diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 56a330ca..ced4bc56 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -376,6 +376,11 @@ dprint.o:	lib/dconv/dprint.cpp
 
 libs:	libamath libcomplex libcamath libamathapp
 
+catalogs:	
+	flexcat catalog/help.cd app/localize/help.h=catalog/help.sd
+	flexcat catalog/ident-clean.cd app/localize/ident.h=catalog/ident.sd
+	flexcat catalog/text.cd app/localize/text.h=catalog/text.sd
+
 libamathapp:	 aengine.o charbuf.o cplex.o fgrid.o ntext.o real.o
 	${AR} rcs libamathapp.a  aengine.o charbuf.o cplex.o fgrid.o ntext.o real.o
 	${RANLIB} libamathapp.a
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2fcb0458..fb536dc3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -310,6 +310,11 @@ if $VALID ; then
 	
 	echo "libs:	libamath libcomplex libcamath libamathapp"
 	echo
+	echo "catalogs:	"
+	echo "	flexcat catalog/help.cd app/localize/help.h=catalog/help.sd"
+	echo "	flexcat catalog/ident-clean.cd app/localize/ident.h=catalog/ident.sd"
+	echo "	flexcat catalog/text.cd app/localize/text.h=catalog/text.sd"
+	echo
 	echo "libamathapp:	${libapp}"
 	echo "	\${AR} rcs libamathapp${outext}.a ${libapp}"
 	echo "	\${RANLIB} libamathapp${outext}.a"