diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d07b669..ae92d49 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-multistrap (2.1.4) experimental; urgency=low
+multistrap (2.1.4) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Add support for configurable single cross-toolchains in
     the chroot - using the dpkg-cross default_arch, if any.
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ multistrap (2.1.4) experimental; urgency=low
   * Clarify error reporting in the --simulate option, warn if
     sections are not defined. (Closes: #579627)
   * [INTL:vi] Vietnamese program translation update (Closes: #580623)
+  * Report parsing errors in config files (Closes: #580687)
+  * Move from experimental into unstable. 
 
- -- Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>  Fri, 07 May 2010 12:54:20 +0100
+ -- Neil Williams <codehelp@debian.org>  Sat, 08 May 2010 11:38:58 +0100
 
 multistrap (2.1.3) experimental; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/doc/po/fr.po b/doc/po/fr.po
index c46980a..bd53f10 100644
--- a/doc/po/fr.po
+++ b/doc/po/fr.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: emdebian-rootfs 2.0.2\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2010-05-05 20:12+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2010-05-08 10:55+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2009-11-11 21:57+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Alexandre Normand <aj.normand@free.fr>\n"
 "Language-Team: French <debian-l10n-french@lists.debian.org>\n"
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@ msgstr ""
 "D'autres options générales peuvent ausi être indiquées en ligne de commande, "
 "sauf debootstrap."
 
+#. type: =head1
+#: pod/multistrap:95
+msgid "Repositories"
+msgstr ""
+
 #. type: textblock
 #: pod/multistrap:97
 msgid ""
@@ -330,11 +335,13 @@ msgstr ""
 #. type: textblock
 #: pod/multistrap:115
 #, fuzzy
-msgid "As with debootstrap, multistrap will continue after errors."
+msgid ""
+"As with debootstrap, multistrap will continue after errors, as long as the "
+"configuration file can be correctly parsed."
 msgstr "Comme pour debootstrap, em_multistrap se poursuivra après des erreurs."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:117
+#: pod/multistrap:118
 msgid ""
 "multistrap also implements the machine:variant support originally used in "
 "Emdebian Crush, although in a different implementation. Using the cascading "
@@ -343,19 +350,19 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:122
+#: pod/multistrap:123
 msgid ""
 "Setting C<tarballname> to true also packs up the final filesystem into a "
 "tarball."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:125
+#: pod/multistrap:126
 msgid "Secure Apt"
 msgstr "Apt sécurisé"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:127
+#: pod/multistrap:128
 msgid ""
 "To use authenticated apt repositories, multistrap either needs to be able to "
 "install an appropriate keyring package from the existing apt sources "
@@ -368,7 +375,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "en utilisant apt-key *sur le système hôte*."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:132
+#: pod/multistrap:133
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 "If relevant packages exist, specify them in the 'keyring' option for each "
@@ -381,7 +388,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "ainsi le dépôt pourra être authentifié avant de télécharger des paquets."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:137
+#: pod/multistrap:138
 msgid ""
 "Note that *all* repositories to be used with multistrap must be "
 "authenticated or apt will fail. Similarly, secure apt can only be disabled "
@@ -399,7 +406,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "de clés, si vous configurez apt-key correctement."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:145
+#: pod/multistrap:146
 msgid ""
 "The keyring package(s) will also be installed inside the multistrap "
 "environment to match the installed apt sources for the multistrap."
@@ -409,7 +416,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "installés du multistrap."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:148
+#: pod/multistrap:149
 msgid ""
 "All configuration of apt-key needs to be done for the machine running "
 "multistrap itself."
@@ -418,12 +425,12 @@ msgstr ""
 "multistrap."
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:151
+#: pod/multistrap:152
 msgid "State"
 msgstr "État"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:153
+#: pod/multistrap:154
 msgid ""
 "multistrap is stateless - if the directory exists, it will simply proceed as "
 "normal and apt will try to pick up where it left off."
@@ -433,12 +440,12 @@ msgstr ""
 "s'était arrêté."
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:156
+#: pod/multistrap:157
 msgid "Configuration"
 msgstr "Configuration"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:158
+#: pod/multistrap:159
 msgid ""
 "multistrap unpacks the downloaded packages but other stages of system "
 "configuration are not attempted. Examples include:"
@@ -447,7 +454,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "configuration du système ne sont pas tentées. Les exemples incluent : "
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:161
+#: pod/multistrap:162
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " /etc/inittab\n"
@@ -473,7 +480,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:171
+#: pod/multistrap:172
 msgid ""
 "Any device-specific device nodes will also need to be created using MAKEDEV."
 msgstr ""
@@ -481,7 +488,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "utilisant MAKEDEV."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:174
+#: pod/multistrap:175
 msgid ""
 "As an alternative, multistrap includes a device-table.pl helper script that "
 "can work around some of the issues with MAKEDEV.  device-table.pl requires a "
@@ -489,7 +496,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:179
+#: pod/multistrap:180
 msgid ""
 "Once multistrap has successfully created the basic file and directory "
 "layout, other device-specific scripts are needed before the filesystem can "
@@ -501,7 +508,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "le périphérique cible."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:184
+#: pod/multistrap:185
 msgid ""
 "Once installed, the packages themselves need to be configured using the "
 "package maintainer scripts and C<dpkg --configure -a>, unless this is a "
@@ -512,7 +519,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "moins qu'il ne s'agisse d'un multistrap natif."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:188
+#: pod/multistrap:189
 msgid ""
 "For C<dpkg> to work, F</proc> and F</sysfs> must be mounted (or mountable), "
 "F</dev/pts> is also recommended."
@@ -521,17 +528,17 @@ msgstr ""
 "montés (ou être montables), F</dev/pts> est également recommandé."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:191
+#: pod/multistrap:192
 msgid "See also: http://wiki.debian.org/Multistrap"
 msgstr "Voir aussi : http://wiki.debian.org/Multistrap"
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:193
+#: pod/multistrap:194
 msgid "Environment"
 msgstr "Environnement"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:195
+#: pod/multistrap:196
 msgid ""
 "To configure the unpacked packages (whether in native or cross mode), "
 "certain environment variables are needed:"
@@ -540,7 +547,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "natif), certaines variables d'environnements sont nécessaires :"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:198
+#: pod/multistrap:199
 msgid ""
 "Debconf needs to be told to accept that user interaction is not desired:"
 msgstr ""
@@ -548,7 +555,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "pas souhaitée : "
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:201
+#: pod/multistrap:202
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true\n"
@@ -558,7 +565,7 @@ msgstr ""
 " \n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:203
+#: pod/multistrap:204
 msgid ""
 "Perl needs to be told to accept that no locales are available inside the "
 "chroot and not to complain:"
@@ -567,7 +574,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "l'intérieur du chroot et de ne pas se plaindre :"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:206
+#: pod/multistrap:207
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " LC_ALL=C LANGUAGE=C LANG=C\n"
@@ -577,17 +584,17 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:208
+#: pod/multistrap:209
 msgid "Then, dpkg can configure the packages:"
 msgstr "Puis, dpkg peut configurer les paquets :"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:210
+#: pod/multistrap:211
 msgid "chroot method (PATH = top directory of chroot):"
 msgstr "méthode chroot (PATH = le répertoire de base du chroot) :"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:212
+#: pod/multistrap:213
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true \\\n"
@@ -599,12 +606,12 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:215
+#: pod/multistrap:216
 msgid "at a login shell:"
 msgstr "dans un interpréteur de commandes de connexion : "
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:217
+#: pod/multistrap:218
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " # export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true\n"
@@ -618,19 +625,19 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:221
+#: pod/multistrap:222
 msgid "(As above, dpkg needs F</proc> and F</sysfs> mounted first.)"
 msgstr ""
 "(Comme ci-dessus, dpkg a besoin que F</proc> et F</sysfs> soient montés en "
 "premier.)"
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:223
+#: pod/multistrap:224
 msgid "Native mode - multistrap"
 msgstr "mode natif - multistrap"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:225
+#: pod/multistrap:226
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 "multistrap was not intended for native support, it was developed for cross "
@@ -643,7 +650,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "par apt."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:229
+#: pod/multistrap:230
 msgid ""
 "In native mode, various post-multistrap operations are likely to be needed "
 "that debootstrap would do for you:"
@@ -652,7 +659,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "pour vous sont probablement nécessaires :"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:232
+#: pod/multistrap:233
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " 1. copy /etc/hosts into the chroot\n"
@@ -666,7 +673,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:236
+#: pod/multistrap:237
 msgid ""
 "(An alternative to unset the localisation variables is to add locales to "
 "your multistrap configuration file in the 'packages' option."
@@ -676,7 +683,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "»."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:240
+#: pod/multistrap:241
 msgid ""
 "A native multistrap can be used directly with chroot, so C<multistrap> runs "
 "C<dpkg --configure -a> at the end of the multistrap process."
@@ -686,13 +693,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "multistrap."
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:244
+#: pod/multistrap:245
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Cascading configuration"
 msgstr "Configuration"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:246
+#: pod/multistrap:247
 msgid ""
 "To support multiple variants of a basic (common) configuration, "
 "C<multistrap> allows configuration files to include other (more general)  "
@@ -702,12 +709,12 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:252
+#: pod/multistrap:253
 msgid "Base file:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:254
+#: pod/multistrap:255
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " /usr/share/multistrap/crosschroot.conf\n"
@@ -715,12 +722,12 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:256
+#: pod/multistrap:257
 msgid "Variations:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:258
+#: pod/multistrap:259
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " /usr/share/multistrap/armel.conf\n"
@@ -728,7 +735,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:260
+#: pod/multistrap:261
 msgid ""
 "Specifying just the armel.conf file will get the rest of the settings from "
 "crosschroot.conf so that common changes only need to be made in a single "
@@ -736,7 +743,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:264
+#: pod/multistrap:265
 msgid ""
 "It is B<strongly> recommended that any changes to the configuration files "
 "involved in any particular cascade are tested using the C<--simulate> option "
@@ -748,13 +755,13 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:272
+#: pod/multistrap:273
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Machine:variant support"
 msgstr "Variantes de Machines"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:274
+#: pod/multistrap:275
 msgid ""
 "The old packages.conf variables from emsandbox can all be converted into "
 "C<multistrap> configuration variables. The machine:variant support in "
@@ -762,7 +769,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:279
+#: pod/multistrap:280
 msgid ""
 "Once C<multistrap> has unpacked the downloaded packages, the C<setup.sh> can "
 "be called, passing the location and architecture of the root filesystem, so "
@@ -773,7 +780,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:287
+#: pod/multistrap:288
 msgid ""
 "One advantage of using machine:variant support is that the entire "
 "rootfilesystem can be managed by a single call to multistrap - this is "
@@ -781,14 +788,14 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:291
+#: pod/multistrap:292
 msgid ""
 "To enable machine:variant support, specify the path to the scripts to be "
 "called in the variant configuration file (General section):"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:294
+#: pod/multistrap:295
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " [General]\n"
@@ -799,19 +806,19 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:300
+#: pod/multistrap:301
 msgid "Restricting package selection"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:302
+#: pod/multistrap:303
 msgid ""
 "C<multistrap> includes Required packages by default, the current list of "
 "packages can be seen using:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:305
+#: pod/multistrap:306
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " grep-available  -FPriority 'required' -sPackage\n"
@@ -819,7 +826,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:307
+#: pod/multistrap:308
 msgid ""
 "If the OmitRequired option is set to true, these packages will not be added "
 "- whilst useful, this option can easily lead to a useless rootfs. Only the "
@@ -828,12 +835,12 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:313
+#: pod/multistrap:314
 msgid "Collecting packages from specific codenames/suites."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:315
+#: pod/multistrap:316
 msgid ""
 "Packages specified explicitly in the configuration sections will be passed "
 "to apt as package/codename so that the configuration controls which version "
@@ -842,7 +849,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:320
+#: pod/multistrap:321
 msgid ""
 "When using this support in Lenny, ensure that each section uses the codename "
 "(etch, lenny, squeeze, sid) instead of the suite (oldstable, stable, "
@@ -851,12 +858,12 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:325
+#: pod/multistrap:326
 msgid "Recommends TOIMPLEMENT:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:327
+#: pod/multistrap:328
 msgid "Default recommends OFF option to set it as on."
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/doc/po/pt.po b/doc/po/pt.po
index 975f5d5..858b3e3 100644
--- a/doc/po/pt.po
+++ b/doc/po/pt.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: emdebian-rootfs 2.0.4\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2010-05-05 20:12+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2010-05-08 10:55+0200\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2009-11-14 17:16+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Américo Monteiro <a_monteiro@netcabo.pt>\n"
 "Language-Team: Portuguese <traduz@debianpt.org>\n"
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ msgstr ""
 "Outras opções gerais têm opções de linha de comandos, excepto o próprio "
 "debootstrap."
 
+#. type: =head1
+#: pod/multistrap:95
+msgid "Repositories"
+msgstr ""
+
 #. type: textblock
 #: pod/multistrap:97
 msgid ""
@@ -328,12 +333,14 @@ msgstr ""
 #. type: textblock
 #: pod/multistrap:115
 #, fuzzy
-msgid "As with debootstrap, multistrap will continue after errors."
+msgid ""
+"As with debootstrap, multistrap will continue after errors, as long as the "
+"configuration file can be correctly parsed."
 msgstr ""
 "Tal como acontece com o debootstrap, em_multistrap irá continuar após erros."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:117
+#: pod/multistrap:118
 msgid ""
 "multistrap also implements the machine:variant support originally used in "
 "Emdebian Crush, although in a different implementation. Using the cascading "
@@ -342,19 +349,19 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:122
+#: pod/multistrap:123
 msgid ""
 "Setting C<tarballname> to true also packs up the final filesystem into a "
 "tarball."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:125
+#: pod/multistrap:126
 msgid "Secure Apt"
 msgstr "Segurança do Apt"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:127
+#: pod/multistrap:128
 msgid ""
 "To use authenticated apt repositories, multistrap either needs to be able to "
 "install an appropriate keyring package from the existing apt sources "
@@ -367,7 +374,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "configuradas usando apt-key *na máquina do sistema*."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:132
+#: pod/multistrap:133
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 "If relevant packages exist, specify them in the 'keyring' option for each "
@@ -381,7 +388,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "pacotes sejam descarregados dele."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:137
+#: pod/multistrap:138
 msgid ""
 "Note that *all* repositories to be used with multistrap must be "
 "authenticated or apt will fail. Similarly, secure apt can only be disabled "
@@ -399,7 +406,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "apt-key apropriadamente."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:145
+#: pod/multistrap:146
 msgid ""
 "The keyring package(s) will also be installed inside the multistrap "
 "environment to match the installed apt sources for the multistrap."
@@ -408,7 +415,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "multistrap para coincidir com as fontes apt instaladas para o multistrap."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:148
+#: pod/multistrap:149
 msgid ""
 "All configuration of apt-key needs to be done for the machine running "
 "multistrap itself."
@@ -417,12 +424,12 @@ msgstr ""
 "correndo o próprio multistrap."
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:151
+#: pod/multistrap:152
 msgid "State"
 msgstr "Estado"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:153
+#: pod/multistrap:154
 msgid ""
 "multistrap is stateless - if the directory exists, it will simply proceed as "
 "normal and apt will try to pick up where it left off."
@@ -431,12 +438,12 @@ msgstr ""
 "prosseguir como normalmente e o apt irá tentar prosseguir de onde ficou."
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:156
+#: pod/multistrap:157
 msgid "Configuration"
 msgstr "Configuração"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:158
+#: pod/multistrap:159
 msgid ""
 "multistrap unpacks the downloaded packages but other stages of system "
 "configuration are not attempted. Examples include:"
@@ -445,7 +452,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "outros estágios da configuração do sistema. Os exemplos incluem:"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:161
+#: pod/multistrap:162
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " /etc/inittab\n"
@@ -471,7 +478,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:171
+#: pod/multistrap:172
 msgid ""
 "Any device-specific device nodes will also need to be created using MAKEDEV."
 msgstr ""
@@ -479,7 +486,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "ser criados usando o MAKEDEV."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:174
+#: pod/multistrap:175
 msgid ""
 "As an alternative, multistrap includes a device-table.pl helper script that "
 "can work around some of the issues with MAKEDEV.  device-table.pl requires a "
@@ -487,7 +494,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:179
+#: pod/multistrap:180
 msgid ""
 "Once multistrap has successfully created the basic file and directory "
 "layout, other device-specific scripts are needed before the filesystem can "
@@ -499,7 +506,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "de destino."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:184
+#: pod/multistrap:185
 msgid ""
 "Once installed, the packages themselves need to be configured using the "
 "package maintainer scripts and C<dpkg --configure -a>, unless this is a "
@@ -510,7 +517,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "seja um multistrap nativo."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:188
+#: pod/multistrap:189
 msgid ""
 "For C<dpkg> to work, F</proc> and F</sysfs> must be mounted (or mountable), "
 "F</dev/pts> is also recommended."
@@ -519,17 +526,17 @@ msgstr ""
 "(ou serem montáveis), também é recomendado F</dev/pts>."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:191
+#: pod/multistrap:192
 msgid "See also: http://wiki.debian.org/Multistrap"
 msgstr "Veja também: http://wiki.debian.org/Multistrap"
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:193
+#: pod/multistrap:194
 msgid "Environment"
 msgstr "Ambiente"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:195
+#: pod/multistrap:196
 msgid ""
 "To configure the unpacked packages (whether in native or cross mode), "
 "certain environment variables are needed:"
@@ -538,7 +545,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "são necessárias certas variáveis de ambiente:"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:198
+#: pod/multistrap:199
 msgid ""
 "Debconf needs to be told to accept that user interaction is not desired:"
 msgstr ""
@@ -546,7 +553,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "utilizador não é desejada:"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:201
+#: pod/multistrap:202
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true\n"
@@ -556,7 +563,7 @@ msgstr ""
 " \n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:203
+#: pod/multistrap:204
 msgid ""
 "Perl needs to be told to accept that no locales are available inside the "
 "chroot and not to complain:"
@@ -565,7 +572,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "dentro da chroot e não se queixar:"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:206
+#: pod/multistrap:207
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " LC_ALL=C LANGUAGE=C LANG=C\n"
@@ -575,17 +582,17 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:208
+#: pod/multistrap:209
 msgid "Then, dpkg can configure the packages:"
 msgstr "Depois, o dpkg pode configurar os pacotes."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:210
+#: pod/multistrap:211
 msgid "chroot method (PATH = top directory of chroot):"
 msgstr "método de chroot (PATH = directório de topo da chroot):"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:212
+#: pod/multistrap:213
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true \\\n"
@@ -597,12 +604,12 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:215
+#: pod/multistrap:216
 msgid "at a login shell:"
 msgstr "numa shell de login:"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:217
+#: pod/multistrap:218
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " # export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive DEBCONF_NONINTERACTIVE_SEEN=true\n"
@@ -616,18 +623,18 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:221
+#: pod/multistrap:222
 msgid "(As above, dpkg needs F</proc> and F</sysfs> mounted first.)"
 msgstr ""
 "(Como em cima, o dpkg precisa de F</proc> e F</sysfs> montados primeiro.)"
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:223
+#: pod/multistrap:224
 msgid "Native mode - multistrap"
 msgstr "Modo nativo - multistrap"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:225
+#: pod/multistrap:226
 #, fuzzy
 msgid ""
 "multistrap was not intended for native support, it was developed for cross "
@@ -640,7 +647,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "apt."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:229
+#: pod/multistrap:230
 msgid ""
 "In native mode, various post-multistrap operations are likely to be needed "
 "that debootstrap would do for you:"
@@ -649,7 +656,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "multistrap que o debootstrap faria por si:"
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:232
+#: pod/multistrap:233
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " 1. copy /etc/hosts into the chroot\n"
@@ -663,7 +670,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "\n"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:236
+#: pod/multistrap:237
 msgid ""
 "(An alternative to unset the localisation variables is to add locales to "
 "your multistrap configuration file in the 'packages' option."
@@ -672,7 +679,7 @@ msgstr ""
 "seu ficheiro de configuração multistrap na opção 'packages')."
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:240
+#: pod/multistrap:241
 msgid ""
 "A native multistrap can be used directly with chroot, so C<multistrap> runs "
 "C<dpkg --configure -a> at the end of the multistrap process."
@@ -681,13 +688,13 @@ msgstr ""
 "C<multistrap> corra C<dpkg --configure -a> no final do processo multistrap."
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:244
+#: pod/multistrap:245
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Cascading configuration"
 msgstr "Configuração"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:246
+#: pod/multistrap:247
 msgid ""
 "To support multiple variants of a basic (common) configuration, "
 "C<multistrap> allows configuration files to include other (more general)  "
@@ -697,12 +704,12 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:252
+#: pod/multistrap:253
 msgid "Base file:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:254
+#: pod/multistrap:255
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " /usr/share/multistrap/crosschroot.conf\n"
@@ -710,12 +717,12 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:256
+#: pod/multistrap:257
 msgid "Variations:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:258
+#: pod/multistrap:259
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " /usr/share/multistrap/armel.conf\n"
@@ -723,7 +730,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:260
+#: pod/multistrap:261
 msgid ""
 "Specifying just the armel.conf file will get the rest of the settings from "
 "crosschroot.conf so that common changes only need to be made in a single "
@@ -731,7 +738,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:264
+#: pod/multistrap:265
 msgid ""
 "It is B<strongly> recommended that any changes to the configuration files "
 "involved in any particular cascade are tested using the C<--simulate> option "
@@ -743,13 +750,13 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:272
+#: pod/multistrap:273
 #, fuzzy
 msgid "Machine:variant support"
 msgstr "Variantes de máquina"
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:274
+#: pod/multistrap:275
 msgid ""
 "The old packages.conf variables from emsandbox can all be converted into "
 "C<multistrap> configuration variables. The machine:variant support in "
@@ -757,7 +764,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:279
+#: pod/multistrap:280
 msgid ""
 "Once C<multistrap> has unpacked the downloaded packages, the C<setup.sh> can "
 "be called, passing the location and architecture of the root filesystem, so "
@@ -768,7 +775,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:287
+#: pod/multistrap:288
 msgid ""
 "One advantage of using machine:variant support is that the entire "
 "rootfilesystem can be managed by a single call to multistrap - this is "
@@ -776,14 +783,14 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:291
+#: pod/multistrap:292
 msgid ""
 "To enable machine:variant support, specify the path to the scripts to be "
 "called in the variant configuration file (General section):"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:294
+#: pod/multistrap:295
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " [General]\n"
@@ -794,19 +801,19 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:300
+#: pod/multistrap:301
 msgid "Restricting package selection"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:302
+#: pod/multistrap:303
 msgid ""
 "C<multistrap> includes Required packages by default, the current list of "
 "packages can be seen using:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: verbatim
-#: pod/multistrap:305
+#: pod/multistrap:306
 #, no-wrap
 msgid ""
 " grep-available  -FPriority 'required' -sPackage\n"
@@ -814,7 +821,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:307
+#: pod/multistrap:308
 msgid ""
 "If the OmitRequired option is set to true, these packages will not be added "
 "- whilst useful, this option can easily lead to a useless rootfs. Only the "
@@ -823,12 +830,12 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:313
+#: pod/multistrap:314
 msgid "Collecting packages from specific codenames/suites."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:315
+#: pod/multistrap:316
 msgid ""
 "Packages specified explicitly in the configuration sections will be passed "
 "to apt as package/codename so that the configuration controls which version "
@@ -837,7 +844,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:320
+#: pod/multistrap:321
 msgid ""
 "When using this support in Lenny, ensure that each section uses the codename "
 "(etch, lenny, squeeze, sid) instead of the suite (oldstable, stable, "
@@ -846,12 +853,12 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: =head1
-#: pod/multistrap:325
+#: pod/multistrap:326
 msgid "Recommends TOIMPLEMENT:"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: textblock
-#: pod/multistrap:327
+#: pod/multistrap:328
 msgid "Default recommends OFF option to set it as on."
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/multistrap b/multistrap
index b34f910..8ee739b 100755
--- a/multistrap
+++ b/multistrap
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ foreach my $inc (@includes)
 }
 
 &dump_config if (defined $dryrun);
+if (not defined $dir or not defined $arch)
+{
+	&dump_config;
+	exit 3;
+}
 
 # Translators: fields are: programname, versionstring, configfile.
 printf (_g("%s %s using %s\n"), $progname, $ourversion, $file);
@@ -796,7 +801,7 @@ Options:
  -?|-h|--help:           print this usage message and exit
  --version:              print this usage message and exit
 
-%s extends debootstrap to provide support for multiple
+%s replaces debootstrap to provide support for multiple
 repositories, using a configuration file to specify the relevant suites,
 architecture, extra packages and the mirror to use for each repository.
 
@@ -807,7 +812,7 @@ directory=/opt/multistrap/
 # same as --tidy-up option if set to true
 cleanup=true
 # same as --no-auth option if set to true
-# keyring packages listed in each debootstrap will
+# keyring packages listed in each bootstrap will
 # still be installed.
 noauth=false
 # extract all downloaded archives (default is true)
@@ -817,9 +822,9 @@ unpack=true
 # of the target. Order is not important
 aptsources=Grip Updates
 # the order of sections is not important.
-# the debootstrap option determines which repository
+# the bootstrap option determines which repository
 # is used to calculate the list of Priority: required packages.
-debootstrap=Debian
+bootstrap=Debian
 
 [Debian]
 packages=
@@ -838,7 +843,7 @@ only the most recent suitable version from all configured repositories.
 
 General settings:
 
-'directory' specifies the top level directory where the debootstrap
+'directory' specifies the top level directory where the bootstrap
 will be created - it is not packed into a .tgz once complete.
 
 "), $progname, $ourversion, $progname, $progname, $progname)
@@ -899,6 +904,8 @@ sub cascade
 				(-d $keys{$section}{'retainsources'}));
 			my @d = split(' ', lc($keys{$section}{'debootstrap'}));
 			push @debootstrap, @d;
+			my @b = split(' ', lc($keys{$section}{'bootstrap'}));
+			push @debootstrap, @b;
 			my @a = split (' ', lc($keys{$section}{'aptsources'}));
 			push @aptsources, @a;
 			my @i = split (' ', lc($keys{$section}{'include'}));
@@ -938,6 +945,12 @@ sub _g {
 }
 
 sub dump_config {
+	if (not defined $dir or not defined $arch)
+	{
+		my $msg = sprintf(_g("The supplied configuration file '%s'".
+		" cannot be parsed correctly."), $file);
+		warn ("\n$msg\n");
+	}
 	print "Bootstrap: ".join (", ", sort @debootstrap)."\n";
 	print "Apt sources: ".join (", ", sort @aptsources)."\n";
 	@check=();
@@ -948,7 +961,7 @@ sub dump_config {
 	foreach my $sect (sort keys %uniq)
 	{
 		if (not exists $keys{$sect}) {
-			$msg = sprintf (_g("ERROR: The '%s' section is not defined.\n"), $sect);
+			$msg .= sprintf (_g("ERROR: The '%s' section is not defined.\n"), $sect);
 		}
 	}
 	print "Includes: ".join (", ", sort @includes)."\n";
@@ -960,8 +973,16 @@ sub dump_config {
 		if (scalar @extrapkgs > 0);
 	print "reinstall: ".join (", ", sort (@reinstall))."\n"
 		if (scalar @reinstall > 0);
-	print "arch: $arch\n";
-	print "dir: $dir\n";
+	if (defined $arch) {
+		print "arch: $arch\n";
+	} else {
+		$msg .= sprintf(_g("Cannot determine architecture from '%s'.\n"), $file);
+	}
+	if (defined $dir) {
+		print "dir: $dir\n";
+	} else {
+		$msg .= sprintf(_g("Cannot determine directory from '%s'.\n"), $file);
+	}
 	print "unpack: $unpack\n" if (defined $unpack);
 	print "configscript: $configsh\n" if (defined $configsh);
 	print "setupscript: $setupsh\n" if (defined $setupsh);
@@ -970,7 +991,7 @@ sub dump_config {
 	print "no_authentication: $noauth\n" if (defined $noauth);
 	print "source_dir: $sourcedir\n" if (defined $sourcedir);
 	if (defined $msg) {
-		warn ("\n$msg");
+		warn ("\n$msg\n");
 		exit 1;
 	}
 	exit 0;
diff --git a/pod/multistrap b/pod/multistrap
index e9e24d8..1da000c 100644
--- a/pod/multistrap
+++ b/pod/multistrap
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ retainsources=DIR
 multistrap provides a debootstrap-like method based on apt and
 extended to provide support for multiple repositories, using a
 configuration file to specify the relevant suites, architecture,
-extra packages and the mirror to use for each debootstrap.
+extra packages and the mirror to use for each bootstrap.
 
 The aim is to create a complete bootstrap / root filesystem with
 all packages installed and configured, instead of just the base
@@ -89,10 +89,9 @@ dependency, the recommended package needs to be specified in the
 packages line explicitly.
 
 'Architecture' and 'directory' can be overridden on the command line.
-Other general options have command line options, except debootstrap
-itself.
+Some other general options also have command line options.
 
-=Repositories
+=head1 Repositories
 
 C<aptsources> lists the sections which should be used to create the
 F</etc/apt/sources.list.d/multistrap.list> apt sources in the final
@@ -107,12 +106,17 @@ downloaded and unpacked by multistrap.
 Make sure C<bootstrap> lists all sections you need for apt to be
 able to find all the packages to be unpacked for the multistrap.
 
+(Older versions of multistrap supported the same option under the
+C<debootstrap> name - this spelling is still supported but new
+configuration files should be C<bootstrap> instead.
+
 =head1 General settings:
 
-'directory' specifies the top level directory where the debootstrap
+'directory' specifies the top level directory where the bootstrap
 will be created - it is not packed into a .tgz once complete.
 
-As with debootstrap, multistrap will continue after errors.
+As with debootstrap, multistrap will continue after errors, as long
+as the configuration file can be correctly parsed.
 
 multistrap also implements the machine:variant support originally
 used in Emdebian Crush, although in a different implementation. Using
@@ -122,6 +126,11 @@ combinations can be supported by simple changes on the command line.
 Setting C<tarballname> to true also packs up the final filesystem into
 a tarball.
 
+Note that multistrap ignores any unrecognised options in the config
+file - this allows for backwards-compatible behaviour as well as
+overloading the multistrap config files to support other tools
+(like pbuilder).
+
 =head1 Secure Apt
 
 To use authenticated apt repositories, multistrap either needs to be