lang() {

	local x

	for x in ${USE_LANG}; do

		if [ "${x}" == "${1}" ]; then

			tty --quiet < /dev/stdout || echo "${x}"

			return 0

		fi

	done

	return 1

}

primary_lang() {

	# only first of USE_LANG

	if [ "${USE_LANG%% *}" == "${1}" ]; then

		tty --quiet < /dev/stdout || echo "${USE_LANG%% *}"

		return 0

	fi

	return 1

}

remove_man_files() {

	local language

	local directory 

    #echo ">>> Passed to remove_man_files: $@"

	for MANDIR in ${MANPATH//:/ }; do

		if [ -d "${D}/$MANDIR" ]; then

            #echo $MANDIR

			for directory in ${D}/${MANDIR}/*; do

				language=${directory##*/} # basename

				if [ "${language:0:3}" != "man" ]; then

                    #echo $language

					# check if language is in passed args and if so leave it alone

					has ${language:0:2} $@ || rm -rf $directory

				fi

			done

		fi

	done

}

remove_locale_files() {

	local directory

	local language

	LOCALEDIR=${D}/usr/share/locale

    #echo ">>> Locale dir $LOCALEDIR"

	if [ -d ${LOCALEDIR} ]; then

		for directory in ${LOCALEDIR}/*; do

            #echo ">>> Directory: $directory"

			language=${x##*/} #basename

			if [ "${language}" != "C" ] ; then

				# check if language is in passed args and if so leave it alone

				has ${language:0:2} || rm -rf $directory

				#has ${language:0:2} || echo $directory

			fi

		done

	fi

}

remove_unnecessary_language_files() {

	# Blanket language file removing -- attempts to remove all language files not specified

	# in USE_LANG. The USE_LANG variable must be set or USE must contain '-nls'. With USE containing  

	# '-nls' everything except english will be removed. USE_LANG can be *equal* to "+*" in order for

	# _no language files to be remove_. In addition to the USE_LANG variable being set USE must

	# contain '+nls'.  

	# If the user has nls disabled attempt to remove everything but english

    echo ">>> Removing unnecessary language files"

	if has '-nls' $USE; then

        echo '-nls'

		USE_LANG="en"

	fi

	if ! has '+nls' $USE && ! has 'nls' $USE; then

        echo '>>> Bailed'

        return

    fi

	# If USE_LANG doesn't exist there's nothing for us to do

	if [ -z "${USE_LANG}" ]; then

        echo "Returned"

		return

	fi

	if [ "$USE_LANG" = "+*" ]; then

		continue

	else

        echo ">>> Removing man files"

		remove_man_files $USE_LANG

        echo ">>> Removing locale files"

		remove_locale_files $USE_LANG

	fi

}

	#remove unnesseary man/locale files

	remove_unnecessary_language_files