--- a/AbstractOperatingSystem.st	Tue Dec 11 16:04:59 2001 +0100
+++ b/AbstractOperatingSystem.st	Tue Dec 11 16:07:01 2001 +0100
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	instanceVariableNames:''
 	classVariableNames:'ConcreteClass LastErrorNumber LocaleInfo OSSignals PipeFailed
 		ErrorSignal AccessDeniedErrorSignal FileNotFoundErrorSignal
-		InvalidArgumentsSignal UnsupportedOperationSignal'
+		InvalidArgumentsSignal UnsupportedOperationSignal Resources'
 	poolDictionaries:''
 	category:'System-Support'
 !
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@
 
 !AbstractOperatingSystem class methodsFor:'initialization'!
 
+initResources
+    Resources := ResourcePack for:self
+!
+
 initialize
     "initialize the class"
 
@@ -177,9 +181,8 @@
         UnsupportedOperationSignal := ErrorSignal newSignalMayProceed:true.
         UnsupportedOperationSignal nameClass:self message:#unsupportedOperationSignal.
         UnsupportedOperationSignal notifierString:'operation not supported by this OS'.
-    ]
-
-    "Modified: / 19.5.1999 / 14:21:28 / cg"
+    ].
+    Smalltalk addDependent:self.    "/ to catch language changes
 !
 
 initializeConcreteClass
@@ -549,6 +552,14 @@
     ^ UnsupportedOperationSignal
 ! !
 
+!AbstractOperatingSystem class methodsFor:'change & update'!
+
+update:something with:aParameter from:changedObject
+    ((something == #Language) or:[something == #LanguageTerritory]) ifTrue:[
+        self initResources
+    ]
+! !
+
 !AbstractOperatingSystem class methodsFor:'error messages'!
 
 clearLastErrorNumber
@@ -590,6 +601,21 @@
     ^ -1
 !
 
+errorStringForSymbol:errorSymbol
+    "return an errorMessage for an errorSymbol
+     (as kept in an osErrorHolder)."
+
+    Resources isNil ifTrue:[
+        ^ errorSymbol
+    ].
+    ^ Resources at:errorSymbol ifAbsent:errorSymbol
+
+    "
+     OperatingSystem errorStringForSymbol:#EPERM
+     OperatingSystem errorStringForSymbol:(OperatingSystem errorSymbolForNumber:4)
+    "
+!
+
 errorSymbolAndTextForNumber:errNr
     "return an array consisting of symbol &  message string from a unix errorNumber 
      (as returned by a system call). 
@@ -4354,6 +4380,6 @@
 !AbstractOperatingSystem class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.52 2001-11-08 15:23:13 md Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/AbstractOperatingSystem.st,v 1.53 2001-12-11 15:07:01 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 AbstractOperatingSystem initialize!