--- lang.c	2002-08-09 01:27:07.000000000 +0200
+++ lang.c.new	2014-07-31 22:10:35.460815517 +0200
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
   /* only open files in the local directory */
   if ( strstr(lang, ".") != NULL || strstr(lang, "/") != NULL ) {
-    global_error("invalid language file",1,0); 
+    strcpy(lang, "en");
   }
 
   if ( lang_fs == NULL ) {