSS_CFLAGS)
 CFLAGS    += -DBB_VER='"$(VERSION)"'
 CFLAGS    += -DBB_BT='"$(BUILDTIME)"'
@@ -249,13 +249,18 @@ recursive_action.c safe_read.c safe_strncpy.c seek_ared_file.c syscalls.c \
 syslog_msg_with_name.c time_string.c trim.c untar.c unzip.c vdprintf.c \
 verror_msg.c vperror_msg.c wfopen.c xfuncs.c xgetcwd.c xregcomp.c interface.c \
 remove_file.c
-
 LIBBB_OBJS=$(patsubst %.c,$(LIBBB)/%.o, $(LIBBB_CSRC))
 LIBBB_CFLAGS = -I$(LIBBB)
 ifneq ($(strip $(BB_SRC_DIR)),)
     LIBBB_CFLAGS += -I$(BB_SRC_DIR)/$(LIBBB)
 endif
 
+LIBBB_MSRC=libbb/messages.c
+LIBBB_MESSAGES= full_version name_too_long omitting_directory not_a_directory \
+memory_exhausted invalid_date invalid_option io_error dash_dash_help \
+write_error too_few_args name_longer_than_foo
+LIBBB_MOBJ=$(patsubst %,$(LIBBB)/%.o, $(LIBBB_MESSAGES))
+
 
 # Put user-supplied flags at the end, where they
 # have a chance of winning.
@@ -352,10 +357,13 @@ $(LIBBB_OBJS): %.o: %.c Config.h busybox.h applets.h Makefile libbb/libbb.h
 	- mkdir -p $(LIBBB)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBBB_CFLAGS) -c $< -o $*.o
 
+$(LIBBB_MOBJ): $(LIBBB_MSRC)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LIBBB_CFLAGS) -DL_$(patsubst libbb/%,%,$*) -c $< -o $*.o
+
 libpwd.a: $(PWD_OBJS)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
 
-libbb.a: $(LIBBB_OBJS)
+libbb.a:  $(LIBBB_MOBJ) $(LIBBB_OBJS)
 	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^
 
 usage.o: usage.h
diff --git a/applets.c b/applets.c
index 10b44a5fc..c1575c70d 100644
--- a/applets.c
+++ b/applets.c
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
 #undef PROTOTYPES
 #include "applets.h"
 
-#define bb_need_full_version
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "messages.c"
-
 struct BB_applet *applet_using;
 
 /* The -1 arises because of the {0,NULL,0,-1} entry above. */
diff --git a/applets/applets.c b/applets/applets.c
index 10b44a5fc..c1575c70d 100644
--- a/applets/applets.c
+++ b/applets/applets.c
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
 #undef PROTOTYPES
 #include "applets.h"
 
-#define bb_need_full_version
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "messages.c"
-
 struct BB_applet *applet_using;
 
 /* The -1 arises because of the {0,NULL,0,-1} entry above. */
diff --git a/applets/busybox.c b/applets/busybox.c
index 9db26df27..b4939e19d 100644
--- a/applets/busybox.c
+++ b/applets/busybox.c
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-
-#define bb_need_full_version
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "messages.c"
-
 #ifdef BB_LOCALE_SUPPORT
 #include <locale.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/archival/gunzip.c b/archival/gunzip.c
index b4edb25ac..db5f6ee55 100644
--- a/archival/gunzip.c
+++ b/archival/gunzip.c
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ static char *license_msg[] = {
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#include "messages.c"
 
 extern int gunzip_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
diff --git a/archival/gzip.c b/archival/gzip.c
index f05ef95d0..6d46926ee 100644
--- a/archival/gzip.c
+++ b/archival/gzip.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#include "messages.c"
 
 #define memzero(s, n)     memset ((void *)(s), 0, (n))
 
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/decompress_unzip.c b/archival/libunarchive/decompress_unzip.c
index 9568c2870..7de28930a 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/decompress_unzip.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/decompress_unzip.c
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ static char *license_msg[] = {
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "libbb.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#include "../messages.c"
 
 FILE *in_file, *out_file;
 
diff --git a/archival/libunarchive/unzip.c b/archival/libunarchive/unzip.c
index 9568c2870..7de28930a 100644
--- a/archival/libunarchive/unzip.c
+++ b/archival/libunarchive/unzip.c
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ static char *license_msg[] = {
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "libbb.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#include "../messages.c"
 
 FILE *in_file, *out_file;
 
diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 7cfad72b5..48284c00a 100644
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_io_error
-#define bb_need_name_longer_than_foo
-#include "messages.c"
 
 /* Tar file constants  */
 #ifndef MAJOR
diff --git a/busybox.c b/busybox.c
index 9db26df27..b4939e19d 100644
--- a/busybox.c
+++ b/busybox.c
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-
-#define bb_need_full_version
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "messages.c"
-
 #ifdef BB_LOCALE_SUPPORT
 #include <locale.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/chgrp.c b/chgrp.c
index 739d09fb6..c6312a7e4 100644
--- a/chgrp.c
+++ b/chgrp.c
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_invalid_option
-#define bb_need_too_few_args
-#include "messages.c"
 
 /* Don't use lchown for libc5 or glibc older then 2.1.x */
 #if (__GLIBC__ < 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ < 1)
diff --git a/chmod.c b/chmod.c
index c3bef4ebe..5e12e76b9 100644
--- a/chmod.c
+++ b/chmod.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_too_few_args
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 struct stat *theMode;
diff --git a/chown.c b/chown.c
index f044a7527..b6059d048 100644
--- a/chown.c
+++ b/chown.c
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_too_few_args
-#include "messages.c"
-
 
 /* Don't use lchown for libc5 or glibc older then 2.1.x */
 #if (__GLIBC__ < 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ < 1)
diff --git a/coreutils/chgrp.c b/coreutils/chgrp.c
index 739d09fb6..c6312a7e4 100644
--- a/coreutils/chgrp.c
+++ b/coreutils/chgrp.c
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_invalid_option
-#define bb_need_too_few_args
-#include "messages.c"
 
 /* Don't use lchown for libc5 or glibc older then 2.1.x */
 #if (__GLIBC__ < 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ < 1)
diff --git a/coreutils/chmod.c b/coreutils/chmod.c
index c3bef4ebe..5e12e76b9 100644
--- a/coreutils/chmod.c
+++ b/coreutils/chmod.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_too_few_args
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 struct stat *theMode;
diff --git a/coreutils/chown.c b/coreutils/chown.c
index f044a7527..b6059d048 100644
--- a/coreutils/chown.c
+++ b/coreutils/chown.c
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_too_few_args
-#include "messages.c"
-
 
 /* Don't use lchown for libc5 or glibc older then 2.1.x */
 #if (__GLIBC__ < 2) && (__GLIBC_MINOR__ < 1)
diff --git a/coreutils/date.c b/coreutils/date.c
index 4b2f66add..22a1304d5 100644
--- a/coreutils/date.c
+++ b/coreutils/date.c
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_invalid_date
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 /* This 'date' command supports only 2 time setting formats, 
diff --git a/coreutils/du.c b/coreutils/du.c
index 119895e49..3f7621b3d 100644
--- a/coreutils/du.c
+++ b/coreutils/du.c
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ int du_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	return status;
 }
 
-/* $Id: du.c,v 1.44 2001/04/09 22:48:11 andersen Exp $ */
+/* $Id: du.c,v 1.45 2001/04/25 05:39:18 andersen Exp $ */
 /*
 Local Variables:
 c-file-style: "linux"
diff --git a/coreutils/ln.c b/coreutils/ln.c
index 6d41cce62..7412a86fd 100644
--- a/coreutils/ln.c
+++ b/coreutils/ln.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_not_a_directory
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 static const int LN_SYMLINK = 1;
diff --git a/coreutils/mkdir.c b/coreutils/mkdir.c
index 902da7c99..d78f57e2b 100644
--- a/coreutils/mkdir.c
+++ b/coreutils/mkdir.c
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 static int parentFlag = FALSE;
diff --git a/coreutils/test.c b/coreutils/test.c
index 79db8cbb6..9c66cbb87 100644
--- a/coreutils/test.c
+++ b/coreutils/test.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_help
-#include "messages.c"
 
 /* test(1) accepts the following grammar:
 	oexpr	::= aexpr | aexpr "-o" oexpr ;
diff --git a/coreutils/tr.c b/coreutils/tr.c
index ce15cfdf8..ff0f331ff 100644
--- a/coreutils/tr.c
+++ b/coreutils/tr.c
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_write_error
-#include "messages.c"
 
 static const int ASCII = 0377;
 
diff --git a/date.c b/date.c
index 4b2f66add..22a1304d5 100644
--- a/date.c
+++ b/date.c
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_invalid_date
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 /* This 'date' command supports only 2 time setting formats, 
diff --git a/du.c b/du.c
index 119895e49..3f7621b3d 100644
--- a/du.c
+++ b/du.c
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_HUMAN_READABLE
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ int du_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	return status;
 }
 
-/* $Id: du.c,v 1.44 2001/04/09 22:48:11 andersen Exp $ */
+/* $Id: du.c,v 1.45 2001/04/25 05:39:18 andersen Exp $ */
 /*
 Local Variables:
 c-file-style: "linux"
diff --git a/dutmp.c b/dutmp.c
index df5ee13fb..5732539d2 100644
--- a/dutmp.c
+++ b/dutmp.c
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_io_error
-#include "messages.c"
 
 extern int dutmp_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
diff --git a/gunzip.c b/gunzip.c
index b4edb25ac..db5f6ee55 100644
--- a/gunzip.c
+++ b/gunzip.c
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ static char *license_msg[] = {
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#include "messages.c"
 
 extern int gunzip_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
diff --git a/gzip.c b/gzip.c
index f05ef95d0..6d46926ee 100644
--- a/gzip.c
+++ b/gzip.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#include "messages.c"
 
 #define memzero(s, n)     memset ((void *)(s), 0, (n))
 
diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index bbfffda6d..cbc1436fc 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -264,5 +264,17 @@ enum {
 };
 
 extern const char *applet_name;
+extern const char *full_version;
+extern const char *name_too_long;
+extern const char *omitting_directory;
+extern const char *not_a_directory;
+extern const char *memory_exhausted;
+extern const char *invalid_date;
+extern const char *invalid_option;
+extern const char *io_error;
+extern const char *dash_dash_help;
+extern const char *write_error;
+extern const char *too_few_args;
+extern const char *name_longer_than_foo;
 
 #endif /* __LIBBB_H__ */
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index d65220cdd..e7c096d49 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define bb_need_full_version
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "messages.c"
 #ifdef BB_SYSLOGD
 # include <sys/syslog.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index d65220cdd..e7c096d49 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define bb_need_full_version
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "messages.c"
 #ifdef BB_SYSLOGD
 # include <sys/syslog.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/libbb/libbb.h b/libbb/libbb.h
index bbfffda6d..cbc1436fc 100644
--- a/libbb/libbb.h
+++ b/libbb/libbb.h
@@ -264,5 +264,17 @@ enum {
 };
 
 extern const char *applet_name;
+extern const char *full_version;
+extern const char *name_too_long;
+extern const char *omitting_directory;
+extern const char *not_a_directory;
+extern const char *memory_exhausted;
+extern const char *invalid_date;
+extern const char *invalid_option;
+extern const char *io_error;
+extern const char *dash_dash_help;
+extern const char *write_error;
+extern const char *too_few_args;
+extern const char *name_longer_than_foo;
 
 #endif /* __LIBBB_H__ */
diff --git a/libbb/messages.c b/libbb/messages.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16ac63f69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libbb/messages.c
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 by Lineo, inc.
+ * Written by Erik Andersen <andersen@lineo.com>, <andersee@debian.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "../busybox.h"
+
+#ifdef L_full_version
+	const char *full_version = BB_BANNER " multi-call binary";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_name_too_long
+	const char *name_too_long = "file name too long";
+#endif
+
+#ifdef L_omitting_directory
+	const char *omitting_directory = "%s: omitting directory";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_not_a_directory
+	const char *not_a_directory = "%s: not a directory";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_memory_exhausted
+	const char *memory_exhausted = "memory exhausted";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_invalid_date
+	const char *invalid_date = "invalid date `%s'";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_invalid_option
+	const char *invalid_option = "invalid option -- %c";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_io_error
+	const char *io_error = "%s: input/output error -- %s";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_dash_dash_help
+	const char *dash_dash_help = "--help";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_write_error
+	const char *write_error = "Write Error";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_too_few_args
+	const char *too_few_args = "too few arguments";
+#endif
+#ifdef L_name_longer_than_foo
+	const char *name_longer_than_foo = "Names longer than %d chars not supported.";
+#endif
+
diff --git a/libbb/recursive_action.c b/libbb/recursive_action.c
index 510080b83..6672db17f 100644
--- a/libbb/recursive_action.c
+++ b/libbb/recursive_action.c
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>	/* free() */
 #include "libbb.h"
 
-
-/* same conditions as recursive_action */
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "../messages.c"
-
 #undef DEBUG_RECURS_ACTION
 
 
diff --git a/libbb/unzip.c b/libbb/unzip.c
index 9568c2870..7de28930a 100644
--- a/libbb/unzip.c
+++ b/libbb/unzip.c
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ static char *license_msg[] = {
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "libbb.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#include "../messages.c"
 
 FILE *in_file, *out_file;
 
diff --git a/libbb/xfuncs.c b/libbb/xfuncs.c
index e7f41aae2..f3b294be2 100644
--- a/libbb/xfuncs.c
+++ b/libbb/xfuncs.c
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "libbb.h"
 
-/* same conditions as recursive_action */
-#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "../messages.c"
-
 
 #ifndef DMALLOC
 extern void *xmalloc(size_t size)
diff --git a/ln.c b/ln.c
index 6d41cce62..7412a86fd 100644
--- a/ln.c
+++ b/ln.c
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_not_a_directory
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 static const int LN_SYMLINK = 1;
diff --git a/messages.c b/messages.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 57630a802..000000000
--- a/messages.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 by BitterSweet Enterprises, LLC.
- * Written by Karl M. Hegbloom <karlheg@debian.org>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
- *
- */
-
-/*
- *  Let's put all of these messages in one place, and link this in as
- *  a separate object module, so that there are not going to be
- *  multiple non-unique but very similar strings in the binary.
- *  Perhaps this will make it simpler to internationalize also, and
- *  may make the binary slightly smaller.
- */
-
-// To use this header file, include something like this:
-//
-//#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-//#define bb_need_memory_exhausted
-//#include "messages.c"
-//
-//Then just use the string memory_exhausted when it is needed.
-//
-
-#include "busybox.h"
-#ifndef _BB_MESSAGES_C
-#define _BB_MESSAGES_C
-
-#ifdef BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#  define BB_DEF_MESSAGE(symbol, string_const) extern const char *symbol;
-#else
-#  define BB_DEF_MESSAGE(symbol, string_const) const char *symbol = string_const;
-#endif
-
-
-#if defined bb_need_full_version || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(full_version, BB_BANNER " multi-call binary")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_name_too_long || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(name_too_long, "file name too long")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_omitting_directory || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(omitting_directory, "%s: omitting directory")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_not_a_directory || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(not_a_directory, "%s: not a directory")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_memory_exhausted || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(memory_exhausted, "memory exhausted")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_invalid_date || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(invalid_date, "invalid date `%s'")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_invalid_option || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(invalid_option, "invalid option -- %c")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_io_error || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(io_error, "%s: input/output error -- %s")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_help || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(dash_dash_help, "--help")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_write_error || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(write_error, "Write Error")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_too_few_args || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(too_few_args, "too few arguments")
-#endif
-#if defined bb_need_name_longer_than_foo || ! defined BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-	BB_DEF_MESSAGE(name_longer_than_foo, "Names longer than %d chars not supported.")
-#endif
-
-
-#endif /* _BB_MESSAGES_C */
-
diff --git a/miscutils/dutmp.c b/miscutils/dutmp.c
index df5ee13fb..5732539d2 100644
--- a/miscutils/dutmp.c
+++ b/miscutils/dutmp.c
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_io_error
-#include "messages.c"
 
 extern int dutmp_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
diff --git a/mkdir.c b/mkdir.c
index 902da7c99..d78f57e2b 100644
--- a/mkdir.c
+++ b/mkdir.c
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define bb_need_name_too_long
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#include "messages.c"
 
 
 static int parentFlag = FALSE;
diff --git a/more.c b/more.c
index ffc79b179..8ae2661ab 100644
--- a/more.c
+++ b/more.c
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_help
-#include "messages.c"
 
 /* ED: sparc termios is broken: revert back to old termio handling. */
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS
diff --git a/procps/ps.c b/procps/ps.c
index 4ce43c47f..24f806c4b 100644
--- a/procps/ps.c
+++ b/procps/ps.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_help
-#include "messages.c"
 
 static const int TERMINAL_WIDTH = 79;      /* not 80 in case terminal has linefold bug */
 
diff --git a/ps.c b/ps.c
index 4ce43c47f..24f806c4b 100644
--- a/ps.c
+++ b/ps.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_help
-#include "messages.c"
 
 static const int TERMINAL_WIDTH = 79;      /* not 80 in case terminal has linefold bug */
 
diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index 7cfad72b5..48284c00a 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_io_error
-#define bb_need_name_longer_than_foo
-#include "messages.c"
 
 /* Tar file constants  */
 #ifndef MAJOR
diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
index 79db8cbb6..9c66cbb87 100644
--- a/test.c
+++ b/test.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_help
-#include "messages.c"
 
 /* test(1) accepts the following grammar:
 	oexpr	::= aexpr | aexpr "-o" oexpr ;
diff --git a/tr.c b/tr.c
index ce15cfdf8..ff0f331ff 100644
--- a/tr.c
+++ b/tr.c
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_write_error
-#include "messages.c"
 
 static const int ASCII = 0377;
 
diff --git a/util-linux/more.c b/util-linux/more.c
index ffc79b179..8ae2661ab 100644
--- a/util-linux/more.c
+++ b/util-linux/more.c
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "busybox.h"
-#define BB_DECLARE_EXTERN
-#define bb_need_help
-#include "messages.c"
 
 /* ED: sparc termios is broken: revert back to old termio handling. */
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_USE_TERMIOS