--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2013/01/09 03:56:27	1.1110
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2013/01/18 12:58:42	1.1112
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1110 2013/01/09 03:56:27 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1112 2013/01/18 12:58:42 bisitz Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ sub select_language {
     my ($name,$selected,$includeempty) = @_;
     my %langchoices;
     if ($includeempty) {
-        %langchoices = ('' => 'No language preference');
+        %langchoices = ('' => &mt('No language preference'));
     }
     foreach my $id (&languageids()) {
         my $code = &supportedlanguagecode($id);
@@ -11626,7 +11626,7 @@ sub cleanup_empty_dirs {
             my $numitems = 0;
             foreach my $item (@dircontents) {
                 if (-d "$path/$item") {
-                    &recurse_dirs("$path/$item");
+                    &cleanup_empty_dirs("$path/$item");
                     if (-e "$path/$item") {
                         $numitems ++;
                     }