* c-decl.c (grokdeclarator): Use ISO word.

	* cppinit.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
	per GNU coding standards.
	* diagnostic.c: Similarly.
	* emit-rtl.c: Similarly.
	* final.c: Similarly.
	* gcc.c: Similarly.
	* tradcpp.c: Similarly.
	* config/arm/arm.c: Similarly.
	* config/arm/arm.h: Similarly.
	* config/avr/avr.c: Similarly.
	* config/avr/avr.h: Similarly.
	* config/c4x/c4x.c: Similarly.
	* config/cris/cris.c: Similarly.
	* config/cris/cris.h: Similarly.
	* config/d30v/d30v.c: Similarly.
	* config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.c: Similarly.
	* config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.h: Similarly.
	* config/h8300/h8300.c: Similarly.
	* config/i386/i386.c: Similarly.
	* config/i386/xm-djgpp.h: Similarly.
	* config/i960/i960.h: Similarly.
	* config/m32r/m32r.c: Similarly.
	* config/m68hc11/m68hc11.c: Similarly.
	* config/m88k/m88k.c: Similarly.
	* config/m88k/m88k.h: Similarly.
	* config/mcore/mcore.c: Similarly.
	* config/mcore/mcore.h: Similarly.
	* config/mips/mips.c: Similarly.
	* config/mmix/mmix.c: Similarly.
	* config/pa/pa.c: Similarly.
	* config/rs6000/rs6000.c: Similarly.
	* config/rs6000/sysv4.h: Similarly.
	* config/s390/s390.c: Similarly.
	* config/sparc/sparc.c: Similarly.
	* config/v850/v850-c.c: Similarly.
	* config/v850/v850.c: Similarly.
ch:
	* actions.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
	per GNU coding standards.
	* decl.c: Similarly.
	* expr.c: Similarly.
	* inout.c: Similarly.
	* lang.c: Similarly.
	* loop.c: Similarly.
	* nloop.c: Similarly.
	* parse.c: Similarly.
	* satisfy.c: Similarly.
	* tasking.c: Similarly.
	* tree.c: Similarly.
	* typeck.c: Similarly.
cp:
	* typeck2.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
	per GNU coding standards.
f:
	* com.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
	per GNU coding standards.
	* g77spec.c: Similarly.
	* lex.c: Similarly.
java:
	* expr.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
	per GNU coding standards.
	* jcf-io.c: Similarly.
	* jcf-parse.c: Similarly.
	* jv-scan.c: Similarly.
	* jvspec.c: Similarly.
	* mangle.c: Similarly.


git-svn-id: svn+ssh://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/trunk@47558 138bc75d-0d04-0410-961f-82ee72b054a4

82 files changed, 502 insertions, 425 deletions

diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 0458f583aec..16ad5fe713c 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,42 @@
+2001-12-03  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
+
+	* c-decl.c (grokdeclarator): Use ISO word.
+	* cppinit.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
+	per GNU coding standards.
+	* emit-rtl.c: Similarly.
+	* final.c: Similarly.
+	* gcc.c: Similarly.
+	* tradcpp.c: Similarly.
+	* config/arm/arm.c: Similarly.
+	* config/arm/arm.h: Similarly.
+	* config/avr/avr.c: Similarly.
+	* config/avr/avr.h: Similarly.
+	* config/c4x/c4x.c: Similarly.
+	* config/cris/cris.c: Similarly.
+	* config/cris/cris.h: Similarly.
+	* config/d30v/d30v.c: Similarly.
+	* config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.c: Similarly.
+	* config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.h: Similarly.
+	* config/h8300/h8300.c: Similarly.
+	* config/i386/i386.c: Similarly.
+	* config/i386/xm-djgpp.h: Similarly.
+	* config/i960/i960.h: Similarly.
+	* config/m32r/m32r.c: Similarly.
+	* config/m68hc11/m68hc11.c: Similarly.
+	* config/m88k/m88k.c: Similarly.
+	* config/m88k/m88k.h: Similarly.
+	* config/mcore/mcore.c: Similarly.
+	* config/mcore/mcore.h: Similarly.
+	* config/mips/mips.c: Similarly.
+	* config/mmix/mmix.c: Similarly.
+	* config/pa/pa.c: Similarly.
+	* config/rs6000/rs6000.c: Similarly.
+	* config/rs6000/sysv4.h: Similarly.
+	* config/s390/s390.c: Similarly.
+	* config/sparc/sparc.c: Similarly.
+	* config/v850/v850-c.c: Similarly.
+	* config/v850/v850.c: Similarly.
+
 2001-12-03  Zack Weinberg  <zack@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* rs6000.h (RETURN_IN_MEMORY): Cast result of
diff --git a/gcc/c-decl.c b/gcc/c-decl.c
index 619b9aecdbe..654e18438b8 100644
--- a/gcc/c-decl.c
+++ b/gcc/c-decl.c
@@ -4522,7 +4522,7 @@ grokdeclarator (declarator, declspecs, decl_context, initialized)
 	     Functions aren't allowed as array elements.  */
 	  if (pedantic && TREE_CODE (type) == FUNCTION_TYPE
 	      && (constp || volatilep))
-	    pedwarn ("ANSI C forbids const or volatile function types");
+	    pedwarn ("ISO C forbids const or volatile function types");
 #endif
 
 	  /* Build the array type itself, then merge any constancy or
diff --git a/gcc/cfgrtl.c b/gcc/cfgrtl.c
index f313d6ab822..94f3a556c34 100644
--- a/gcc/cfgrtl.c
+++ b/gcc/cfgrtl.c
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ verify_flow_info ()
 	  basic_block bb = NOTE_BASIC_BLOCK (x);
 	  num_bb_notes++;
 	  if (bb->index != last_bb_num_seen + 1)
-	    internal_error ("basic blocks not numbered consecutively.");
+	    internal_error ("basic blocks not numbered consecutively");
 
 	  last_bb_num_seen = bb->index;
 	}
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ verify_flow_info ()
        num_bb_notes, n_basic_blocks);
 
   if (err)
-    internal_error ("verify_flow_info failed.");
+    internal_error ("verify_flow_info failed");
 
   /* Clean up.  */
   free (bb_info);
diff --git a/gcc/ch/ChangeLog b/gcc/ch/ChangeLog
index af7c838fbd0..c3641f45d01 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ch/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+2001-12-03  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
+
+	* actions.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
+	per GNU coding standards.
+	* decl.c: Similarly.
+	* expr.c: Similarly.
+	* inout.c: Similarly.
+	* lang.c: Similarly.
+	* loop.c: Similarly.
+	* nloop.c: Similarly.
+	* parse.c: Similarly.
+	* satisfy.c: Similarly.
+	* tasking.c: Similarly.
+	* tree.c: Similarly.
+	* typeck.c: Similarly.
+
 2001-11-29  Joseph S. Myers  <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
 
 	* Make-lang.in (CHILL.generated-manpages): New dummy target.
diff --git a/gcc/ch/actions.c b/gcc/ch/actions.c
index afbd4239548..b8b06eb0ca4 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/actions.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/actions.c
@@ -1279,12 +1279,12 @@ chill_handle_multi_case_label (selector, label)
 	  tree high = TREE_OPERAND (label, 1);
 	  if (TREE_CODE (low) != INTEGER_CST)
 	    {
-	      error ("Lower bound of range must be a discrete literal expression");
+	      error ("lower bound of range must be a discrete literal expression");
 	      expr = error_mark_node;
 	    }
 	  if (TREE_CODE (high) != INTEGER_CST)
 	    {
-	      error ("Upper bound of range must be a discrete literal expression");
+	      error ("upper bound of range must be a discrete literal expression");
 	      expr = error_mark_node;
 	    }
 	  if (expr != error_mark_node)
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ chill_handle_multi_case_label (selector, label)
     }
   else
     {
-      error ("The CASE label is not valid");
+      error ("CASE label is not valid");
       expr = error_mark_node;
     }
 
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ build_multi_case_selector_expression (selector_list, label_spec)
     }
 
   if (labels != NULL_TREE || selector != NULL_TREE)
-    error ("The number of CASE selectors does not match the number of CASE label lists");
+    error ("number of CASE selectors does not match the number of CASE label lists");
 
   return larg;
 }
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ chill_expand_assignment (lhs, modifycode, rhs)
 	  tree type = TREE_TYPE (decl);
 	  if (CH_IS_BUFFER_MODE (type) || CH_IS_EVENT_MODE (type))
 	    {
-	      error ("You may not assign a value to a BUFFER or EVENT location");
+	      error ("you may not assign a value to a BUFFER or EVENT location");
 	      return;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ expand_varying_length_assignment (lhs, rhs)
       
   if (! CH_LOCATION_P (lhs))
     {
-      error ("Can only set LENGTH of array location");
+      error ("can only set LENGTH of array location");
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/gcc/ch/decl.c b/gcc/ch/decl.c
index f1f53833da9..9b8592fdcee 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/decl.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/decl.c
@@ -2278,7 +2278,7 @@ find_granted_decls ()
 	    }
 	  if (!found)
 	    {
-	      error_with_decl (alias, "Nothing named `%s' to grant.");
+	      error_with_decl (alias, "nothing named `%s' to grant");
 	      DECL_ABSTRACT_ORIGIN (alias) = error_mark_node;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -4615,7 +4615,7 @@ build_enumerator (name, value)
       if (!unnamed_value_warned)
 	{
 	  unnamed_value_warned = 1;
-	  warning ("undefined value in SET mode is obsolete and deprecated.");
+	  warning ("undefined value in SET mode is obsolete and deprecated");
 	}
       sprintf (buf, "__star_%d", next_dummy_enum_value++);
       name = get_identifier (buf);
diff --git a/gcc/ch/expr.c b/gcc/ch/expr.c
index 59371e820db..9a1ab093ef1 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/expr.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/expr.c
@@ -684,9 +684,9 @@ check_arglist_length (args, min_length, max_length, name)
 {
   int length = list_length (args);
   if (length < min_length)
-    error ("Too few arguments in call to `%s'", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (name));
+    error ("too few arguments in call to `%s'", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (name));
   else if (max_length != -1 && length > max_length)
-    error ("Too many arguments in call to `%s'", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (name));
+    error ("too many arguments in call to `%s'", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (name));
   else
     return length;
   return -1;
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ build_chill_indirect_ref (ptr, mode, do_empty_check)
   /* check for ptr is really a POINTER */
   if (TREE_CODE (type) != POINTER_TYPE)
     {
-      error ("cannot dereference, not a pointer.");
+      error ("cannot dereference, not a pointer");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
   
@@ -765,10 +765,10 @@ build_chill_indirect_ref (ptr, mode, do_empty_check)
       if (decl == NULL_TREE || TREE_CODE (decl) != TYPE_DECL)
 	{
 	  if (pass == 2)
-	    error ("missing '.' operator or undefined mode name `%s'.",
+	    error ("missing '.' operator or undefined mode name `%s'",
 		   IDENTIFIER_POINTER (mode));
 #if 0
-	  error ("You have forgotten the '.' operator which must");
+	  error ("you have forgotten the '.' operator which must");
 	  error (" precede a STRUCT field reference, or `%s' is an undefined mode", 
 		 IDENTIFIER_POINTER (mode));
 #endif
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ build_chill_indirect_ref (ptr, mode, do_empty_check)
     }
   else if (type == ptr_type_node)
     {
-      error ("Can't dereference PTR value using unary `->'.");
+      error ("can't dereference PTR value using unary `->'");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
 
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ resolve_component_ref (node)
 	}
     }
 
-  error ("No field named `%s'", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (field_name));
+  error ("no field named `%s'", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (field_name));
   return error_mark_node;
 }
 
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ build_chill_abstime (exprlist)
 	had_errors = 1;
       else if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (exp)) != INTEGER_TYPE)
 	{
-	  error ("argument %d to ABSTIME must be of integer type.", i);
+	  error ("argument %d to ABSTIME must be of integer type", i);
 	  had_errors = 1;
 	}
       tmp = TREE_CHAIN (tmp);
@@ -1285,20 +1285,20 @@ build_allocate_memory_call (ptr, size)
   /* check for ptr is referable */
   if (! CH_REFERABLE (ptr))
     {
-      error ("parameter 1 must be referable.");
+      error ("parameter 1 must be referable");
       err++;
     }
    /* check for pointer */
   else if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ptr)) != POINTER_TYPE)
     {
-      error ("mode mismatch in parameter 1.");
+      error ("mode mismatch in parameter 1");
       err++;
     }
 
   /* check for size > 0 if it is a constant */
   if (TREE_CODE (size) == INTEGER_CST && TREE_INT_CST_LOW (size) <= 0)
     {
-      error ("parameter 2 must be a positive integer.");
+      error ("parameter 2 must be a positive integer");
       err++;
     }
   if (err)
@@ -1326,20 +1326,20 @@ build_allocate_global_memory_call (ptr, size)
   /* check for ptr is referable */
   if (! CH_REFERABLE (ptr))
     {
-      error ("parameter 1 must be referable.");
+      error ("parameter 1 must be referable");
       err++;
     }
   /* check for pointer */
   else if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ptr)) != POINTER_TYPE)
     {
-      error ("mode mismatch in parameter 1.");
+      error ("mode mismatch in parameter 1");
       err++;
     }
 
   /* check for size > 0 if it is a constant */
   if (TREE_CODE (size) == INTEGER_CST && TREE_INT_CST_LOW (size) <= 0)
     {
-      error ("parameter 2 must be a positive integer.");
+      error ("parameter 2 must be a positive integer");
       err++;
     }
   if (err)
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ build_return_memory (ptr)
   /* check for pointer */
   if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (ptr)) != POINTER_TYPE)
     {
-      error ("mode mismatch in parameter 1.");
+      error ("mode mismatch in parameter 1");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
 
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ build_chill_descr (expr)
       /* check for expression is referable */
       if (! CH_REFERABLE (expr))
 	{
-	  error ("expression for DESCR-builtin must be referable.");
+	  error ("expression for DESCR-builtin must be referable");
 	  return error_mark_node;
 	}
       
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ build_chill_duration (expr, multiplier, fnname, maxvalue)
 
   if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (expr)) != INTEGER_TYPE)
     {
-      error ("argument to `%s' must be of integer type.", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (fnname));
+      error ("argument to `%s' must be of integer type", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (fnname));
       return error_mark_node;
     }
 
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ build_allocate_getstack (mode, value, chill_name, fnname, filename, linenumber)
   /* check if we have a mode */
   if (TREE_CODE_CLASS (TREE_CODE (type)) != 't')
     {
-      error ("First argument to `%s' must be a mode", chill_name);
+      error ("first argument to `%s' must be a mode", chill_name);
       return error_mark_node;
     }
 
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ build_chill_inttime (t, loclist)
   /* check first argument to be NEWMODE TIME */
   if (TREE_TYPE (t) != abs_timing_type_node)
     {
-      error ("argument 1 to INTTIME must be of mode TIME.");
+      error ("argument 1 to INTTIME must be of mode TIME");
       had_errors = 1;
     }
 
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ build_chill_inttime (t, loclist)
 	    }
 	  /* FIXME: what's about ranges can't hold the result ?? */
 	  if (write_error)
-	    error ("%s.", errmsg);
+	    error ("%s", errmsg);
 	}
       /* next location */
       tmp = TREE_CHAIN (tmp);
@@ -2107,7 +2107,7 @@ build_chill_num (expr)
 			    need_unsigned);
       if (temp == NULL_TREE)
 	{
-	  error ("No integer mode which matches expression's mode");
+	  error ("no integer mode which matches expression's mode");
 	  return integer_zero_node;
 	}
       temp = convert (temp, expr);
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ build_chill_pred_or_succ (expr, op)
   if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (expr)) == ENUMERAL_TYPE
       && CH_ENUM_IS_NUMBERED (TREE_TYPE (expr)))
     {
-      error ("Cannot take SUCC or PRED of a numbered SET");
+      error ("cannot take SUCC or PRED of a numbered SET");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
   
@@ -2166,10 +2166,10 @@ build_chill_pred_or_succ (expr, op)
     {
       if (TREE_TYPE (TREE_TYPE (expr)) == void_type_node)
 	{
-	  error ("SUCC or PRED must not be done on a PTR.");
+	  error ("SUCC or PRED must not be done on a PTR");
 	  return error_mark_node;
 	}
-      pedwarn ("SUCC or PRED for a reference type is not standard.");
+      pedwarn ("SUCC or PRED for a reference type is not standard");
       return fold (build (op, TREE_TYPE (expr),
 			  expr,
 			  size_in_bytes (TREE_TYPE (TREE_TYPE (expr)))));
@@ -2200,7 +2200,7 @@ build_chill_pred_or_succ (expr, op)
   if (TREE_CODE (cond) == INTEGER_CST
       && tree_int_cst_equal (cond, integer_one_node))
     {
-      error ("Taking the %s of a value already at its %s value",
+      error ("taking the %s of a value already at its %s value",
 	     op == PLUS_EXPR ? "SUCC" : "PRED",
 	     op == PLUS_EXPR ? "maximum" : "minimum");
       return error_mark_node;
@@ -3456,7 +3456,7 @@ build_compare_string_expr (code, op0, op1)
     case NE_EXPR:
       return invert_truthvalue (build_compare_string_expr (EQ_EXPR, op0, op1));
     default:
-      error ("Invalid operation on array of chars");
+      error ("invalid operation on array of chars");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
 
@@ -3791,7 +3791,7 @@ finish_chill_binary_op (node)
       op1 = convert (build_pointer_type (TREE_TYPE (op1)), op1);
     if ((op0f || op1f)
 	&& code != EQ_EXPR && code != NE_EXPR)
-      error ("Cannot use %s operator on PROC mode variable",
+      error ("cannot use %s operator on PROC mode variable",
 	     tree_code_name[(int)code]);
   }
 
diff --git a/gcc/ch/grant.c b/gcc/ch/grant.c
index 806c944b0a9..f143aec4708 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/grant.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/grant.c
@@ -2822,7 +2822,7 @@ really_grant_this (decl, granted_decls)
     }
 
   /* this nerver should happen */
-  error_with_decl (decl, "function \"really_grant_this\" called for `%s'.");
+  error_with_decl (decl, "function \"really_grant_this\" called for `%s'");
   return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/gcc/ch/inout.c b/gcc/ch/inout.c
index 2f747cebba1..d83f1bd8501 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/inout.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/inout.c
@@ -2028,7 +2028,7 @@ build_chill_modify (assoc, list)
       attr = TREE_VALUE (TREE_CHAIN (list));
       break;
     default:
-      error ("Too many arguments in call to MODIFY");
+      error ("too many arguments in call to MODIFY");
       had_errors = 1;
       break;
     }
@@ -2542,7 +2542,7 @@ build_chill_readrecord (access, optionals)
       /* we must have an index */
       if (!len)
 	{
-	  error ("Too few arguments in call to `readrecord'");
+	  error ("too few arguments in call to `readrecord'");
 	  return error_mark_node;
 	}
       index = TREE_VALUE (optionals);
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ build_chill_writerecord (access, optionals)
   len = list_length (optionals);
   if (indexmode != void_type_node && len != 2)
     {
-      error ("Too few arguments in call to `writerecord'");
+      error ("too few arguments in call to `writerecord'");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
   if (indexmode != void_type_node)
@@ -3138,7 +3138,7 @@ process_io_list (exprlist, iolist_addr, iolist_length, iolist_rtx, do_read,
 			enumname = "__IO_LongRangeLoc";
 		      break;
 		    default:
-		      error ("Cannot process %d bits integer for READTEXT argument %d.",
+		      error ("cannot process %d bits integer for READTEXT argument %d",
 			     type_size, idxcnt + 1 + argoffset);
 		      continue;
 		    }
@@ -3184,7 +3184,7 @@ process_io_list (exprlist, iolist_addr, iolist_length, iolist_rtx, do_read,
 			enumname = "__IO_LongLoc";
 		      break;
 		    default:
-		      error ("Cannot process %d bits integer for READTEXT argument %d.",
+		      error ("cannot process %d bits integer for READTEXT argument %d",
 			     type_size, idxcnt + 1 + argoffset);
 		      continue;
 		    }
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@ process_io_list (exprlist, iolist_addr, iolist_length, iolist_rtx, do_read,
 			  goto try_long;
 			}
 		    }
-		  error ("Cannot process %d bits integer WRITETEXT argument %d.",
+		  error ("cannot process %d bits integer WRITETEXT argument %d",
 			 type_size, idxcnt + 1 + argoffset);
 		  continue;
 		}
@@ -3722,7 +3722,7 @@ process_io_list (exprlist, iolist_addr, iolist_length, iolist_rtx, do_read,
       else
 	{
 	  /* datatype is not yet implemented, issue a warning */
-	  error ("cannot process mode of argument %d for %sTEXT.", idxcnt + 1 + argoffset,
+	  error ("cannot process mode of argument %d for %sTEXT", idxcnt + 1 + argoffset,
 		 do_read ? "READ" : "WRITE");
 	  enumname = "__IO_UNUSED";
 	}
@@ -4358,7 +4358,7 @@ build_chill_writetext (text_arg, exprlist)
 	    }
 	  if (exprlist == NULL_TREE)
 	    {
-	      error ("Too few arguments in call to `writetext'");
+	      error ("too few arguments in call to `writetext'");
 	      return error_mark_node;
 	    }
 	  format_str = TREE_VALUE (exprlist);
@@ -4506,7 +4506,7 @@ build_chill_readtext (text_arg, exprlist)
 	    }
 	  if (exprlist == NULL_TREE)
 	    {
-	      error ("Too few arguments in call to `readtext'");
+	      error ("too few arguments in call to `readtext'");
 	      return error_mark_node;
 	    }
 	  format_str = TREE_VALUE (exprlist);
diff --git a/gcc/ch/lang.c b/gcc/ch/lang.c
index b698b29aa1b..5c943fe6080 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/lang.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/lang.c
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ lang_decode_option (argc, argv)
       explicit_ignore_case = 1;
       if (special_UC)
 	{
-	  error ("Ignoring case upon input and");
-	  error ("making special words uppercase wouldn't work.");
+	  error ("ignoring case upon input and");
+	  error ("making special words uppercase wouldn't work");
 	}
       else
 	ignore_case = 1;
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ lang_decode_option (argc, argv)
     {
       if (explicit_ignore_case)
 	{
-	  error ("Making special words uppercase and");
-	  error (" ignoring case upon input wouldn't work.");
+	  error ("making special words uppercase and");
+	  error (" ignoring case upon input wouldn't work");
 	}
       else
 	special_UC = 1, ignore_case = 0;
diff --git a/gcc/ch/loop.c b/gcc/ch/loop.c
index 8322b969a0e..393349b18fc 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/loop.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/loop.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ build_loop_iterator (user_var, start_exp, step_exp, end_exp,
 	ip->itype = DO_LOC_VARYING;
       else
 	{
-	  error ("Loop's IN expression is not a composite object");
+	  error ("loop's IN expression is not a composite object");
 	  return;
 	}
     }
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ declare_temps ()
 	      
 	      if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (array_type)) == BOOLEAN_TYPE)
 		{
-		  error ("Can't iterate through array of BOOL");
+		  error ("can't iterate through array of BOOL");
 		  firstp->error_flag = 1;
 		  return firstp->error_flag;
 		}
diff --git a/gcc/ch/nloop.c b/gcc/ch/nloop.c
index 579041a80a3..2a7a4600fad 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/nloop.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/nloop.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ build_loop_iterator (user_var, start_exp, step_exp, end_exp,
 	ip->itype = DO_LOC_VARYING;
       else
 	{
-	  error ("Loop's IN expression is not a composite object");
+	  error ("loop's IN expression is not a composite object");
 	  return;
 	}
     }
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ declare_temps ()
 	      
 	      if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (array_type)) == BOOLEAN_TYPE)
 		{
-		  error ("Can't iterate through array of BOOL");
+		  error ("can't iterate through array of BOOL");
 		  ip->error_flag = 1;
 		  return ip->error_flag;
 		}
diff --git a/gcc/ch/parse.c b/gcc/ch/parse.c
index afcf1427fd8..0c482dd1168 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/parse.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/parse.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ end_function ()
 	  if (result_never_set
 	      && TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (TREE_TYPE (current_function_decl)))
 	      != VOID_TYPE)
-	    warning ("No RETURN or RESULT in procedure");
+	    warning ("no RETURN or RESULT in procedure");
 	  chill_expand_return (NULL_TREE, 1);
 	}
     }
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ parse_do_action (label)
     {
       push_handler ();
       parse_opt_actions ();
-      expect (OD, "Missing 'OD' after 'DO'");
+      expect (OD, "missing 'OD' after 'DO'");
       parse_opt_handler ();
       parse_opt_end_label_semi_colon (label);
       return;
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ parse_do_action (label)
   parse_opt_actions ();
   if (! ignoring)
     build_loop_end (); 
-  expect (OD, "Missing 'OD' after 'DO'");
+  expect (OD, "missing 'OD' after 'DO'");
   /* Note that the handler is inside the reach of the DO. */
   parse_opt_handler ();
   end_loop_scope (label);
@@ -2942,7 +2942,7 @@ parse_action ()
 
  no_handler_action:
   if (parse_opt_handler () != NULL_TREE && pass == 1)
-    error ("no handler is permitted on this action.");
+    error ("no handler is permitted on this action");
   parse_semi_colon ();
   return 1;
 
@@ -4326,7 +4326,7 @@ set_yydebug (value)
 #if YYDEBUG != 0
   yydebug = value;
 #else
-  warning ("YYDEBUG not defined.");
+  warning ("YYDEBUG not defined");
 #endif
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/gcc/ch/satisfy.c b/gcc/ch/satisfy.c
index a15d9e20a31..00d90f894c3 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/satisfy.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/satisfy.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ safe_satisfy_decl (decl, prev_chain)
 	    {
 	      if (!pointer_type_breaks_cycle)
 		{
-		  error_with_decl (decl, "Cycle: `%s' depends on ...");
+		  error_with_decl (decl, "cycle: `%s' depends on ...");
 		  cycle_error_print (prev_chain, decl);
 		  error_with_decl (decl, "  `%s'");
 		  return error_mark_node;
diff --git a/gcc/ch/tasking.c b/gcc/ch/tasking.c
index 8a12e4d91d0..d1b7905cbad 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/tasking.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/tasking.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ generate_tasking_code_variable (name, tasking_code_ptr, quasi_flag)
       /* check for value should be assigned is out of range */
       if (TREE_INT_CST_LOW (*tasking_code_ptr) >
 	  TREE_INT_CST_LOW (TYPE_MAX_VALUE (chill_taskingcode_type_node)))
-	  error ("Tasking code %ld out of range for `%s'.",
+	  error ("tasking code %ld out of range for `%s'",
 		 (long) TREE_INT_CST_LOW (*tasking_code_ptr),
 		 IDENTIFIER_POINTER (name));
     }
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ decl_tasking_code_variable (name, tasking_code_ptr, quasi_flag)
       /* check for value should be assigned is out of range */
       if (TREE_INT_CST_LOW (*tasking_code_ptr) >
 	  TREE_INT_CST_LOW (TYPE_MAX_VALUE (chill_taskingcode_type_node)))
-	  error ("Tasking code %ld out of range for `%s'.",
+	  error ("tasking code %ld out of range for `%s'",
 		 (long) TREE_INT_CST_LOW (*tasking_code_ptr),
 		 IDENTIFIER_POINTER (name));
     }
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ make_process_struct (name, processparlist)
 	    {
 	      for (field = parnamelist; field != NULL_TREE;
 		   field = TREE_CHAIN (field))
-	        error ("invalid attribute for argument `%s' (only IN or LOC allowed).",
+	        error ("invalid attribute for argument `%s' (only IN or LOC allowed)",
 		       IDENTIFIER_POINTER (TREE_VALUE (field)));
 	    }
 	}
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ build_start_process (process_name, copynum,
       else if (TREE_CODE (process_decl) != FUNCTION_DECL
 	  || ! CH_DECL_PROCESS (process_decl))
 	{
-	  error ("You may only START a process, not a proc");
+	  error ("you may only START a process, not a proc");
 	  process_decl = NULL_TREE;
 	}
       else if (DECL_EXTERNAL (process_decl))
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ build_start_process (process_name, copynum,
       if (optset == NULL_TREE) ;
       else if (!CH_REFERABLE (optset))
 	{
-	  error ("SET expression not a location.");
+	  error ("SET expression not a location");
 	  optset = NULL_TREE;
 	}
       else if (!CH_IS_INSTANCE_MODE (TREE_TYPE (optset)))
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ build_gen_code (decl)
     result = (tree)(DECL_TASKING_CODE_DECL (decl));
   else
     {
-      error ("GEN_CODE argument must be a process or signal name.");
+      error ("GEN_CODE argument must be a process or signal name");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
   CH_DERIVED_FLAG (result) = 1;
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ build_queue_length (buf_ev)
                       tree_cons (NULL_TREE, arg2, NULL_TREE)));
     }
 
-  error ("QUEUE_LENGTH argument must be a BUFFER/EVENT location.");
+  error ("QUEUE_LENGTH argument must be a BUFFER/EVENT location");
   return error_mark_node;
 }
 
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ expand_send_signal (sigmsgbuffer, optroutinginfo, optsendto,
 	  /* issue a warning in case of -Wall */
 	  if (extra_warnings)
 	    {
-	      warning ("Signal sent without priority");
+	      warning ("signal sent without priority");
 	      warning (" and no default priority was set.");
 	      warning (" PRIORITY defaulted to 0");
 	    }
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ expand_send_signal (sigmsgbuffer, optroutinginfo, optsendto,
                           tree_cons (NULL_TREE, copy_number, NULL_TREE)));
 	  /* as our system doesn't allow that and Z.200 specifies it,
 	     we issue a warning */
-	  warning ("SEND to ANY copy of process `%s'.", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (process_name));
+	  warning ("SEND to ANY copy of process `%s'", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (process_name));
         }
     }
   else if (! CH_IS_INSTANCE_MODE (TREE_TYPE (optsendto)))
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@ build_receive_case_if_generated()
 {
   if (!current_rc_state)
     {
-      error ("internal error: RECEIVE CASE stack invalid.");
+      error ("internal error: RECEIVE CASE stack invalid");
       abort ();
     }
   return current_rc_state->if_generated;
@@ -1953,13 +1953,13 @@ build_receive_buffer_case_label (buffer, loclist)
 
   if (! CH_REFERABLE (buffer))
     {
-      error ("BUFFER in RECEIVE CASE alternative must be a location.");
+      error ("BUFFER in RECEIVE CASE alternative must be a location");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
 
   if (TREE_CHAIN (loclist) != NULL_TREE)
     {
-      error ("buffer receive alternative requires only 1 defining occurrence.");
+      error ("buffer receive alternative requires only 1 defining occurrence");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
 
@@ -2040,13 +2040,13 @@ build_receive_buffer_case_label (buffer, loclist)
     had_errors = 1;
   else if (! CH_COMPATIBLE (var, buftype))
     {
-      error ("incompatible modes in receive buffer alternative.");
+      error ("incompatible modes in receive buffer alternative");
       had_errors = 1;
     }
 
   if (! CH_LOCATION_P (var))
     {
-      error ("defining occurrence in receive buffer alternative must be a location.");
+      error ("defining occurrence in receive buffer alternative must be a location");
       had_errors = 1;
     }
 
@@ -2083,13 +2083,13 @@ build_receive_case_label (signame, loclist)
     {
       if (loclist == NULL_TREE)
 	{
-	  error ("buffer receive alternative without `IN location'.");
+	  error ("buffer receive alternative without `IN location'");
 	  return error_mark_node;
 	}
       return build_receive_buffer_case_label (signame, loclist);
     }
 
-  error ("RECEIVE CASE alternative must specify a SIGNAL name or BUFFER location.");
+  error ("RECEIVE CASE alternative must specify a SIGNAL name or BUFFER location");
   return error_mark_node;
 }
 
@@ -2366,7 +2366,7 @@ void expand_continue_event (evloc)
 
   if (! CH_REFERABLE (evloc) || ! CH_IS_EVENT_MODE (TREE_TYPE (evloc)))
     {
-      error ("CONTINUE requires an event location.");
+      error ("CONTINUE requires an event location");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ build_delay_case_start (optset, optpriority)
     optpriority = integer_zero_node;
   else if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (optpriority)) != INTEGER_TYPE)
     {
-      error ("PRIORITY must be of integer type.");
+      error ("PRIORITY must be of integer type");
       optpriority = integer_zero_node;
     }
 
@@ -2578,7 +2578,7 @@ build_delay_case_label (eventlist, if_or_elseif)
 	temp1 = null_pointer_node;
       else if (! CH_IS_EVENT_MODE (TREE_TYPE (event)) || ! CH_REFERABLE (event))
 	{
-	  error ("delay alternative must be an EVENT location.");
+	  error ("delay alternative must be an EVENT location");
 	  temp1 = null_pointer_node;
 	}
       else
@@ -2753,7 +2753,7 @@ build_delay_action (event, optpriority)
     had_errors = 1;
   else if (! CH_IS_EVENT_MODE (TREE_TYPE (event)) || ! CH_REFERABLE (event))
     {
-      error ("DELAY action requires an event location.");
+      error ("DELAY action requires an event location");
       had_errors = 1;
     }
 
@@ -2764,7 +2764,7 @@ build_delay_action (event, optpriority)
 	return;
       if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (optpriority)) != INTEGER_TYPE)
 	{
-	  error ("PRIORITY in DELAY action must be of integer type.");
+	  error ("PRIORITY in DELAY action must be of integer type");
 	  return;
 	}
     }
@@ -2774,7 +2774,7 @@ build_delay_action (event, optpriority)
       if (extra_warnings)
 	{
 	  warning ("DELAY action without priority.");
-	  warning (" PRIORITY defaulted to 0.");
+	  warning (" PRIORITY defaulted to 0");
 	}
       optpriority = integer_zero_node;
     }
@@ -2864,7 +2864,7 @@ expand_send_buffer (buffer, value, optpriority, optwith, optto)
     {
       if (! CH_IS_BUFFER_MODE (TREE_TYPE (buffer)) || ! CH_REFERABLE (buffer))
 	{
-	  error ("send buffer action requires a BUFFER location.");
+	  error ("send buffer action requires a BUFFER location");
 	  had_errors = 1;
 	}
       else
@@ -2881,7 +2881,7 @@ expand_send_buffer (buffer, value, optpriority, optwith, optto)
     {
       if (TREE_CHAIN (value) != NULL_TREE)
 	{
-	  error ("there must be only 1 value for send buffer action.");
+	  error ("there must be only 1 value for send buffer action");
 	  had_errors = 1;
 	}
       else
@@ -2902,13 +2902,13 @@ expand_send_buffer (buffer, value, optpriority, optwith, optto)
 		  value = convert (TREE_TYPE (buffer_mode_decl), value);
 		  if (value == NULL_TREE || TREE_CODE (value) == ERROR_MARK)
 		    {
-		      error ("convert failed for send buffer action.");
+		      error ("convert failed for send buffer action");
 		      had_errors = 1;
 		    }
 		}
 	      else
 		{
-		  error ("incompatible modes in send buffer action.");
+		  error ("incompatible modes in send buffer action");
 		  had_errors = 1;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -2923,9 +2923,9 @@ expand_send_buffer (buffer, value, optpriority, optwith, optto)
 	  /* issue a warning in case of -Wall */
 	  if (extra_warnings)
 	    {
-	      warning ("Buffer sent without priority");
+	      warning ("buffer sent without priority");
 	      warning (" and no default priority was set.");
-	      warning (" PRIORITY defaulted to 0.");
+	      warning (" PRIORITY defaulted to 0");
 	    }
 	  optpriority = integer_zero_node;
 	}
@@ -2936,18 +2936,18 @@ expand_send_buffer (buffer, value, optpriority, optwith, optto)
     had_errors = 1;
   else if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (optpriority)) != INTEGER_TYPE)
     {
-      error ("PRIORITY must be of integer type.");
+      error ("PRIORITY must be of integer type");
       had_errors = 1;
     }
 
   if (optwith != NULL_TREE)
     {
-      error ("WITH not allowed for send buffer action.");
+      error ("WITH not allowed for send buffer action");
       had_errors = 1;
     }
   if (optto != NULL_TREE)
     {
-      error ("TO not allowed for send buffer action.");
+      error ("TO not allowed for send buffer action");
       had_errors = 1;
     }
   if (had_errors)
diff --git a/gcc/ch/timing.c b/gcc/ch/timing.c
index c53fed752de..432ded24ce2 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/timing.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/timing.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ build_at_action (t)
   
   if (TREE_TYPE (abstime) != abs_timing_type_node)
     {
-      error ("absolute time value must be of mode TIME.");
+      error ("absolute time value must be of mode TIME");
       abstime = convert (abs_timing_type_node, build_int_2 (0, 0));
     }
   filename = force_addr_of (get_chill_filename ());
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ build_cycle_start (t)
       
       if (TREE_TYPE (duration_value) != duration_timing_type_node)
 	{
-	  error ("duration primitive value must be of mode DURATION.");
+	  error ("duration primitive value must be of mode DURATION");
 	  duration_value = convert (duration_timing_type_node, build_int_2 (0,0));
 	}
       TREE_PURPOSE (TREE_PURPOSE (toid)) = duration_value;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ build_after_start (duration, delay_flag)
       
       if (TREE_TYPE (duration) != duration_timing_type_node)
         {
-	  error ("duration primitive value must be of mode DURATION.");
+	  error ("duration primitive value must be of mode DURATION");
 	  duration = convert (duration_timing_type_node, build_int_2 (0,0));
         }
       TREE_PURPOSE (value) = decl_temp1 (get_identifier ("AFTER_duration"),
diff --git a/gcc/ch/tree.c b/gcc/ch/tree.c
index 0347d66dbb3..e9fa6504af3 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/tree.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/tree.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ layout_powerset_type (type)
 
   if (! discrete_type_p (domain))
     {
-      error ("Can only build a powerset from a discrete mode");
+      error ("can only build a powerset from a discrete mode");
       return error_mark_node;
     }
 
diff --git a/gcc/ch/typeck.c b/gcc/ch/typeck.c
index 12d3f991d96..ab806bbbe3a 100644
--- a/gcc/ch/typeck.c
+++ b/gcc/ch/typeck.c
@@ -2811,29 +2811,29 @@ apply_chill_array_layout (array_type)
   if (TREE_VALUE (temp) != NULL_TREE)
     {
       if (! host_integerp (TREE_VALUE (temp), 0))
-	error ("Stepsize in STEP must be an integer constant");
+	error ("stepsize in STEP must be an integer constant");
       else
 	{
 	  if (tree_int_cst_sgn (TREE_VALUE (temp)) <= 0)
-	    error ("Stepsize in STEP must be > 0");
+	    error ("stepsize in STEP must be > 0");
 	  else
 	    stepsize_specified = 1;
 
 	  stepsize = tree_low_cst (TREE_VALUE (temp), 1);
 	  if (stepsize != natural_length)
-	    sorry ("Stepsize in STEP must be the natural width of the array element mode");
+	    sorry ("stepsize in STEP must be the natural width of the array element mode");
 	}
     }
 
   temp = TREE_PURPOSE (temp);
   if (! host_integerp (TREE_PURPOSE (temp), 0))
-    error ("Starting word in POS must be an integer constant");
+    error ("starting word in POS must be an integer constant");
   else
     {
       if (tree_int_cst_sgn (TREE_PURPOSE (temp)) < 0)
-	error ("Starting word in POS must be >= 0");
+	error ("starting word in POS must be >= 0");
       if (! integer_zerop (TREE_PURPOSE (temp)))
-	sorry ("Starting word in POS within STEP must be 0");
+	sorry ("starting word in POS within STEP must be 0");
 
       word = tree_low_cst (TREE_PURPOSE (temp), 0);
     }
@@ -2845,17 +2845,17 @@ apply_chill_array_layout (array_type)
       int wordsize = TYPE_PRECISION (chill_integer_type_node);
       if (! host_integerp (TREE_PURPOSE (temp), 0))
 	{
-	  error ("Starting bit in POS must be an integer constant");
+	  error ("starting bit in POS must be an integer constant");
 	  start_bit_error = 1;
 	}
       else
 	{
 	  if (! integer_zerop (TREE_PURPOSE (temp)))
-	    sorry ("Starting bit in POS within STEP must be 0");
+	    sorry ("starting bit in POS within STEP must be 0");
 
 	  if (tree_int_cst_sgn (TREE_PURPOSE (temp)) < 0)
 	    {
-	      error ("Starting bit in POS must be >= 0");
+	      error ("starting bit in POS must be >= 0");
 	      start_bit = 0;
 	      start_bit_error = 1;
 	    }
@@ -2863,7 +2863,7 @@ apply_chill_array_layout (array_type)
 	  start_bit = tree_low_cst (TREE_PURPOSE (temp), 0);
 	  if (start_bit >= wordsize)
 	    {
-	      error ("Starting bit in POS must be < the width of a word");
+	      error ("starting bit in POS must be < the width of a word");
 	      start_bit = 0;
 	      start_bit_error = 1;
 	    }
@@ -2877,21 +2877,21 @@ apply_chill_array_layout (array_type)
 	    {
 	      if (! host_integerp (TREE_VALUE (temp), 0))
 		{
-		  error ("Length in POS must be an integer constant");
+		  error ("length in POS must be an integer constant");
 		  length_error = 1;
 		}
 	      else
 		{
 		  length = tree_low_cst (TREE_VALUE (temp), 0);
 		  if (length <= 0)
-		    error ("Length in POS must be > 0");
+		    error ("length in POS must be > 0");
 		}
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
 	      if (! host_integerp (TREE_VALUE (temp), 0))
 		{
-		  error ("End bit in POS must be an integer constant");
+		  error ("end bit in POS must be an integer constant");
 		  length_error = 1;
 		}
 	      else
@@ -2900,13 +2900,13 @@ apply_chill_array_layout (array_type)
 
 		  if (end_bit < start_bit)
 		    {
-		      error ("End bit in POS must be >= the start bit");
+		      error ("end bit in POS must be >= the start bit");
 		      end_bit = wordsize - 1;
 		      length_error = 1;
 		    }
 		  else if (end_bit >= wordsize)
 		    {
-		      error ("End bit in POS must be < the width of a word");
+		      error ("end bit in POS must be < the width of a word");
 		      end_bit = wordsize - 1;
 		      length_error = 1;
 		    }
@@ -2918,12 +2918,12 @@ apply_chill_array_layout (array_type)
 	    }
 
 	  if (! length_error && length != natural_length)
-	    sorry ("The length specified on POS within STEP must be the natural length of the array element type");
+	    sorry ("the length specified on POS within STEP must be the natural length of the array element type");
 	}
     }
 
   if (! length_error && stepsize_specified && stepsize < length)
-    error ("Step size in STEP must be >= the length in POS");
+    error ("step size in STEP must be >= the length in POS");
 
   if (length == 1)
     TYPE_PACKED (array_type) = 1;
@@ -3128,14 +3128,14 @@ apply_chill_field_layout (decl, next_struct_offset)
 
   if (! host_integerp (TREE_PURPOSE (temp), 0))
     {
-      error ("Starting word in POS must be an integer constant");
+      error ("starting word in POS must be an integer constant");
       pos_error = 1;
     }
   else
     {
       if (tree_int_cst_sgn (TREE_PURPOSE (temp)) < 0)
 	{
-	  error ("Starting word in POS must be >= 0");
+	  error ("starting word in POS must be >= 0");
 	  word = 0;
 	  pos_error = 1;
 	}
@@ -3152,7 +3152,7 @@ apply_chill_field_layout (decl, next_struct_offset)
     {
       if (! host_integerp (TREE_PURPOSE (temp), 0))
 	{
-	  error ("Starting bit in POS must be an integer constant");
+	  error ("starting bit in POS must be an integer constant");
 	  start_bit = *next_struct_offset - offset;
 	  pos_error = 1;
 	}
@@ -3160,7 +3160,7 @@ apply_chill_field_layout (decl, next_struct_offset)
 	{
 	  if (tree_int_cst_sgn (TREE_PURPOSE (temp)) < 0)
 	    {
-	      error ("Starting bit in POS must be >= 0");
+	      error ("starting bit in POS must be >= 0");
 	      start_bit = *next_struct_offset - offset;
 	      pos_error = 1;
 	    }
@@ -3168,7 +3168,7 @@ apply_chill_field_layout (decl, next_struct_offset)
 	  start_bit = tree_low_cst (TREE_PURPOSE (temp), 0);
 	  if (start_bit >= wordsize)
 	    {
-	      error ("Starting bit in POS must be < the width of a word");
+	      error ("starting bit in POS must be < the width of a word");
 	      start_bit = *next_struct_offset - offset;
 	      pos_error = 1;
 	    }
@@ -3182,14 +3182,14 @@ apply_chill_field_layout (decl, next_struct_offset)
 	    {
 	      if (! host_integerp (TREE_VALUE (temp), 0))
 		{
-		  error ("Length in POS must be an integer constant");
+		  error ("length in POS must be an integer constant");
 		  pos_error = 1;
 		}
 	      else
 		{
 		  if (tree_int_cst_sgn (TREE_VALUE (temp)) < 0)
 		    {
-		      error ("Length in POS must be > 0");
+		      error ("length in POS must be > 0");
 		      length = natural_length;
 		      pos_error = 1;
 		    }
@@ -3202,7 +3202,7 @@ apply_chill_field_layout (decl, next_struct_offset)
 	    {
 	      if (! host_integerp (TREE_VALUE (temp), 0))
 		{
-		  error ("End bit in POS must be an integer constant");
+		  error ("end bit in POS must be an integer constant");
 		  pos_error = 1;
 		}
 	      else
@@ -3211,12 +3211,12 @@ apply_chill_field_layout (decl, next_struct_offset)
 
 		  if (end_bit < start_bit)
 		    {
-		      error ("End bit in POS must be >= the start bit");
+		      error ("end bit in POS must be >= the start bit");
 		      pos_error = 1;
 		    }
 		  else if (end_bit >= wordsize)
 		    {
-		      error ("End bit in POS must be < the width of a word");
+		      error ("end bit in POS must be < the width of a word");
 		      pos_error = 1;
 		    }
 		  else
@@ -3226,7 +3226,7 @@ apply_chill_field_layout (decl, next_struct_offset)
 
 	  if (length != natural_length && ! pos_error)
 	    {
-	      sorry ("The length specified on POS must be the natural length of the field type");
+	      sorry ("the length specified on POS must be the natural length of the field type");
 	      length = natural_length;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -3298,7 +3298,7 @@ layout_chill_struct_type (t)
     }
 
   if (pos_error)
-    error ("If one field has a POS layout, then all fields must have a POS layout");
+    error ("if one field has a POS layout, then all fields must have a POS layout");
 
   /* Now DECL_INITIAL is null on all fields.  */
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/arm/arm.c b/gcc/config/arm/arm.c
index 21442899fa0..bd6e6997a79 100644
--- a/gcc/config/arm/arm.c
+++ b/gcc/config/arm/arm.c
@@ -584,13 +584,13 @@ arm_override_options ()
   
   if (TARGET_THUMB && !(insn_flags & FL_THUMB))
     {
-      warning ("target CPU does not support THUMB instructions.");
+      warning ("target CPU does not support THUMB instructions");
       target_flags &= ~ARM_FLAG_THUMB;
     }
 
   if (TARGET_APCS_FRAME && TARGET_THUMB)
     {
-      /* warning ("ignoring -mapcs-frame because -mthumb was used."); */
+      /* warning ("ignoring -mapcs-frame because -mthumb was used"); */
       target_flags &= ~ARM_FLAG_APCS_FRAME;
     }
 
@@ -598,13 +598,13 @@ arm_override_options ()
      from here where no function is being compiled currently.  */
   if ((target_flags & (THUMB_FLAG_LEAF_BACKTRACE | THUMB_FLAG_BACKTRACE))
       && TARGET_ARM)
-    warning ("enabling backtrace support is only meaningful when compiling for the Thumb.");
+    warning ("enabling backtrace support is only meaningful when compiling for the Thumb");
 
   if (TARGET_ARM && TARGET_CALLEE_INTERWORKING)
-    warning ("enabling callee interworking support is only meaningful when compiling for the Thumb.");
+    warning ("enabling callee interworking support is only meaningful when compiling for the Thumb");
 
   if (TARGET_ARM && TARGET_CALLER_INTERWORKING)
-    warning ("enabling caller interworking support is only meaningful when compiling for the Thumb.");
+    warning ("enabling caller interworking support is only meaningful when compiling for the Thumb");
 
   /* If interworking is enabled then APCS-32 must be selected as well.  */
   if (TARGET_INTERWORK)
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ arm_override_options ()
     arm_pic_register = 10;
   
   if (TARGET_APCS_FLOAT)
-    warning ("Passing floating point arguments in fp regs not yet supported");
+    warning ("passing floating point arguments in fp regs not yet supported");
   
   /* Initialise boolean versions of the flags, for use in the arm.md file.  */
   arm_fast_multiply = (insn_flags & FL_FAST_MULT) != 0;
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ arm_override_options ()
       else if (streq (target_fp_name, "3"))
 	arm_fpu_arch = FP_SOFT3;
       else
-	error ("Invalid floating point emulation option: -mfpe-%s",
+	error ("invalid floating point emulation option: -mfpe-%s",
 	       target_fp_name);
     }
   else
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ arm_override_options ()
       if (size == 8 || size == 32)
 	arm_structure_size_boundary = size;
       else
-	warning ("Structure size boundary can only be set to 8 or 32");
+	warning ("structure size boundary can only be set to 8 or 32");
     }
 
   if (arm_pic_register_string != NULL)
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ arm_override_options ()
 	  || pic_register == HARD_FRAME_POINTER_REGNUM
 	  || pic_register == STACK_POINTER_REGNUM
 	  || pic_register >= PC_REGNUM)
-	error ("Unable to use '%s' for PIC register", arm_pic_register_string);
+	error ("unable to use '%s' for PIC register", arm_pic_register_string);
       else
 	arm_pic_register = pic_register;
     }
@@ -9120,7 +9120,7 @@ arm_debugger_arg_offset (value, addr)
   if (value == 0)
     {
       debug_rtx (addr);
-      warning ("Unable to compute real location of stacked parameter");
+      warning ("unable to compute real location of stacked parameter");
       value = 8; /* XXX magic hack */
     }
 
@@ -10003,7 +10003,7 @@ thumb_expand_prologue ()
 
   if (IS_INTERRUPT (func_type))
     {
-      error ("Interrupt Service Routines cannot be coded in Thumb mode.");
+      error ("interrupt Service Routines cannot be coded in Thumb mode");
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/arm/arm.h b/gcc/config/arm/arm.h
index e05976f6114..36a755d6a2a 100644
--- a/gcc/config/arm/arm.h
+++ b/gcc/config/arm/arm.h
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ Unrecognized value in TARGET_CPU_DEFAULT.
 
 #define CPP_INTERWORK_SPEC "						\
 %{mthumb-interwork:							\
-  %{mno-thumb-interwork: %eIncompatible interworking options}		\
+  %{mno-thumb-interwork: %eincompatible interworking options}		\
   -D__THUMB_INTERWORK__}						\
 %{!mthumb-interwork:%{!mno-thumb-interwork:%(cpp_interwork_default)}}	\
 "
diff --git a/gcc/config/avr/avr.c b/gcc/config/avr/avr.c
index b576773fa6c..2a3ff910c63 100644
--- a/gcc/config/avr/avr.c
+++ b/gcc/config/avr/avr.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ avr_override_options ()
 
   if (!t->name)
     {
-      fprintf (stderr, "Unknown MCU `%s' specified\nKnown MCU names:\n",
+      fprintf (stderr, "unknown MCU `%s' specified\nKnown MCU names:\n",
 	       avr_mcu_name);
       for (t = avr_mcu_types; t->name; t++)
 	fprintf (stderr,"   %s\n", t->name);
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
       else if (code == 'o')
 	{
 	  if (GET_CODE (addr) != PLUS)
-	    fatal_insn ("Bad address, not (reg+disp):", addr);
+	    fatal_insn ("bad address, not (reg+disp):", addr);
 
 	  print_operand (file, XEXP (addr, 1), 0);
 	}
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
 	{
 	  print_operand_address (file, XEXP (addr,0));
 	  if (REGNO (XEXP (addr, 0)) == REG_X)
-	    fatal_insn ("Internal compiler bug.\nBad address:"
+	    fatal_insn ("internal compiler error.  Bad address:"
 			,addr);
 	  fputc ('+', file);
 	  print_operand (file, XEXP (addr,1), code);
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
       long val;
       REAL_VALUE_TYPE rv;
       if (GET_MODE (x) != SFmode)
-	fatal_insn ("Internal compiler bug. Unknown mode:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("internal compiler error.  Unknown mode:", x);
       REAL_VALUE_FROM_CONST_DOUBLE (rv, x);
       REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_SINGLE (rv, val);
       asm_fprintf (file, "0x%lx", val);
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ output_movhi (insn, operands, l)
       operands[1] = src;
       return "";
     }
-  fatal_insn ("Invalid insn:", insn);
+  fatal_insn ("invalid insn:", insn);
   return "";
 }
 
@@ -1805,7 +1805,7 @@ out_movqi_r_mr (insn, op, l)
 	{
 	  int disp = INTVAL (XEXP (x,1));
 	  if (REGNO (XEXP (x,0)) != REG_Y)
-	    fatal_insn ("Incorrect insn:",insn);
+	    fatal_insn ("incorrect insn:",insn);
 
 	  if (disp <= 63 + MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (src)))
 	    return *l = 3, (AS2 (adiw,r28,%o1-63) CR_TAB
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@ out_movhi_r_mr (insn, op, l)
       if (disp > MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (src)))
 	{
 	  if (REGNO (XEXP (base, 0)) != REG_Y)
-	    fatal_insn ("Incorrect insn:",insn);
+	    fatal_insn ("incorrect insn:",insn);
 	  
 	  if (disp <= 63 + MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (src)))
 	    return *l = 4, (AS2 (adiw,r28,%o1-62) CR_TAB
@@ -1940,7 +1940,7 @@ out_movhi_r_mr (insn, op, l)
   else if (GET_CODE (base) == PRE_DEC) /* (--R) */
     {
       if (reg_overlap_mentioned_p (dest, XEXP (base, 0)))
-	fatal_insn ("Incorrect insn:", insn);
+	fatal_insn ("incorrect insn:", insn);
 
       *l = 2;
       return (AS2 (ld,%B0,%1) CR_TAB
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@ out_movhi_r_mr (insn, op, l)
   else if (GET_CODE (base) == POST_INC) /* (R++) */
     {
       if (reg_overlap_mentioned_p (dest, XEXP (base, 0)))
-	fatal_insn ("Incorrect insn:", insn);
+	fatal_insn ("incorrect insn:", insn);
 
       *l = 2;
       return (AS2 (ld,%A0,%1)  CR_TAB
@@ -1968,7 +1968,7 @@ out_movhi_r_mr (insn, op, l)
 	      AS2 (lds,%B0,%B1));
     }
   
-  fatal_insn ("Unknown move insn:",insn);
+  fatal_insn ("unknown move insn:",insn);
   return "";
 }
 
@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@ out_movsi_r_mr (insn, op, l)
       if (disp > MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (src)))
 	{
 	  if (REGNO (XEXP (base, 0)) != REG_Y)
-	    fatal_insn ("Incorrect insn:",insn);
+	    fatal_insn ("incorrect insn:",insn);
 
 	  if (disp <= 63 + MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (src)))
 	    return *l = 6, (AS2 (adiw,r28,%o1-60) CR_TAB
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ out_movsi_r_mr (insn, op, l)
 		    AS2 (lds,%C0,%C1) CR_TAB
 		    AS2 (lds,%D0,%D1));
     
-  fatal_insn ("Unknown move insn:",insn);
+  fatal_insn ("unknown move insn:",insn);
   return "";
 }
 
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ out_movsi_mr_r (insn, op, l)
       if (disp > MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (dest)))
 	{
 	  if (reg_base != REG_Y)
-	    fatal_insn ("Incorrect insn:",insn);
+	    fatal_insn ("incorrect insn:",insn);
 
 	  if (disp <= 63 + MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (dest)))
 	    return *l = 6, (AS2 (adiw,r28,%o0-60) CR_TAB
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ out_movsi_mr_r (insn, op, l)
 		  AS2 (st,%0,%B1) CR_TAB
 		  AS2 (st,%0,%C1) CR_TAB
 		  AS2 (st,%0,%D1));
-  fatal_insn ("Unknown move insn:",insn);
+  fatal_insn ("unknown move insn:",insn);
   return "";
 }
 
@@ -2480,7 +2480,7 @@ output_movsisf(insn, operands, l)
       operands[1] = src;
       return "";
     }
-  fatal_insn ("Invalid insn:", insn);
+  fatal_insn ("invalid insn:", insn);
   return "";
 }
 
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@ out_movqi_mr_r (insn, op, l)
 	{
 	  int disp = INTVAL (XEXP (x,1));
 	  if (REGNO (XEXP (x,0)) != REG_Y)
-	    fatal_insn ("Incorrect insn:",insn);
+	    fatal_insn ("incorrect insn:",insn);
 
 	  if (disp <= 63 + MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (dest)))
 	    return *l = 3, (AS2 (adiw,r28,%o0-63) CR_TAB
@@ -2628,7 +2628,7 @@ out_movhi_mr_r (insn, op, l)
       if (disp > MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (dest)))
 	{
 	  if (reg_base != REG_Y)
-	    fatal_insn ("Incorrect insn:",insn);
+	    fatal_insn ("incorrect insn:",insn);
 
 	  if (disp <= 63 + MAX_LD_OFFSET (GET_MODE (dest)))
 	    return *l = 4, (AS2 (adiw,r28,%o0-62) CR_TAB
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ out_movhi_mr_r (insn, op, l)
   else if (GET_CODE (base) == POST_INC) /* (R++) */
     return *l=2, (AS2 (st,%0,%A1)  CR_TAB
 		  AS2 (st,%0,%B1));
-  fatal_insn ("Unknown move insn:",insn);
+  fatal_insn ("unknown move insn:",insn);
   return "";
 }
 
@@ -2908,7 +2908,7 @@ out_shift_with_cnt (template, insn, operands, len, t_len)
 	}
     }
   else
-    fatal_insn ("Bad shift insn:", insn);
+    fatal_insn ("bad shift insn:", insn);
 
   if (second_label)
     {
@@ -3024,7 +3024,7 @@ ashlqi3_out (insn, operands, len)
 	}
     }
   else if (CONSTANT_P (operands[2]))
-    fatal_insn ("Internal compiler bug.\nIncorrect shift:", insn);
+    fatal_insn ("internal compiler error.  Incorrect shift:", insn);
 
   out_shift_with_cnt (AS1 (lsl,%0),
 		      insn, operands, len, 1);
@@ -3454,7 +3454,7 @@ ashrqi3_out (insn, operands, len)
 	}
     }
   else if (CONSTANT_P (operands[2]))
-    fatal_insn ("Internal compiler bug.\nIncorrect shift:", insn);
+    fatal_insn ("internal compiler error.  Incorrect shift:", insn);
 
   out_shift_with_cnt (AS1 (asr,%0),
 		      insn, operands, len, 1);
@@ -3834,7 +3834,7 @@ lshrqi3_out (insn, operands, len)
 	}
     }
   else if (CONSTANT_P (operands[2]))
-    fatal_insn ("Internal compiler bug.\nIncorrect shift:", insn);
+    fatal_insn ("internal compiler error.  Incorrect shift:", insn);
   
   out_shift_with_cnt (AS1 (lsr,%0),
 		      insn, operands, len, 1);
@@ -4699,8 +4699,8 @@ avr_handle_progmem_attribute (node, name, args, flags, no_add_attrs)
 	{
 	  if (DECL_INITIAL (*node) == NULL_TREE && !DECL_EXTERNAL (*node))
 	    {
-	      warning ("Only initialized variables can be placed into "
-		       "program memory area.");
+	      warning ("only initialized variables can be placed into "
+		       "program memory area");
 	      *no_add_attrs = true;
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/gcc/config/avr/avr.h b/gcc/config/avr/avr.h
index 6daffb710fd..736f285c0a9 100644
--- a/gcc/config/avr/avr.h
+++ b/gcc/config/avr/avr.h
@@ -2707,7 +2707,7 @@ extern int avr_case_values_threshold;
    the most combinations to be found.  */
 
 #define TRAMPOLINE_TEMPLATE(FILE) \
-  internal_error ("Trampolines not supported\n")
+  internal_error ("trampolines not supported")
 
 /* Length in units of the trampoline for entering a nested function.  */
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/c4x/c4x.c b/gcc/config/c4x/c4x.c
index 3c9d1400f7e..a20fb951909 100644
--- a/gcc/config/c4x/c4x.c
+++ b/gcc/config/c4x/c4x.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ c4x_override_options ()
     case 40: target_flags |= C40_FLAG; break;
     case 44: target_flags |= C44_FLAG; break;
     default:
-      warning ("Unknown CPU version %d, using 40.\n", c4x_cpu_version);
+      warning ("unknown CPU version %d, using 40.\n", c4x_cpu_version);
       c4x_cpu_version = 40;
       target_flags |= C40_FLAG;
     }
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ c4x_expand_prologue ()
 	     requires more than 32767 words of local temporary
 	     storage!  */
 	  if (size > 32767)
-	    error ("ISR %s requires %d words of local vars, max is 32767.",
+	    error ("ISR %s requires %d words of local vars, max is 32767",
 		   current_function_name, size);
 
 	  insn = emit_insn (gen_addqi3 (gen_rtx_REG (QImode, SP_REGNO),
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ c4x_check_legit_addr (mode, addr, strict)
       return 0;
 
     case CONST_DOUBLE:
-      fatal_insn ("Using CONST_DOUBLE for address", addr);
+      fatal_insn ("using CONST_DOUBLE for address", addr);
 
     default:
       return 0;
@@ -3441,7 +3441,7 @@ lsrc_operand (op, mode)
     mode = GET_MODE (op);
 
   if (mode != QImode && mode != Pmode)
-    fatal_insn ("Mode not QImode", op);
+    fatal_insn ("mode not QImode", op);
 
   if (GET_CODE (op) == CONST_INT)
     return c4x_L_constant (op) || c4x_J_constant (op);
@@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@ tsrc_operand (op, mode)
     mode = GET_MODE (op);
 
   if (mode != QImode && mode != Pmode)
-    fatal_insn ("Mode not QImode", op);
+    fatal_insn ("mode not QImode", op);
 
   if (GET_CODE (op) == CONST_INT)
     return c4x_L_constant (op) || c4x_N_constant (op) || c4x_J_constant (op);
@@ -3518,7 +3518,7 @@ c4x_S_address_parse (op, base, incdec, index, disp)
   *disp = 0;
        
   if (GET_CODE (op) != MEM)
-    fatal_insn ("Invalid indirect memory address", op);
+    fatal_insn ("invalid indirect memory address", op);
   
   op = XEXP (op, 0);
   switch (GET_CODE (op))
@@ -3607,7 +3607,7 @@ c4x_S_address_parse (op, base, incdec, index, disp)
       /* Fallthrough.  */
 
     default:
-      fatal_insn ("Invalid indirect (S) memory address", op);
+      fatal_insn ("invalid indirect (S) memory address", op);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/cris/cris.c b/gcc/config/cris/cris.c
index e5b634ffe92..5e297921fca 100644
--- a/gcc/config/cris/cris.c
+++ b/gcc/config/cris/cris.c
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ cris_target_asm_function_prologue (file, size)
 	     cfoa_size, current_function_args_size);
 
   if (cris_max_stackframe && framesize > cris_max_stackframe)
-    warning ("Stackframe too big: %d bytes", framesize);
+    warning ("stackframe too big: %d bytes", framesize);
 }
 
 /* Return nonzero if there are regs mentioned in the insn that are not all
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ cris_target_asm_function_epilogue (file, size)
 
 	  /* Do a sanity check to avoid generating invalid code.  */
 	  if (current_function_epilogue_delay_list)
-	    internal_error ("Allocated but unused delay list in epilogue");
+	    internal_error ("allocated but unused delay list in epilogue");
 	}
       return;
     }
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ cris_target_asm_function_epilogue (file, size)
      thoroughly), assert the assumption that all usage of
      __builtin_eh_return are handled above.  */
   if (current_function_calls_eh_return)
-    internal_error ("Unexpected function type needing stack adjustment for\
+    internal_error ("unexpected function type needing stack adjustment for\
  __builtin_eh_return");
 
   /* If we pushed some register parameters, then adjust the stack for
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ cris_print_operand (file, x, code)
     {
     case REG:
       if (REGNO (operand) > 15)
-	internal_error ("Internal: Bad register: %d", REGNO (operand));
+	internal_error ("internal error: bad register: %d", REGNO (operand));
       fprintf (file, "$%s", reg_names[REGNO (operand)]);
       return;
 
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ cris_notice_update_cc (exp, insn)
 		     register.  */
 		  if (cris_reg_overlap_mentioned_p (cc_status.value1,
 						    cc_status.value2))
-		    internal_error ("Internal: sideeffect-insn affecting main effect");
+		    internal_error ("internal error: sideeffect-insn affecting main effect");
 		  return;
 		}
 	      else if ((REG_P (XEXP (XVECEXP (exp, 0, 0), 1))
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ cris_side_effect_mode_ok (code, ops, lreg, rreg, rval, multop, other_op)
     }
 
   /* If we get here, the caller got its initial tests wrong.  */
-  internal_error ("Internal: cris_side_effect_mode_ok with bad operands");
+  internal_error ("internal error: cris_side_effect_mode_ok with bad operands");
 }
 
 /* The function reg_overlap_mentioned_p in CVS (still as of 2001-05-16)
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ cris_symbol (x)
       return 0;
 
     default:
-      fatal_insn ("Unrecognized supposed constant", x);
+      fatal_insn ("unrecognized supposed constant", x);
     }
 
   return 1;
@@ -2371,7 +2371,7 @@ cris_gotless_symbol (x)
       return 0;
 
     default:
-      fatal_insn ("Unrecognized supposed constant", x);
+      fatal_insn ("unrecognized supposed constant", x);
     }
 
   return 1;
@@ -2412,7 +2412,7 @@ cris_got_symbol (x)
       return 0;
 
     default:
-      fatal_insn ("Unrecognized supposed constant in cris_global_pic_symbol",
+      fatal_insn ("unrecognized supposed constant in cris_global_pic_symbol",
 		  x);
     }
 
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ cris_override_options ()
 	cris_cpu_version = 10;
 
       if (cris_cpu_version < 0 || cris_cpu_version > 10)
-	error ("Unknown CRIS version specification in -march= or -mcpu= : %s",
+	error ("unknown CRIS version specification in -march= or -mcpu= : %s",
 	       cris_cpu_str);
 
       /* Set the target flags.  */
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ cris_override_options ()
 	cris_tune = 10;
 
       if (cris_tune < 0 || cris_tune > 10)
-	error ("Unknown CRIS cpu version specification in -mtune= : %s",
+	error ("unknown CRIS cpu version specification in -mtune= : %s",
 	       cris_tune_str);
 
       if (cris_tune >= CRIS_CPU_SVINTO)
@@ -2529,7 +2529,7 @@ cris_override_options ()
   if ((write_symbols == DWARF_DEBUG
        || write_symbols == DWARF2_DEBUG) && ! TARGET_ELF)
     {
-      warning ("Specified -g option is invalid with -maout and -melinux");
+      warning ("that particular -g option is invalid with -maout and -melinux");
       write_symbols = DBX_DEBUG;
     }
 
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ cris_split_movdx (operands)
 		 GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS, but we're here for your
 		 safety.  */
 	      if (side_effects_p (addr))
-		fatal_insn ("Unexpected side-effects in address", addr);
+		fatal_insn ("unexpected side-effects in address", addr);
 
 	      emit_insn (gen_rtx_SET
 			 (VOIDmode,
@@ -2765,7 +2765,7 @@ cris_split_movdx (operands)
 	     postincrements.  They should be stopped in
 	     GO_IF_LEGITIMATE_ADDRESS, but we're here for your safety.  */
 	  if (side_effects_p (addr))
-	    fatal_insn ("Unexpected side-effects in address", addr);
+	    fatal_insn ("unexpected side-effects in address", addr);
 
 	  emit_insn (gen_rtx_SET
 		     (VOIDmode,
@@ -2879,7 +2879,7 @@ restart:
       if (GET_CODE (XEXP (x, 0)) != CODE_LABEL
 	  && (GET_CODE (XEXP (x, 0)) != NOTE
 	      || NOTE_LINE_NUMBER (XEXP (x, 0)) != NOTE_INSN_DELETED_LABEL))
-	fatal_insn ("Unexpected address expression", x);
+	fatal_insn ("unexpected address expression", x);
 
       if (flag_pic)
 	{
@@ -2893,11 +2893,11 @@ restart:
 	    }
 	  else
 	    /* Labels are never marked as global symbols.  */
-	    fatal_insn ("Unexpected PIC symbol", x);
+	    fatal_insn ("unexpected PIC symbol", x);
 
 	  /* Sanity check.  */
 	  if (! current_function_uses_pic_offset_table)
-	    internal_error ("Emitting PIC operand, but PIC register isn't set up");
+	    internal_error ("emitting PIC operand, but PIC register isn't set up");
 	  break;
 	}
 
@@ -2906,7 +2906,7 @@ restart:
 
     case NOTE:
       if (NOTE_LINE_NUMBER (x) != NOTE_INSN_DELETED_LABEL)
-	fatal_insn ("Unexpected NOTE as addr_const:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("unexpected NOTE as addr_const:", x);
     case CODE_LABEL:
     case CONST_INT:
     case CONST_DOUBLE:
diff --git a/gcc/config/cris/cris.h b/gcc/config/cris/cris.h
index a65c6d2955c..3cfb10657cb 100644
--- a/gcc/config/cris/cris.h
+++ b/gcc/config/cris/cris.h
@@ -1022,15 +1022,15 @@ struct cum_args {int regs;};
 /* Node: Profiling */
 
 #define FUNCTION_PROFILER(FILE, LABELNO)  \
- error ("No FUNCTION_PROFILER for CRIS")
+ error ("no FUNCTION_PROFILER for CRIS")
 
 /* No profiling for the time being.  */
 #define FUNCTION_BLOCK_PROFILER(FILE, LABELNO)	\
- error ("No FUNCTION_BLOCK_PROFILER for CRIS")
+ error ("no FUNCTION_BLOCK_PROFILER for CRIS")
 
 /* No profiling for the time being.  */
 #define BLOCK_PROFILER(FILE, BLOCKNO)	\
- error ("No BLOCK_PROFILER for CRIS")
+ error ("no BLOCK_PROFILER for CRIS")
 
 /* FIXME: Some of the undefined macros might be mandatory.  If so, fix
    documentation.  */
diff --git a/gcc/config/d30v/d30v.c b/gcc/config/d30v/d30v.c
index a4d14be8c0c..9eea5f5ef6e 100644
--- a/gcc/config/d30v/d30v.c
+++ b/gcc/config/d30v/d30v.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ override_options ()
 	    if (ok_p
 		&& (hard_regno_mode_ok[(int)mode1][regno]
 		    != hard_regno_mode_ok[(int)mode2][regno]))
-	      error ("Bad modes_tieable_p for register %s, mode1 %s, mode2 %s",
+	      error ("bad modes_tieable_p for register %s, mode1 %s, mode2 %s",
 		     reg_names[regno], GET_MODE_NAME (mode1),
 		     GET_MODE_NAME (mode2));
 	}
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ d30v_print_operand_address (stream, x)
       return;
     }
 
-  fatal_insn ("Bad insn to d30v_print_operand_address:", x);
+  fatal_insn ("bad insn to d30v_print_operand_address:", x);
 }
 
 
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ d30v_print_operand_memory_reference (stream, x)
   switch (GET_CODE (x))
     {
     default:
-      fatal_insn ("Bad insn to d30v_print_operand_memory_reference:", x);
+      fatal_insn ("bad insn to d30v_print_operand_memory_reference:", x);
       break;
 
     case SUBREG:
@@ -2746,7 +2746,7 @@ d30v_print_operand_memory_reference (stream, x)
       if (GET_CODE (x0) == REG && GPR_P (REGNO (x0)))
 	fprintf (stream, "%s%s", reg_names[REGNO (x0) + offset0], suffix);
       else
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to d30v_print_operand_memory_reference:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to d30v_print_operand_memory_reference:", x);
     }
 
   fputs (",", stream);
@@ -2767,7 +2767,7 @@ d30v_print_operand_memory_reference (stream, x)
 					 GET_MODE (x1));
 	  x1 = SUBREG_REG (x1);
 	  if (GET_CODE (x1) != REG)
-	    fatal_insn ("Bad insn to d30v_print_operand_memory_reference:", x);
+	    fatal_insn ("bad insn to d30v_print_operand_memory_reference:", x);
 
 	  /* fall through */
 	case REG:
@@ -2785,7 +2785,7 @@ d30v_print_operand_memory_reference (stream, x)
 	  break;
 
 	default:
-	  fatal_insn ("Bad insn to d30v_print_operand_memory_reference:", x);
+	  fatal_insn ("bad insn to d30v_print_operand_memory_reference:", x);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -2853,7 +2853,7 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
 
     case 'f':	/* Print a SF floating constant as an int */
       if (GET_CODE (x) != CONST_DOUBLE)
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to d30v_print_operand, 'f' modifier:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to d30v_print_operand, 'f' modifier:", x);
 
       REAL_VALUE_FROM_CONST_DOUBLE (rv, x);
       REAL_VALUE_TO_TARGET_SINGLE (rv, num);
@@ -2862,14 +2862,14 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
 
     case 'A':	/* Print accumulator number without an `a' in front of it.  */
       if (GET_CODE (x) != REG || !ACCUM_P (REGNO (x)))
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to d30v_print_operand, 'A' modifier:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to d30v_print_operand, 'A' modifier:", x);
 
       putc ('0' + REGNO (x) - ACCUM_FIRST, stream);
       break;
 
     case 'M':	/* Print a memory reference for ld/st */
       if (GET_CODE (x) != MEM)
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to d30v_print_operand, 'M' modifier:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to d30v_print_operand, 'M' modifier:", x);
 
       d30v_print_operand_memory_reference (stream, XEXP (x, 0));
       break;
@@ -2923,7 +2923,7 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
 	fputs ((letter == 'T') ? "tnz" : "tzr", stream);
 
       else
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to print_operand, 'F' or 'T' modifier:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to print_operand, 'F' or 'T' modifier:", x);
       break;
 
     case 'B':	/* emit offset single bit to change */
@@ -2934,14 +2934,14 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
 	fprintf (stream, "%d", 31 - log);
 
       else
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to print_operand, 'B' modifier:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to print_operand, 'B' modifier:", x);
       break;
 
     case 'E':	/* Print u if this is zero extend, nothing if sign extend. */
       if (GET_CODE (x) == ZERO_EXTEND)
 	putc ('u', stream);
       else if (GET_CODE (x) != SIGN_EXTEND)
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to print_operand, 'E' modifier:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to print_operand, 'E' modifier:", x);
       break;
 
     case 'R':	/* Return appropriate cmp instruction for relational test.  */
@@ -2959,7 +2959,7 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
 	case GEU: fputs ("cmpuge", stream); break;
 
 	default:
-	  fatal_insn ("Bad insn to print_operand, 'R' modifier:", x);
+	  fatal_insn ("bad insn to print_operand, 'R' modifier:", x);
 	}
       break;
 
@@ -2968,7 +2968,7 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
 	fprintf (stream, "%d", (int) (32 - INTVAL (x)));
 
       else
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to print_operand, 's' modifier:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to print_operand, 's' modifier:", x);
       break;
 
     case 'S':	/* Subtract 32.  */
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
 	fprintf (stream, "%d", (int)(INTVAL (x) - 32));
 
       else
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn to print_operand, 's' modifier:", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn to print_operand, 's' modifier:", x);
       break;
 
 
@@ -3005,7 +3005,7 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
 	d30v_print_operand_address (stream, x);
 
       else
-	fatal_insn ("Bad insn in d30v_print_operand, 0 case", x);
+	fatal_insn ("bad insn in d30v_print_operand, 0 case", x);
 
       return;
 
@@ -3013,7 +3013,7 @@ d30v_print_operand (stream, x, letter)
       {
 	char buf[80];
 
-	sprintf (buf, "Invalid asm template character '%%%c'", letter);
+	sprintf (buf, "invalid asm template character '%%%c'", letter);
 	fatal_insn (buf, x);
       }
     }
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ d30v_move_2words (operands, insn)
 	   && GPR_P (REGNO (operands[1])))
     return "st2w %1,%M0";
 
-  fatal_insn ("Bad call to d30v_move_2words", insn);
+  fatal_insn ("bad call to d30v_move_2words", insn);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/d30v/d30v.h b/gcc/config/d30v/d30v.h
index 841105d4540..3133a51ef05 100644
--- a/gcc/config/d30v/d30v.h
+++ b/gcc/config/d30v/d30v.h
@@ -455,10 +455,10 @@ extern int target_flags;
       N_("Debug memory address support in compiler") },			\
 									\
   { "asm-optimize",	 0,						\
-      N_("Make adjacent short instructions parallel if possible.") },	\
+      N_("Make adjacent short instructions parallel if possible") },	\
 									\
   { "no-asm-optimize",	 0,						\
-      N_("Do not make adjacent short instructions parallel.") },	\
+      N_("Do not make adjacent short instructions parallel") },	\
 									\
   { "extmem",		 0,						\
       N_("Link programs/data to be in external memory by default") },	\
diff --git a/gcc/config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.c b/gcc/config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.c
index a0a80452b40..2d9da2be64b 100644
--- a/gcc/config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.c
+++ b/gcc/config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.c
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ dsp16xx_output_function_prologue (file, size)
 	  if (SMALL_INTVAL(current_frame_info.var_size) && ((current_frame_info.var_size & 0x8000) == 0))
 	    fprintf (file, "\t%s=%ld\n\t*%s++%s\n", reg_names[REG_J], current_frame_info.var_size, sp, reg_names[REG_J]);
 	  else
-	    fatal_error ("Stack size > 32k");
+	    fatal_error ("stack size > 32k");
 	}
     }
   
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ dsp16xx_output_function_prologue (file, size)
       if (current_frame_info.args_size == 1)
 	fprintf (file, "\t*%s++\n", sp);
       else
-	error ("Stack size > 32k");
+	error ("stack size > 32k");
     }
    
   if (frame_pointer_needed)
@@ -1668,7 +1668,7 @@ double_reg_to_memory (operands)
       else if (GET_CODE (XEXP(addr,1)) == CONST_INT)
 	offset = INTVAL(XEXP(addr,1)) + 1;
       else
-	fatal_error ("Invalid addressing mode");
+	fatal_error ("invalid addressing mode");
 
       fprintf (asm_out_file, "\t*(%d)=%s\n", offset + 31, reg_names[REGNO(operands[1]) + 1]);
     }
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ print_operand(file, op, letter)
 	else if (letter == 'm')
 	  fprintf (file, "%s", himode_reg_name[REGNO (op)]);
         else
-	  output_operand_lossage ("Bad register extension code");
+	  output_operand_lossage ("bad register extension code");
     }
     else if (code == MEM)
       output_address (XEXP(op,0));
@@ -1946,10 +1946,10 @@ print_operand_address(file, addr)
 	  if (offset >= -31 && offset <= 0)
 	    offset = 31 + offset;
 	  else
-	    fatal_error ("Invalid offset in ybase addressing");
+	    fatal_error ("invalid offset in ybase addressing");
 	}
       else
-	fatal_error ("Invalid register in ybase addressing");
+	fatal_error ("invalid register in ybase addressing");
       
       fprintf (file, "*(%d)", offset);
       break;
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ emit_1600_core_shift (shift_op, operands, shift_amount)
       shift_asm_ptr_first = lshift_right_asm_first;
     }
   else
-    fatal_error ("Invalid shift operator in emit_1600_core_shift");
+    fatal_error ("invalid shift operator in emit_1600_core_shift");
 
   while (shift_amount != 0)
     {
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ gen_tst_reg (x)
   else if (mode == HImode)
     emit_insn (gen_rtx_SET (VOIDmode, cc0_rtx, x));
   else
-    fatal_error ("Invalid mode for gen_tst_reg");
+    fatal_error ("invalid mode for gen_tst_reg");
 
   return cc0_rtx;
 }
@@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@ gen_compare_reg (code, x, y)
 						 force_reg (HImode,y))));
     }
   else
-    fatal_error ("Invalid mode for integer comparison in gen_compare_reg");
+    fatal_error ("invalid mode for integer comparison in gen_compare_reg");
 
   return cc0_rtx;
 }
diff --git a/gcc/config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.h b/gcc/config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.h
index 04aca6c44ac..215b45237c3 100644
--- a/gcc/config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.h
+++ b/gcc/config/dsp16xx/dsp16xx.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ extern struct rtx_def *dsp16xx_lshrhi3_libcall;
 %{mmap3:m3_crt0.o%s}                          \
 %{mmap4:m4_crt0.o%s}                          \
 %{!mmap*: %{!ifile*: m4_crt0.o%s} %{ifile*:     \
-%eA -ifile option requires a -map option}}"
+%ea -ifile option requires a -map option}}"
 
 /* Specify the end file to link with */
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ extern struct rtx_def *dsp16xx_lshrhi3_libcall;
 %{mmap3:m3_crtn.o%s}                          \
 %{mmap4:m4_crtn.o%s}                          \
 %{!mmap*: %{!ifile*: m4_crtn.o%s} %{ifile*:     \
-%eA -ifile option requires a -map option}}"
+%ea -ifile option requires a -map option}}"
 
 
 /* Tell gcc where to look for the startfile */
@@ -1233,17 +1233,17 @@ extern struct dsp16xx_frame_info current_frame_info;
    for profiling a function entry.  */
 
 #define FUNCTION_PROFILER(FILE, LABELNO)        \
-  internal_error ("Profiling not implemented yet.")
+  internal_error ("profiling not implemented yet")
 
 /* Output assembler code to FILE to initialize this source file's
    basic block profiling info, if that has not already been done.  */
 #define FUNCTION_BLOCK_PROFILER(FILE, LABELNO)  \
-  internal_error ("Profiling not implemented yet.")
+  internal_error ("profiling not implemented yet")
 
 /* Output assembler code to FILE to increment the entry-count for
    the BLOCKNO'th basic block in this source file.  */
 #define BLOCK_PROFILER(FILE, BLOCKNO)	        \
-  internal_error ("Profiling not implemented yet.")
+  internal_error ("profiling not implemented yet")
 
 
 /* EXIT_IGNORE_STACK should be nonzero if, when returning from a function,
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ extern struct dsp16xx_frame_info current_frame_info;
 #define EXIT_IGNORE_STACK  (0)
 
 #define TRAMPOLINE_TEMPLATE(FILE) \
-  internal_error ("Trampolines not yet implemented");
+  internal_error ("trampolines not yet implemented");
 
 /* Length in units of the trampoline for entering a nested function.
    This is a dummy value  */
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ extern struct dsp16xx_frame_info current_frame_info;
    CXT is an RTX for the static chain value for the function.  */
 
 #define INITIALIZE_TRAMPOLINE(TRAMP, FNADDR, CXT)			\
-  internal_error ("Trampolines not yet implemented");
+  internal_error ("trampolines not yet implemented");
 
 /* A C expression which is nonzero if a function must have and use a
    frame pointer. If its value is nonzero the functions will have a
@@ -1855,12 +1855,12 @@ const_section ()                                                   \
 /* This is how to output an insn to push a register on the stack.
    It need not be very fast code since it is used only for profiling  */
 #define ASM_OUTPUT_REG_PUSH(FILE,REGNO)    \
-  internal_error ("Profiling not implemented yet.");
+  internal_error ("profiling not implemented yet");
 
 /* This is how to output an insn to pop a register from the stack.
    It need not be very fast code since it is used only for profiling  */
 #define ASM_OUTPUT_REG_POP(FILE,REGNO)     \
-  internal_error ("Profiling not implemented yet."); 
+  internal_error ("profiling not implemented yet"); 
 
 /* OUTPUT OF DISPATCH TABLES */
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/h8300/h8300.c b/gcc/config/h8300/h8300.c
index 882019eff1c..0a66235d822 100644
--- a/gcc/config/h8300/h8300.c
+++ b/gcc/config/h8300/h8300.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ h8300_init_once ()
 
   if (!TARGET_H8300S && TARGET_MAC)
     {
-      error ("-ms2600 is used without -ms.");
+      error ("-ms2600 is used without -ms");
       target_flags |= 1;
     }
 }
@@ -3197,7 +3197,7 @@ h8300_handle_eightbit_data_attribute (node, name, args, flags, no_add_attrs)
     {
       if (DECL_INITIAL (decl) == NULL_TREE)
 	{
-	  warning ("Only initialized variables can be placed into the 8-bit area.");
+	  warning ("only initialized variables can be placed into the 8-bit area");
 	  *no_add_attrs = true;
 	}
       else
@@ -3228,7 +3228,7 @@ h8300_handle_tiny_data_attribute (node, name, args, flags, no_add_attrs)
     {
       if (DECL_INITIAL (decl) == NULL_TREE)
 	{
-	  warning ("Only initialized variables can be placed into the 8-bit area.");
+	  warning ("only initialized variables can be placed into the 8-bit area");
 	  *no_add_attrs = true;
 	}
       else
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/djgpp.h b/gcc/config/i386/djgpp.h
index edd0fc2bc7d..cc4aa5c765b 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/djgpp.h
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/djgpp.h
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
 #undef SUBTARGET_SWITCHES
 #define SUBTARGET_SWITCHES \
-  { "no-bnu210", -MASK_BNU210, "Ignored (obsolete)." }, \
-  { "bnu210", MASK_BNU210, "Ignored (obsolete)." },
+  { "no-bnu210", -MASK_BNU210, "Ignored (obsolete)" }, \
+  { "bnu210", MASK_BNU210, "Ignored (obsolete)" },
 
 /* Warn that -mbnu210 is now obsolete.  */
 #undef  SUBTARGET_OVERRIDE_OPTIONS
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ do \
   { \
     if (target_flags & MASK_BNU210) \
       {	\
-        warning ("-mbnu210 is ignored (option is obsolete)."); \
+        warning ("-mbnu210 is ignored (option is obsolete)"); \
       }	\
   } \
 while (0)
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386.c b/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
index b52203553af..410b310d7e5 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386.c
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ override_options ()
       if (!strcmp (ix86_cmodel_string, "small"))
 	ix86_cmodel = flag_pic ? CM_SMALL_PIC : CM_SMALL;
       else if (flag_pic)
-	sorry ("Code model %s not supported in PIC mode", ix86_cmodel_string);
+	sorry ("code model %s not supported in PIC mode", ix86_cmodel_string);
       else if (!strcmp (ix86_cmodel_string, "32"))
 	ix86_cmodel = CM_32;
       else if (!strcmp (ix86_cmodel_string, "kernel") && !flag_pic)
@@ -864,12 +864,12 @@ override_options ()
 	ix86_cmodel = flag_pic ? CM_SMALL_PIC : CM_SMALL;
     }
   if ((TARGET_64BIT == 0) != (ix86_cmodel == CM_32))
-    error ("Code model `%s' not supported in the %s bit mode.",
+    error ("code model `%s' not supported in the %s bit mode",
 	   ix86_cmodel_string, TARGET_64BIT ? "64" : "32");
   if (ix86_cmodel == CM_LARGE)
-    sorry ("Code model `large' not supported yet.");
+    sorry ("code model `large' not supported yet");
   if ((TARGET_64BIT != 0) != ((target_flags & MASK_64BIT) != 0))
-    sorry ("%i-bit mode not compiled in.",
+    sorry ("%i-bit mode not compiled in",
 	   (target_flags & MASK_64BIT) ? 64 : 32);
 
   if (ix86_arch_string != 0)
@@ -1023,9 +1023,9 @@ override_options ()
   if (TARGET_64BIT)
     {
       if (TARGET_ALIGN_DOUBLE)
-	error ("-malign-double makes no sense in the 64bit mode.");
+	error ("-malign-double makes no sense in the 64bit mode");
       if (TARGET_RTD)
-	error ("-mrtd calling convention not supported in the 64bit mode.");
+	error ("-mrtd calling convention not supported in the 64bit mode");
       /* Enable by default the SSE and MMX builtins.  */
       target_flags |= MASK_SSE2 | MASK_SSE | MASK_MMX | MASK_128BIT_LONG_DOUBLE;
      }
@@ -5394,7 +5394,7 @@ print_reg (x, code, file)
       switch (code)
 	{
 	  case 0:
-	    error ("Extended registers have no high halves\n");
+	    error ("extended registers have no high halves");
 	    break;
 	  case 1:
 	    fprintf (file, "r%ib", REGNO (x) - FIRST_REX_INT_REG + 8);
@@ -5409,7 +5409,7 @@ print_reg (x, code, file)
 	    fprintf (file, "r%i", REGNO (x) - FIRST_REX_INT_REG + 8);
 	    break;
 	  default:
-	    error ("Unsupported operand size for extended register.\n");
+	    error ("unsupported operand size for extended register");
 	    break;
 	}
       return;
@@ -9851,7 +9851,7 @@ ix86_attr_length_immediate_default (insn, shortform)
 		  len+=4;
 		  break;
 		default:
-		  fatal_insn ("Unknown insn mode", insn);
+		  fatal_insn ("unknown insn mode", insn);
 	      }
 	  }
       }
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/i386.h b/gcc/config/i386/i386.h
index 3b2ce410336..d4abbbf0a63 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/i386.h
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/i386.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define HALF_PIC_NUMBER_REFS 0
 #define HALF_PIC_ENCODE(DECL)
 #define HALF_PIC_DECLARE(NAME)
-#define HALF_PIC_INIT()	error ("half-pic init called on systems that don't support it.")
+#define HALF_PIC_INIT()	error ("half-pic init called on systems that don't support it")
 #define HALF_PIC_ADDRESS_P(X) 0
 #define HALF_PIC_PTR(X) X
 #define HALF_PIC_FINISH(STREAM)
@@ -359,9 +359,9 @@ extern const int x86_epilogue_using_move, x86_decompose_lea;
   { "no-mix-sse-i387",		-MASK_MIX_SSE_I387,			      \
     N_("Do not use both SSE and i387 instruction sets for floating point arithmetics") },\
   { "128bit-long-double",	 MASK_128BIT_LONG_DOUBLE,		      \
-    N_("sizeof(long double) is 16.") },					      \
+    N_("sizeof(long double) is 16") },					      \
   { "96bit-long-double",	-MASK_128BIT_LONG_DOUBLE,		      \
-    N_("sizeof(long double) is 12.") },					      \
+    N_("sizeof(long double) is 12") },					      \
   { "64",			MASK_64BIT,				      \
     N_("Generate 64bit x86-64 code") },					      \
   { "32",			-MASK_64BIT,				      \
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/winnt.c b/gcc/config/i386/winnt.c
index f97c637d468..9d955df2f48 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/winnt.c
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/winnt.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ i386_pe_mark_dllimport (decl)
     abort ();
   if (i386_pe_dllexport_name_p (oldname))
     {
-      error ("`%s' declared as both exported to and imported from a DLL.",
+      error ("`%s' declared as both exported to and imported from a DLL",
              IDENTIFIER_POINTER (DECL_NAME (decl)));
       return;
     }
diff --git a/gcc/config/i386/xm-djgpp.h b/gcc/config/i386/xm-djgpp.h
index b8367acc912..71cb1160faa 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i386/xm-djgpp.h
+++ b/gcc/config/i386/xm-djgpp.h
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
            to try and figure out what's wrong.  */ \
         char *djgpp = getenv ("DJGPP"); \
         if (djgpp == NULL) \
-          fatal ("Environment variable DJGPP not defined."); \
+          fatal ("environment variable DJGPP not defined"); \
         else if (access (djgpp, R_OK) == 0) \
-          fatal ("Environment variable DJGPP points to missing file '%s'.", \
+          fatal ("environment variable DJGPP points to missing file '%s'", \
                  djgpp); \
         else \
-          fatal ("Environment variable DJGPP points to corrupt file '%s'.", \
+          fatal ("environment variable DJGPP points to corrupt file '%s'", \
                   djgpp); \
       } \
     standard_exec_prefix = update_path (standard_exec_prefix, NULL); \
diff --git a/gcc/config/i960/i960.h b/gcc/config/i960/i960.h
index 2dfc88b2e70..11842959987 100644
--- a/gcc/config/i960/i960.h
+++ b/gcc/config/i960/i960.h
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ extern int target_flags;
     }								\
   /* ??? See the LONG_DOUBLE_TYPE_SIZE definition below.  */	\
   if (TARGET_LONG_DOUBLE_64)					\
-    warning ("The -mlong-double-64 option does not work yet.");\
+    warning ("the -mlong-double-64 option does not work yet");\
   i960_initialize ();						\
 }
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/ia64/ia64.h b/gcc/config/ia64/ia64.h
index baca9324755..3f0b0c820a0 100644
--- a/gcc/config/ia64/ia64.h
+++ b/gcc/config/ia64/ia64.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ extern const char *ia64_fixed_range_string;
 #define TARGET_OPTIONS \
 {									\
   { "fixed-range=", 	&ia64_fixed_range_string,			\
-      N_("Specify range of registers to make fixed.")},			\
+      N_("Specify range of registers to make fixed")},			\
 }
 
 /* Sometimes certain combinations of command options do not make sense on a
diff --git a/gcc/config/m32r/m32r.c b/gcc/config/m32r/m32r.c
index 837fbda988f..7c848213df4 100644
--- a/gcc/config/m32r/m32r.c
+++ b/gcc/config/m32r/m32r.c
@@ -2297,7 +2297,7 @@ m32r_print_operand (file, x, code)
 
 	if (GET_CODE (x) != CONST_DOUBLE
 	    || GET_MODE_CLASS (GET_MODE (x)) != MODE_FLOAT)
-	  fatal_insn ("Bad insn for 'A'", x);
+	  fatal_insn ("bad insn for 'A'", x);
 	REAL_VALUE_FROM_CONST_DOUBLE (d, x);
 	REAL_VALUE_TO_DECIMAL (d, "%.20e", str);
 	fprintf (file, "%s", str);
@@ -2417,21 +2417,21 @@ m32r_print_operand (file, x, code)
       if (GET_CODE (addr) == PRE_INC)
 	{
 	  if (GET_CODE (XEXP (addr, 0)) != REG)
-	    fatal_insn ("Pre-increment address is not a register", x);
+	    fatal_insn ("pre-increment address is not a register", x);
 
 	  fprintf (file, "@+%s", reg_names[REGNO (XEXP (addr, 0))]);
 	}
       else if (GET_CODE (addr) == PRE_DEC)
 	{
 	  if (GET_CODE (XEXP (addr, 0)) != REG)
-	    fatal_insn ("Pre-decrement address is not a register", x);
+	    fatal_insn ("pre-decrement address is not a register", x);
 
 	  fprintf (file, "@-%s", reg_names[REGNO (XEXP (addr, 0))]);
 	}
       else if (GET_CODE (addr) == POST_INC)
 	{
 	  if (GET_CODE (XEXP (addr, 0)) != REG)
-	    fatal_insn ("Post-increment address is not a register", x);
+	    fatal_insn ("post-increment address is not a register", x);
 
 	  fprintf (file, "@%s+", reg_names[REGNO (XEXP (addr, 0))]);
 	}
@@ -2509,7 +2509,7 @@ m32r_print_operand_address (file, addr)
 	      fputs (reg_names[REGNO (base)], file);
 	    }
 	  else
-	    fatal_insn ("Bad address", addr);
+	    fatal_insn ("bad address", addr);
 	}
       else if (GET_CODE (base) == LO_SUM)
 	{
@@ -2525,12 +2525,12 @@ m32r_print_operand_address (file, addr)
 	  fputs (reg_names[REGNO (XEXP (base, 0))], file);
 	}
       else
-	fatal_insn ("Bad address", addr);
+	fatal_insn ("bad address", addr);
       break;
 
     case LO_SUM :
       if (GET_CODE (XEXP (addr, 0)) != REG)
-	fatal_insn ("Lo_sum not of register", addr);
+	fatal_insn ("lo_sum not of register", addr);
       if (small_data_operand (XEXP (addr, 1), VOIDmode))
 	fputs ("sda(", file);
       else
diff --git a/gcc/config/m68hc11/m68hc11.c b/gcc/config/m68hc11/m68hc11.c
index 3c2ff09fcc9..dd3c3080f1b 100644
--- a/gcc/config/m68hc11/m68hc11.c
+++ b/gcc/config/m68hc11/m68hc11.c
@@ -3025,7 +3025,7 @@ m68hc11_gen_movhi (insn, operands)
 	      else
 		{
 		  /* !!!! SCz wrong here.  */
-                  fatal_insn ("Move insn not handled", insn);
+                  fatal_insn ("move insn not handled", insn);
 		}
 	    }
 	  else
@@ -3245,7 +3245,7 @@ m68hc11_gen_movhi (insn, operands)
 	  break;
 
 	default:
-	  fatal_insn ("Invalid register in the move instruction", insn);
+	  fatal_insn ("invalid register in the move instruction", insn);
 	  break;
 	}
       return;
@@ -3279,7 +3279,7 @@ m68hc11_gen_movhi (insn, operands)
   /* Operand 1 must be a hard register.  */
   if (!H_REG_P (operands[1]))
     {
-      fatal_insn ("Invalid operand in the instruction", insn);
+      fatal_insn ("invalid operand in the instruction", insn);
     }
 
   reg = REGNO (operands[1]);
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ m68hc11_gen_movhi (insn, operands)
       break;
 
     default:
-      fatal_insn ("Invalid register in the move instruction", insn);
+      fatal_insn ("invalid register in the move instruction", insn);
       break;
     }
 }
@@ -3399,7 +3399,7 @@ m68hc11_gen_movqi (insn, operands)
 	      else
 		{
 		  /* !!!! SCz wrong here.  */
-                  fatal_insn ("Move insn not handled", insn);
+                  fatal_insn ("move insn not handled", insn);
 		}
 	    }
 	  else
@@ -3576,7 +3576,7 @@ m68hc11_gen_movqi (insn, operands)
 	  break;
 
 	default:
-	  fatal_insn ("Invalid register in the instruction", insn);
+	  fatal_insn ("invalid register in the instruction", insn);
 	  break;
 	}
     }
@@ -3602,14 +3602,14 @@ m68hc11_gen_movqi (insn, operands)
 	  break;
 
 	default:
-	  fatal_insn ("Invalid register in the move instruction", insn);
+	  fatal_insn ("invalid register in the move instruction", insn);
 	  break;
 	}
       return;
     }
   else
     {
-      fatal_insn ("Operand 1 must be a hard register", insn);
+      fatal_insn ("operand 1 must be a hard register", insn);
     }
 }
 
@@ -3626,7 +3626,7 @@ m68hc11_gen_rotate (code, insn, operands)
   
   if (GET_CODE (operands[2]) != CONST_INT
       || (!D_REG_P (operands[0]) && !DA_REG_P (operands[0])))
-    fatal_insn ("Invalid rotate insn", insn);
+    fatal_insn ("invalid rotate insn", insn);
 
   val = INTVAL (operands[2]);
   if (code == ROTATERT)
@@ -4046,7 +4046,7 @@ m68hc11_check_z_replacement (insn, info)
 
       if (this_insn_uses_z && this_insn_uses_ix && this_insn_uses_iy)
 	{
-	  fatal_insn ("Registers IX, IY and Z used in the same INSN", insn);
+	  fatal_insn ("registers IX, IY and Z used in the same INSN", insn);
 	}
 
       if (this_insn_uses_d)
@@ -4366,7 +4366,7 @@ m68hc11_check_z_replacement (insn, info)
 	{
           if (this_insn_uses_z)
             {
-              fatal_insn ("Cannot do z-register replacement", insn);
+              fatal_insn ("cannot do z-register replacement", insn);
             }
 	  return 0;
 	}
@@ -4671,7 +4671,7 @@ m68hc11_z_replacement (insn)
 	    {
 	      INSN_CODE (insn) = -1;
 	      if (!validate_replace_rtx (z_reg, replace_reg, insn))
-		fatal_insn ("Cannot do z-register replacement", insn);
+		fatal_insn ("cannot do z-register replacement", insn);
 	    }
 
 	  /* Likewise for (REG:QI Z).  */
@@ -4720,7 +4720,7 @@ m68hc11_z_replacement (insn)
 
       if (!validate_replace_rtx (z_reg, replace_reg, info.last))
 	{
-	  fatal_insn ("Invalid Z register replacement for insn", insn);
+	  fatal_insn ("invalid Z register replacement for insn", insn);
 	}
       insn = NEXT_INSN (info.last);
     }
@@ -4797,7 +4797,7 @@ m68hc11_reassign_regs (first)
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  printf ("Insn not handled by Z replacement:\n");
+	  printf ("insn not handled by Z replacement:\n");
 	  fflush (stdout);
 	  debug_rtx (insn);
 	}
diff --git a/gcc/config/m88k/m88k.c b/gcc/config/m88k/m88k.c
index 7de5af67252..6dc4340f038 100644
--- a/gcc/config/m88k/m88k.c
+++ b/gcc/config/m88k/m88k.c
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ output_call (operands, addr)
 			   - 2);
 #if (MONITOR_GCC & 0x2) /* How often do long branches happen?  */
 	  if ((unsigned) (delta + 0x8000) >= 0x10000)
-	    warning ("Internal gcc monitor: short-branch(%x)", delta);
+	    warning ("internal gcc monitor: short-branch(%x)", delta);
 #endif
 
 	  /* Delete the jump.  */
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ m88k_debugger_offset (reg, offset)
 #if (MONITOR_GCC & 0x10) /* Watch for suspicious symbolic locations.  */
       if (! (GET_CODE (reg) == REG
 	     && REGNO (reg) >= FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER))
-	warning ("Internal gcc error: Can't express symbolic location");
+	warning ("internal gcc error: Can't express symbolic location");
 #endif
       return 0;
     }
diff --git a/gcc/config/m88k/m88k.h b/gcc/config/m88k/m88k.h
index 3d802e81f7d..698f4b8c938 100644
--- a/gcc/config/m88k/m88k.h
+++ b/gcc/config/m88k/m88k.h
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ extern int flag_pic;				/* -fpic */
 	    p++;							     \
 	  else								     \
 	    {								     \
-	      error ("Invalid option `-mshort-data-%s'", m88k_short_data);   \
+	      error ("invalid option `-mshort-data-%s'", m88k_short_data);   \
 	      break;							     \
 	    }								     \
 	m88k_gp_threshold = atoi (m88k_short_data);			     \
diff --git a/gcc/config/mcore/mcore.c b/gcc/config/mcore/mcore.c
index efe052f4530..e4901085f78 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mcore/mcore.c
+++ b/gcc/config/mcore/mcore.c
@@ -3073,7 +3073,7 @@ mcore_override_options ()
 	  || (mcore_stack_increment == 0
 	      && (mcore_stack_increment_string[0] != '0'
 		  || mcore_stack_increment_string[1] != 0)))
-	error ("Invalid option `-mstack-increment=%s'",
+	error ("invalid option `-mstack-increment=%s'",
 	       mcore_stack_increment_string);	
     }
   
diff --git a/gcc/config/mcore/mcore.h b/gcc/config/mcore/mcore.h
index e19b047166e..c788f10dffb 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mcore/mcore.h
+++ b/gcc/config/mcore/mcore.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ extern int target_flags;
 { {"hardlit", 	            HARDLIT_BIT,				\
      N_("Inline constants if it can be done in 2 insns or less") },	\
   {"no-hardlit",          - HARDLIT_BIT,				\
-     N_("inline constants if it only takes 1 instruction") },		\
+     N_("Inline constants if it only takes 1 instruction") },		\
   {"4align",              - ALIGN8_BIT,					\
      N_("Set maximum alignment to 4") },				\
   {"8align",	            ALIGN8_BIT,					\
diff --git a/gcc/config/mips/isa3264.h b/gcc/config/mips/isa3264.h
index cde72272eba..a427d721e15 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mips/isa3264.h
+++ b/gcc/config/mips/isa3264.h
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
   %{!mips1:%{!mips2:%{!mips32:%{!mlong32:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=long\\ unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=long\\ int}}}}} \
 %{mabi=o64:\
  %{mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=long\\ unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=long\\ int \
-  %{mlong32:%e-mlong32 and -mlong64 can not both be specified.}} \
+  %{mlong32:%e-mlong32 and -mlong64 can not both be specified}} \
  %{!mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=int }} \
 %{mabi=32:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=int} \
 %{mabi=meabi|!mabi=*:\
  %{mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=long\\ unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=long\\ int \
-  %{mlong32:%e-mlong32 and -mlong64 can not both be specified.}} \
+  %{mlong32:%e-mlong32 and -mlong64 can not both be specified}} \
  %{!mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=int }} \
 "
 
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
   %{!mips3:%{!mips4:%{!mips5:%{!mips64:%{!mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=int}}}}}} \
 %{mabi=o64:\
  %{mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=long\\ unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=long\\ int \
-  %{mlong32:%e-mlong32 and -mlong64 can not both be specified.}} \
+  %{mlong32:%e-mlong32 and -mlong64 can not both be specified}} \
  %{!mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=int }} \
 %{mabi=32:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=int} \
 %{mabi=meabi|!mabi=*:\
  %{mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=long\\ unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=long\\ int \
-  %{mlong32:%e-mlong32 and -mlong64 can not both be specified.}} \
+  %{mlong32:%e-mlong32 and -mlong64 can not both be specified}} \
  %{!mlong64:-D__SIZE_TYPE__=unsigned\\ int -D__PTRDIFF_TYPE__=int }} \
 "
 #endif /* ISA */
diff --git a/gcc/config/mips/mips.c b/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
index 6711b16c927..ac29ac9dc59 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
+++ b/gcc/config/mips/mips.c
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@ mips_move_1word (operands, insn, unsignedp)
 
   if (ret == 0)
     {
-      abort_with_insn (insn, "Bad move");
+      abort_with_insn (insn, "bad move");
       return 0;
     }
 
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ mips_move_2words (operands, insn)
 		  if (TARGET_FLOAT64)
 		    {
 		      if (!TARGET_64BIT)
-			abort_with_insn (insn, "Bad move");
+			abort_with_insn (insn, "bad move");
 
 #ifdef TARGET_FP_CALL_32
 		      if (FP_CALL_GP_REG_P (regno1))
@@ -2348,7 +2348,7 @@ mips_move_2words (operands, insn)
 	      if (TARGET_FLOAT64)
 		{
 		  if (!TARGET_64BIT)
-		    abort_with_insn (insn, "Bad move");
+		    abort_with_insn (insn, "bad move");
 
 #ifdef TARGET_FP_CALL_32
 		  if (FP_CALL_GP_REG_P (regno0))
@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 @@ mips_move_2words (operands, insn)
 
   if (ret == 0)
     {
-      abort_with_insn (insn, "Bad move");
+      abort_with_insn (insn, "bad move");
       return 0;
     }
 
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ output_block_move (insn, operands, num_regs, move_type)
 
   else if (num_regs < 1)
     abort_with_insn (insn,
-		     "Cannot do block move, not enough scratch registers");
+		     "cannot do block move, not enough scratch registers");
 
   while (bytes > 0)
     {
@@ -4889,7 +4889,7 @@ override_options ()
 
 #else
   if (mips_abi_string)
-    error ("This target does not support the -mabi switch.");
+    error ("this target does not support the -mabi switch");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef MIPS_CPU_STRING_DEFAULT
@@ -5119,7 +5119,7 @@ override_options ()
   if (mips_entry_string != NULL)
     {
       if (*mips_entry_string != '\0')
-	error ("Invalid option `entry%s'", mips_entry_string);
+	error ("invalid option `entry%s'", mips_entry_string);
 
       if (! TARGET_MIPS16)
 	warning ("-mentry is only meaningful with -mips-16");
@@ -5324,7 +5324,7 @@ mips_debugger_offset (addr, offset)
   /* sdbout_parms does not want this to crash for unrecognized cases.  */
 #if 0
   else if (reg != arg_pointer_rtx)
-    abort_with_insn (addr, "mips_debugger_offset called with non stack/frame/arg pointer.");
+    abort_with_insn (addr, "mips_debugger_offset called with non stack/frame/arg pointer");
 #endif
 
   return offset;
@@ -5516,7 +5516,7 @@ print_operand (file, op, letter)
 	break;
 
 	default:
-	  error ("PRINT_OPERAND: Unknown punctuation '%c'", letter);
+	  error ("PRINT_OPERAND: unknown punctuation '%c'", letter);
 	  break;
 	}
 
@@ -5708,7 +5708,7 @@ print_operand_address (file, addr)
       {
       case REG:
 	if (! TARGET_MIPS16 && REGNO (addr) == ARG_POINTER_REGNUM)
-	  abort_with_insn (addr, "Arg pointer not eliminated.");
+	  abort_with_insn (addr, "arg pointer not eliminated");
 
 	fprintf (file, "0(%s)", reg_names [REGNO (addr)]);
 	break;
@@ -5719,11 +5719,11 @@ print_operand_address (file, addr)
 	  register rtx arg1 = XEXP (addr, 1);
 
 	  if (! mips_split_addresses)
-	    abort_with_insn (addr, "PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS, Spurious LO_SUM.");
+	    abort_with_insn (addr, "PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS, Spurious LO_SUM");
 
 	  if (GET_CODE (arg0) != REG)
 	    abort_with_insn (addr,
-			     "PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS, LO_SUM with #1 not REG.");
+			     "PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS, LO_SUM with #1 not REG");
 
 	  fprintf (file, "%%lo(");
 	  print_operand_address (file, arg1);
@@ -5760,7 +5760,7 @@ print_operand_address (file, addr)
 	    abort_with_insn (addr, "PRINT_OPERAND_ADDRESS, invalid insn #2");
 
 	  if (REGNO (reg) == ARG_POINTER_REGNUM)
-	    abort_with_insn (addr, "Arg pointer not eliminated.");
+	    abort_with_insn (addr, "arg pointer not eliminated");
 
 	  if (TARGET_MIPS16
 	      && GET_CODE (offset) == CONST
@@ -6697,7 +6697,7 @@ save_restore_insns (store_p, large_reg, large_offset, file)
 
       if (gp_offset < 0 || end_offset < 0)
 	internal_error
-	  ("gp_offset (%ld) or end_offset (%ld) is less than zero.",
+	  ("gp_offset (%ld) or end_offset (%ld) is less than zero",
 	   (long) gp_offset, (long) end_offset);
 
       /* If we see a large frame in mips16 mode, we save the registers
@@ -6859,7 +6859,7 @@ save_restore_insns (store_p, large_reg, large_offset, file)
 
       if (fp_offset < 0 || end_offset < 0)
 	internal_error
-	  ("fp_offset (%ld) or end_offset (%ld) is less than zero.",
+	  ("fp_offset (%ld) or end_offset (%ld) is less than zero",
 	   (long) fp_offset, (long) end_offset);
 
       else if (fp_offset < 32768)
@@ -7265,7 +7265,7 @@ mips_expand_prologue ()
 	  pattern = RTVEC_ELT (adjust, i);
 	  if (GET_CODE (pattern) != SET
 	      || GET_CODE (SET_SRC (pattern)) != ASHIFT)
-	    abort_with_insn (pattern, "Insn is not a shift");
+	    abort_with_insn (pattern, "insn is not a shift");
 	  PUT_CODE (SET_SRC (pattern), ASHIFTRT);
 
 	  insn = emit_insn (pattern);
diff --git a/gcc/config/mips/mips.h b/gcc/config/mips/mips.h
index 2a6dd441157..106026b4b71 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mips/mips.h
+++ b/gcc/config/mips/mips.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ extern void		sbss_section PARAMS ((void));
 #define HALF_PIC_NUMBER_REFS 0
 #define HALF_PIC_ENCODE(DECL)
 #define HALF_PIC_DECLARE(NAME)
-#define HALF_PIC_INIT()	error ("half-pic init called on systems that don't support it.")
+#define HALF_PIC_INIT()	error ("half-pic init called on systems that don't support it")
 #define HALF_PIC_ADDRESS_P(X) 0
 #define HALF_PIC_PTR(X) X
 #define HALF_PIC_FINISH(STREAM)
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ while (0)
 
 #define MIPS_AS_ASM_SPEC "\
 %{!.s:-nocpp} %{.s: %{cpp} %{nocpp}} \
-%{pipe: %e-pipe is not supported.} \
+%{pipe: %e-pipe is not supported} \
 %{K} %(subtarget_mips_as_asm_spec)"
 
 /* SUBTARGET_MIPS_AS_ASM_SPEC is passed when using the MIPS assembler
diff --git a/gcc/config/mips/r3900.h b/gcc/config/mips/r3900.h
index d2f5495f057..8fee4e73d3a 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mips/r3900.h
+++ b/gcc/config/mips/r3900.h
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #define SUBTARGET_CPP_SPEC "\
 %{!mabi=32: %{!mabi=n32: %{!mabi=64: -D__mips_eabi}}} \
 %{!msingle-float:-D__mips_soft_float} \
-%{mhard-float:%e-mhard-float not supported.} \
+%{mhard-float:%e-mhard-float not supported} \
 %{msingle-float:%{msoft-float: \
-  %e-msingle-float and -msoft-float can not both be specified.}}"
+  %e-msingle-float and -msoft-float can not both be specified}}"
 
 /* The following is needed because -mips3 and -mips4 set gp64 which in
    combination with abi=eabi, causes long64 to be set.  */
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
 /* by default (if not mips-something-else) produce code for the r3900 */
 #define SUBTARGET_CC1_SPEC "\
-%{mhard-float:%e-mhard-float not supported.} \
+%{mhard-float:%e-mhard-float not supported} \
 %{msingle-float:%{msoft-float: \
-  %e-msingle-float and -msoft-float can not both be specified.}}"
+  %e-msingle-float and -msoft-float can not both be specified}}"
 
 #define MIPS_CPU_STRING_DEFAULT "R3900"
 #define MIPS_ISA_DEFAULT 1
diff --git a/gcc/config/mmix/mmix.c b/gcc/config/mmix/mmix.c
index 42ee8ed0204..73abc7998d5 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mmix/mmix.c
+++ b/gcc/config/mmix/mmix.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ mmix_function_outgoing_value (valtype, func)
      swapped registers.)  */
 
   if (nregs > MMIX_MAX_REGS_FOR_VALUE)
-    internal_error ("Too large function value type, needs %d registers,\
+    internal_error ("too large function value type, needs %d registers,\
  have only %d registers for this", nregs, MMIX_MAX_REGS_FOR_VALUE);
 
   /* FIXME: Maybe we should handle structure values like this too
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ mmix_target_asm_function_prologue (stream, locals_size)
 
   /* Make sure we don't get an unaligned stack.  */
   if ((stack_space_to_allocate % 8) != 0)
-    internal_error ("Stack frame not a multiple of 8 bytes: %d",
+    internal_error ("stack frame not a multiple of 8 bytes: %d",
 		    stack_space_to_allocate);
 
   if (current_function_pretend_args_size)
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ mmix_target_asm_function_epilogue (stream, locals_size)
 
   /* Make sure we don't get an unaligned stack. */
   if ((stack_space_to_deallocate % 8) != 0)
-    internal_error ("Stack frame not a multiple of octabyte: %d",
+    internal_error ("stack frame not a multiple of octabyte: %d",
 		    stack_space_to_deallocate);
 
   /* We will add back small offsets to the stack pointer as we go.
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@ mmix_setup_incoming_varargs (args_so_farp, mode, vartype, pretend_sizep,
       args_so_farp->now_varargs = 1;
     }
   else
-    internal_error ("Neither varargs or stdarg in mmix_setup_incoming_varargs");
+    internal_error ("neither varargs or stdarg in mmix_setup_incoming_varargs");
 
 
   /* We assume that one argument takes up one register here.  That should
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ mmix_canonicalize_comparison (codep, op0p, op1p)
       && INTVAL (*op1p) == 256)
     {
       /* FIXME: Remove when I know this trigs.  */
-      fatal_insn ("Oops, not debugged; fixing up value:", *op1p);
+      fatal_insn ("oops, not debugged; fixing up value:", *op1p);
       *codep = *codep == LT ? LE : *codep == LTU ? LEU : *codep
 	== GE ? GT : GTU;
       *op1p = GEN_INT (255);
@@ -2257,7 +2257,7 @@ mmix_print_operand (stream, x, code)
     case 'r':
       /* Store the register to output a constant to.  */
       if (! REG_P (x))
-	fatal_insn ("MMIX Internal: Expected a register, not this.", x);
+	fatal_insn ("MMIX Internal: Expected a register, not this", x);
       mmix_output_destination_register = REGNO (x);
       return;
 
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ mmix_print_operand (stream, x, code)
 	  && (GET_CODE (x) != CONST_DOUBLE
 	      || (GET_MODE (x) != VOIDmode && GET_MODE (x) != DFmode
 		  && GET_MODE (x) != SFmode)))
-	fatal_insn ("MMIX Internal: Expected a constant, not this.", x);
+	fatal_insn ("MMIX Internal: Expected a constant, not this", x);
       mmix_output_register_setting (stream,
 				    mmix_output_destination_register,
 				    mmix_intval (x), 0);
diff --git a/gcc/config/mmix/mmix.h b/gcc/config/mmix/mmix.h
index 5d72ce938ac..6f7679351db 100644
--- a/gcc/config/mmix/mmix.h
+++ b/gcc/config/mmix/mmix.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ extern int target_flags;
   {"no-zero-extend",	-TARGET_MASK_ZERO_EXTEND,  ""},			\
   {"knuthdiv",		TARGET_MASK_KNUTH_DIVISION,			\
    N_("Generate divide results with reminder having the same sign as the\
- divisor (not the dividend).")},					\
+ divisor (not the dividend)")},						\
   {"no-knuthdiv",	-TARGET_MASK_KNUTH_DIVISION, ""},		\
   {"toplevel-symbols",	TARGET_MASK_TOPLEVEL_SYMBOLS,			\
    N_("Prepend global symbols with \":\" (for use with PREFIX)")},	\
diff --git a/gcc/config/nextstep.h b/gcc/config/nextstep.h
index 4be9e711cdb..94309ef8f31 100644
--- a/gcc/config/nextstep.h
+++ b/gcc/config/nextstep.h
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 #undef	STARTFILE_SPEC
 #define STARTFILE_SPEC  \
     "%{!posix*:%{pg:-lgcrt0.o}%{!pg: \
-     %{p:%e-p profiling is no longer supported.  Use -pg instead.} \
+     %{p:%e-p profiling is no longer supported.  Use -pg instead} \
      %{!p:-lcrt0.o}}}\
      %{posix*:%{pg:-lgposixcrt0.o}%{!pg: \
-     %{p:%e-p profiling is no longer supported.  Use -pg instead.} \
+     %{p:%e-p profiling is no longer supported.  Use -pg instead} \
      %{!p:-lposixcrt0.o}}} \
      -lcrtbegin.o"
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/pa/pa.c b/gcc/config/pa/pa.c
index 3128c516af4..a4726fb4dc2 100644
--- a/gcc/config/pa/pa.c
+++ b/gcc/config/pa/pa.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ override_options ()
     }
   else
     {
-      warning ("Unknown -mschedule= option (%s).\nValid options are 700, 7100, 7100LC, 7200, and 8000\n", pa_cpu_string);
+      warning ("unknown -mschedule= option (%s).\nValid options are 700, 7100, 7100LC, 7200, and 8000\n", pa_cpu_string);
     }
 
   /* Set the instruction set architecture.  */
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ override_options ()
     }
   else if (pa_arch_string)
     {
-      warning ("Unknown -march= option (%s).\nValid options are 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0\n", pa_arch_string);
+      warning ("unknown -march= option (%s).\nValid options are 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0\n", pa_arch_string);
     }
 
   if (flag_pic && TARGET_PORTABLE_RUNTIME)
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ override_options ()
   if (! TARGET_GAS && write_symbols != NO_DEBUG)
     {
       warning ("-g is only supported when using GAS on this processor,");
-      warning ("-g option disabled.");
+      warning ("-g option disabled");
       write_symbols = NO_DEBUG;
     }
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/aix43.h b/gcc/config/rs6000/aix43.h
index 78700eaa209..89c965442b8 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/aix43.h
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/aix43.h
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ do {									\
   if (TARGET_64BIT && (target_flags & NON_POWERPC_MASKS))		\
     {									\
       target_flags &= ~NON_POWERPC_MASKS;				\
-      warning ("-maix64 and POWER architecture are incompatible.");	\
+      warning ("-maix64 and POWER architecture are incompatible");	\
     }									\
   if (TARGET_64BIT && ! TARGET_POWERPC64)				\
     {									\
       target_flags |= MASK_POWERPC64;					\
-      warning ("-maix64 requires PowerPC64 architecture remain enabled."); \
+      warning ("-maix64 requires PowerPC64 architecture remain enabled"); \
     }									\
   if (TARGET_POWERPC64 && ! TARGET_64BIT)				\
     {									\
-      error ("-maix64 required: 64-bit computation with 32-bit addressing not yet supported."); \
+      error ("-maix64 required: 64-bit computation with 32-bit addressing not yet supported"); \
     }									\
 } while (0);
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/aix51.h b/gcc/config/rs6000/aix51.h
index a72d986cd1e..0d49ff039f5 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/aix51.h
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/aix51.h
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ do {									\
   if (TARGET_64BIT && (target_flags & NON_POWERPC_MASKS))		\
     {									\
       target_flags &= ~NON_POWERPC_MASKS;				\
-      warning ("-maix64 and POWER architecture are incompatible.");	\
+      warning ("-maix64 and POWER architecture are incompatible");	\
     }									\
   if (TARGET_64BIT && ! TARGET_POWERPC64)				\
     {									\
       target_flags |= MASK_POWERPC64;					\
-      warning ("-maix64 requires PowerPC64 architecture remain enabled."); \
+      warning ("-maix64 requires PowerPC64 architecture remain enabled"); \
     }									\
   if (TARGET_POWERPC64 && ! TARGET_64BIT)				\
     {									\
-      error ("-maix64 required: 64-bit computation with 32-bit addressing not yet supported."); \
+      error ("-maix64 required: 64-bit computation with 32-bit addressing not yet supported"); \
     }									\
 } while (0);
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
index 9bbb6a2955e..ccb46d71d36 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ rs6000_override_options (default_cpu)
       else if (! strcmp (rs6000_debug_name, "arg"))
 	rs6000_debug_arg = 1;
       else
-	error ("Unknown -mdebug-%s switch", rs6000_debug_name);
+	error ("unknown -mdebug-%s switch", rs6000_debug_name);
     }
 
   /* Set size of long double */
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ rs6000_parse_abi_options ()
   else if (! strcmp (rs6000_abi_string, "altivec"))
     rs6000_altivec_abi = 1;
   else
-    error ("Unknown ABI specified: '%s'", rs6000_abi_string);
+    error ("unknown ABI specified: '%s'", rs6000_abi_string);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h
index 3baf6866f60..b30ee979a17 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/rs6000.h
@@ -297,9 +297,9 @@ extern int target_flags;
   {"no-powerpc64",	- MASK_POWERPC64,				\
 			N_("Don't use PowerPC-64 instruction set")},	\
   {"altivec",		MASK_ALTIVEC ,					\
-			N_("Use AltiVec instructions.")},		\
+			N_("Use AltiVec instructions")},		\
   {"no-altivec",	- MASK_ALTIVEC ,					\
-			N_("Don't use AltiVec instructions.")},	\
+			N_("Don't use AltiVec instructions")},	\
   {"new-mnemonics",	MASK_NEW_MNEMONICS,				\
 			N_("Use new mnemonics for PowerPC architecture")},\
   {"old-mnemonics",	-MASK_NEW_MNEMONICS,				\
diff --git a/gcc/config/rs6000/sysv4.h b/gcc/config/rs6000/sysv4.h
index 91478c1faed..db9458985a3 100644
--- a/gcc/config/rs6000/sysv4.h
+++ b/gcc/config/rs6000/sysv4.h
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ extern const char *rs6000_sdata_name;
 /* Override rs6000.h definition.  */
 #undef	SUBTARGET_OPTIONS
 #define	SUBTARGET_OPTIONS						\
-  { "call-",  &rs6000_abi_name, N_("Select ABI calling convention.") },	\
-  { "sdata=", &rs6000_sdata_name, N_("Select method for sdata handling.") }
+  { "call-",  &rs6000_abi_name, N_("Select ABI calling convention") },	\
+  { "sdata=", &rs6000_sdata_name, N_("Select method for sdata handling") }
 
 /* Max # of bytes for variables to automatically be put into the .sdata
    or .sdata2 sections.  */
@@ -101,54 +101,54 @@ extern int g_switch_set;		/* Whether -G xx was passed.  */
 #undef	SUBTARGET_SWITCHES
 #define SUBTARGET_SWITCHES						\
   { "bit-align",	-MASK_NO_BITFIELD_TYPE,				\
-    N_("Align to the base type of the bitfield.") },			\
+    N_("Align to the base type of the bitfield") },			\
   { "no-bit-align",	 MASK_NO_BITFIELD_TYPE,				\
-    N_("Don't align to the base type of the bitfield.") },		\
+    N_("Don't align to the base type of the bitfield") },		\
   { "strict-align",	 MASK_STRICT_ALIGN,				\
     N_("Don't assume that unaligned accesses are handled by the system") }, \
   { "no-strict-align",	-MASK_STRICT_ALIGN,				\
     N_("Assume that unaligned accesses are handled by the system") },	\
   { "relocatable",	 MASK_RELOCATABLE | MASK_MINIMAL_TOC | MASK_NO_FP_IN_TOC, \
-    N_("Produce code relocatable at runtime.") },			\
+    N_("Produce code relocatable at runtime") },			\
   { "no-relocatable",	-MASK_RELOCATABLE,				\
-    N_("Don't produce code relocatable at runtime.") },			\
+    N_("Don't produce code relocatable at runtime") },			\
   { "relocatable-lib",	 MASK_RELOCATABLE | MASK_MINIMAL_TOC | MASK_NO_FP_IN_TOC, \
-    N_("Produce code relocatable at runtime.") },			\
+    N_("Produce code relocatable at runtime") },			\
   { "no-relocatable-lib", -MASK_RELOCATABLE,				\
-    N_("Don't produce code relocatable at runtime.") },			\
+    N_("Don't produce code relocatable at runtime") },			\
   { "little-endian",	 MASK_LITTLE_ENDIAN,				\
-    N_("Produce little endian code.") },				\
+    N_("Produce little endian code") },					\
   { "little",		 MASK_LITTLE_ENDIAN,				\
-    N_("Produce little endian code.") },				\
+    N_("Produce little endian code") },					\
   { "big-endian",	-MASK_LITTLE_ENDIAN,				\
-    N_("Produce big endian code.") },					\
+    N_("Produce big endian code") },					\
   { "big",		-MASK_LITTLE_ENDIAN,				\
-    N_("Produce big endian code.") },					\
+    N_("Produce big endian code") },					\
   { "no-toc",		 0, N_("no description yet") },			\
   { "toc",		 MASK_MINIMAL_TOC, N_("no description yet") },	\
   { "full-toc",		 MASK_MINIMAL_TOC, N_("no description yet") },	\
   { "prototype",	 MASK_PROTOTYPE, N_("no description yet") },	\
   { "no-prototype",	-MASK_PROTOTYPE, N_("no description yet") },	\
   { "no-traceback",	 0, N_("no description yet") },			\
-  { "eabi",		 MASK_EABI, N_("Use EABI.") },			\
-  { "no-eabi",		-MASK_EABI, N_("Don't use EABI.") },		\
+  { "eabi",		 MASK_EABI, N_("Use EABI") },			\
+  { "no-eabi",		-MASK_EABI, N_("Don't use EABI") },		\
   { "bit-word",		-MASK_NO_BITFIELD_WORD, "" },			\
   { "no-bit-word",	 MASK_NO_BITFIELD_WORD,				\
     N_("Do not allow bitfields to cross word boundaries") },		\
   { "regnames",		  MASK_REGNAMES,				\
-    N_("Use alternate register names.") },				\
+    N_("Use alternate register names") },				\
   { "no-regnames",	 -MASK_REGNAMES,				\
-    N_("Don't use alternate register names.") },			\
+    N_("Don't use alternate register names") },				\
   { "sdata",		 0, N_("no description yet") },			\
   { "no-sdata",		 0, N_("no description yet") },			\
   { "sim",		 0,						\
-    N_("Link with libsim.a, libc.a and sim-crt0.o.") },			\
+    N_("Link with libsim.a, libc.a and sim-crt0.o") },			\
   { "ads",		 0,						\
-    N_("Link with libads.a, libc.a and crt0.o.") },			\
+    N_("Link with libads.a, libc.a and crt0.o") },			\
   { "yellowknife",	 0,						\
-    N_("Link with libyk.a, libc.a and crt0.o.") },			\
+    N_("Link with libyk.a, libc.a and crt0.o") },			\
   { "mvme",		 0,						\
-    N_("Link with libmvme.a, libc.a and crt0.o.") },			\
+    N_("Link with libmvme.a, libc.a and crt0.o") },			\
   { "emb",		 0,						\
     N_("Set the PPC_EMB bit in the ELF flags header") },		\
   { "vxworks",		 0, N_("no description yet") },			\
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ do {									\
   else									\
     {									\
       rs6000_current_abi = ABI_V4;					\
-      error ("Bad value for -mcall-%s", rs6000_abi_name);		\
+      error ("bad value for -mcall-%s", rs6000_abi_name);		\
     }									\
 									\
   if (rs6000_sdata_name)						\
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ do {									\
       else if (!strcmp (rs6000_sdata_name, "eabi"))			\
 	rs6000_sdata = SDATA_EABI;					\
       else								\
-	error ("Bad value for -msdata=%s", rs6000_sdata_name);		\
+	error ("bad value for -msdata=%s", rs6000_sdata_name);		\
     }									\
   else if (DEFAULT_ABI == ABI_V4)					\
     {									\
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ do {									\
       (rs6000_sdata == SDATA_EABI || rs6000_sdata == SDATA_SYSV))	\
     {									\
       rs6000_sdata = SDATA_DATA;					\
-      error ("-mrelocatable and -msdata=%s are incompatible.",		\
+      error ("-mrelocatable and -msdata=%s are incompatible",		\
 	     rs6000_sdata_name);					\
     }									\
 									\
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ do {									\
 	   (rs6000_sdata == SDATA_EABI || rs6000_sdata == SDATA_SYSV))	\
     {									\
       rs6000_sdata = SDATA_DATA;					\
-      error ("-f%s and -msdata=%s are incompatible.",			\
+      error ("-f%s and -msdata=%s are incompatible",			\
 	     (flag_pic > 1) ? "PIC" : "pic",				\
 	     rs6000_sdata_name);					\
     }									\
@@ -258,27 +258,27 @@ do {									\
   if (rs6000_sdata != SDATA_NONE && DEFAULT_ABI != ABI_V4)		\
     {									\
       rs6000_sdata = SDATA_NONE;					\
-      error ("-msdata=%s and -mcall-%s are incompatible.",		\
+      error ("-msdata=%s and -mcall-%s are incompatible",		\
 	     rs6000_sdata_name, rs6000_abi_name);			\
     }									\
 									\
   if (TARGET_RELOCATABLE && !TARGET_MINIMAL_TOC)			\
     {									\
       target_flags |= MASK_MINIMAL_TOC;					\
-      error ("-mrelocatable and -mno-minimal-toc are incompatible.");	\
+      error ("-mrelocatable and -mno-minimal-toc are incompatible");	\
     }									\
 									\
   if (TARGET_RELOCATABLE && rs6000_current_abi == ABI_AIX)		\
     {									\
       target_flags &= ~MASK_RELOCATABLE;				\
-      error ("-mrelocatable and -mcall-%s are incompatible.",		\
+      error ("-mrelocatable and -mcall-%s are incompatible",		\
 	     rs6000_abi_name);						\
     }									\
 									\
   if (flag_pic > 1 && rs6000_current_abi == ABI_AIX)			\
     {									\
       flag_pic = 0;							\
-      error ("-fPIC and -mcall-%s are incompatible.",			\
+      error ("-fPIC and -mcall-%s are incompatible",			\
 	     rs6000_abi_name);						\
     }									\
 									\
diff --git a/gcc/config/s390/s390.c b/gcc/config/s390/s390.c
index a25ec2b1753..42c1a5d90fc 100644
--- a/gcc/config/s390/s390.c
+++ b/gcc/config/s390/s390.c
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ print_operand_address (file, addr)
   struct s390_address ad;
 
   if (!s390_decompose_address (addr, &ad, TRUE))
-    output_operand_lossage ("Cannot decompose address.\n");
+    output_operand_lossage ("cannot decompose address.\n");
  
   if (ad.disp)
     s390_output_symbolic_const (file, ad.disp);
@@ -2491,7 +2491,7 @@ s390_function_prologue (file, lsize)
   /* Check for too large size of local variables */
 
   if (lsize > 0x7fff0000)
-    fatal_error ("Total size of local variables exceeds architecture limit.");
+    fatal_error ("total size of local variables exceeds architecture limit");
 
   /* Profile code (-p, -a, -ax needs some literals).  */
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c b/gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c
index 056b875d2b9..541bb8b11f9 100644
--- a/gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c
+++ b/gcc/config/sparc/sparc.c
@@ -5781,13 +5781,13 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
       if (GET_CODE (x) == CONST_INT)
 	break;
       else if (GET_CODE (x) != REG)
-	output_operand_lossage ("Invalid %%Y operand");
+	output_operand_lossage ("invalid %%Y operand");
       else if (REGNO (x) < 8)
 	fputs (reg_names[REGNO (x)], file);
       else if (REGNO (x) >= 24 && REGNO (x) < 32)
 	fputs (reg_names[REGNO (x)-16], file);
       else
-	output_operand_lossage ("Invalid %%Y operand");
+	output_operand_lossage ("invalid %%Y operand");
       return;
     case 'L':
       /* Print out the low order register name of a register pair.  */
@@ -5857,7 +5857,7 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
 	case IOR: fputs ("or", file); break;
 	case AND: fputs ("and", file); break;
 	case XOR: fputs ("xor", file); break;
-	default: output_operand_lossage ("Invalid %%A operand");
+	default: output_operand_lossage ("invalid %%A operand");
 	}
       return;
 
@@ -5867,7 +5867,7 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
 	case IOR: fputs ("orn", file); break;
 	case AND: fputs ("andn", file); break;
 	case XOR: fputs ("xnor", file); break;
-	default: output_operand_lossage ("Invalid %%B operand");
+	default: output_operand_lossage ("invalid %%B operand");
 	}
       return;
 
@@ -5906,8 +5906,8 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
 	  case UNGE: fputs ("uge", file); break;
 	  case UNEQ: fputs ("ue", file); break;
 	  default: output_operand_lossage (code == 'c'
-					   ? "Invalid %%c operand"
-					   : "Invalid %%C operand");
+					   ? "invalid %%c operand"
+					   : "invalid %%C operand");
 	  }
 	return;
       }
@@ -5928,8 +5928,8 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
 	  case LE: fputs ("lez", file); break;
 	  case GT: fputs ("gz", file); break;
 	  default: output_operand_lossage (code == 'd'
-					   ? "Invalid %%d operand"
-					   : "Invalid %%D operand");
+					   ? "invalid %%d operand"
+					   : "invalid %%D operand");
 	  }
 	return;
       }
@@ -5947,7 +5947,7 @@ print_operand (file, x, code)
     case 'f':
       /* Operand must be a MEM; write its address.  */
       if (GET_CODE (x) != MEM)
-	output_operand_lossage ("Invalid %%f operand");
+	output_operand_lossage ("invalid %%f operand");
       output_address (XEXP (x, 0));
       return;
 
diff --git a/gcc/config/v850/v850-c.c b/gcc/config/v850/v850-c.c
index 02092a38814..98e8a29c9ec 100644
--- a/gcc/config/v850/v850-c.c
+++ b/gcc/config/v850/v850-c.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ mark_current_function_as_interrupt ()
   
   if (current_function_decl ==  NULL_TREE)
     {
-      warning ("Cannot set interrupt attribute: no current function");
+      warning ("cannot set interrupt attribute: no current function");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ mark_current_function_as_interrupt ()
 
   if (name == NULL_TREE || TREE_CODE (name) != IDENTIFIER_NODE)
     {
-      warning ("Cannot set interrupt attribute: no such identifier");
+      warning ("cannot set interrupt attribute: no such identifier");
       return;
     }
   
diff --git a/gcc/config/v850/v850.c b/gcc/config/v850/v850.c
index de4ebbbe435..bb117e5214e 100644
--- a/gcc/config/v850/v850.c
+++ b/gcc/config/v850/v850.c
@@ -116,14 +116,14 @@ override_options ()
       if (small_memory[i].value)
 	{
 	  if (!ISDIGIT (*small_memory[i].value))
-	    error ("%s=%s is not numeric.",
+	    error ("%s=%s is not numeric",
 		   small_memory[i].name,
 		   small_memory[i].value);
 	  else
 	    {
 	      small_memory[i].max = atoi (small_memory[i].value);
 	      if (small_memory[i].max > small_memory[i].physical_max)
-		error ("%s=%s is too large.",
+		error ("%s=%s is too large",
 		   small_memory[i].name,
 		   small_memory[i].value);
 	    }
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ construct_restore_jr (op)
   
   if (count <= 2)
     {
-      error ("Bogus JR construction: %d\n", count);
+      error ("bogus JR construction: %d\n", count);
       return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -2310,7 +2310,7 @@ construct_restore_jr (op)
   /* Make sure that the amount we are popping either 0 or 16 bytes.  */
   if (stack_bytes != 0 && stack_bytes != 16)
     {
-      error ("Bad amount of stack space removal: %d", stack_bytes);
+      error ("bad amount of stack space removal: %d", stack_bytes);
       return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ construct_save_jarl (op)
   
   if (count <= 2)
     {
-      error ("Bogus JARL construction: %d\n", count);
+      error ("bogus JARL construction: %d\n", count);
       return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -2512,7 +2512,7 @@ construct_save_jarl (op)
   /* Make sure that the amount we are popping either 0 or 16 bytes.  */
   if (stack_bytes != 0 && stack_bytes != -16)
     {
-      error ("Bad amount of stack space removal: %d", stack_bytes);
+      error ("bad amount of stack space removal: %d", stack_bytes);
       return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 52763df55ad..59e967c4963 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-12-03  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
+
+	* typeck2.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
+	per GNU coding standards.
+
 2001-12-03  Mumit Khan  <khan@nanotech.wisc.edu>
 
 	PR c++/3394
diff --git a/gcc/cp/friend.c b/gcc/cp/friend.c
index d6d720cb380..95373e89bbc 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/friend.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/friend.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ do_friend (ctype, declarator, decl, parmdecls, attrlist,
 	      cp_warning ("friend declaration `%#D' declares a non-template function", decl);
 	      if (! explained)
 		{
-		  warning ("(if this is not what you intended, make sure the function template has already been declared and add <> after the function name here) -Wno-non-template-friend disables this warning.");
+		  warning ("(if this is not what you intended, make sure the function template has already been declared and add <> after the function name here) -Wno-non-template-friend disables this warning");
 		  explained = 1;
 		}
 	    }
diff --git a/gcc/cp/lang-options.h b/gcc/cp/lang-options.h
index 5a3f94a4d40..fff98e2854d 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/lang-options.h
+++ b/gcc/cp/lang-options.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ DEFINE_LANG_NAME ("C++")
   { "-ftemplate-depth-", 
     N_("Specify maximum template instantiation depth") },
   { "-fuse-cxa-atexit", 
-    N_("Use __cxa_atexit to register destructors.") },
+    N_("Use __cxa_atexit to register destructors") },
   { "-fno-use-cxa-atexit", "" },
   { "-fvtable-gc", 
     N_("Discard unused virtual functions") },
diff --git a/gcc/cp/typeck2.c b/gcc/cp/typeck2.c
index 03d8f2df1a5..71677ddd7d4 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/typeck2.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/typeck2.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ friendly_abort (where, file, line, func)
     /* Say nothing.  */;
   else if (where > 0)
     {
-      error ("Internal error #%d", where);
+      error ("internal error #%d", where);
 
       /* Uncount this error, so internal_error will do the right thing.  */
       --errorcount;
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ store_init_value (decl, init)
       if (pedantic && TREE_CODE (value) == CONSTRUCTOR)
 	{
 	  if (! TREE_CONSTANT (value) || ! TREE_STATIC (value))
-	    pedwarn ("ANSI C++ forbids non-constant aggregate initializer expressions");
+	    pedwarn ("ISO C++ forbids non-constant aggregate initializer expressions");
 	}
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/gcc/cppinit.c b/gcc/cppinit.c
index 9975577516c..7c9e79de4b1 100644
--- a/gcc/cppinit.c
+++ b/gcc/cppinit.c
@@ -1145,14 +1145,14 @@ new_pending_directive (pend, text, handler)
 /* Irix6 "cc -n32" and OSF4 cc have problems with char foo[] = ("string");
    I.e. a const string initializer with parens around it.  That is
    what N_("string") resolves to, so we make no_* be macros instead.  */
-#define no_arg N_("Argument missing after %s")
-#define no_ass N_("Assertion missing after %s")
-#define no_dir N_("Directory name missing after %s")
-#define no_fil N_("File name missing after %s")
-#define no_mac N_("Macro name missing after %s")
-#define no_pth N_("Path name missing after %s")
-#define no_num N_("Number missing after %s")
-#define no_tgt N_("Target missing after %s")
+#define no_arg N_("argument missing after %s")
+#define no_ass N_("assertion missing after %s")
+#define no_dir N_("directory name missing after %s")
+#define no_fil N_("file name missing after %s")
+#define no_mac N_("macro name missing after %s")
+#define no_pth N_("path name missing after %s")
+#define no_num N_("number missing after %s")
+#define no_tgt N_("target missing after %s")
 
 /* This is the list of all command line options, with the leading
    "-" removed.  It must be sorted in ASCII collating order.  */
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ cpp_handle_option (pfile, argc, argv)
       else if (CPP_OPTION (pfile, out_fname) == NULL)
 	CPP_OPTION (pfile, out_fname) = argv[i];
       else
-	cpp_fatal (pfile, "Too many filenames. Type %s --help for usage info",
+	cpp_fatal (pfile, "too many filenames. Type %s --help for usage info",
 		   progname);
     }
   else
diff --git a/gcc/emit-rtl.c b/gcc/emit-rtl.c
index d25e5496c88..9528b29f7ed 100644
--- a/gcc/emit-rtl.c
+++ b/gcc/emit-rtl.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ gen_realpart (mode, x)
       && REG_P (x)
       && REGNO (x) < FIRST_PSEUDO_REGISTER)
     internal_error
-      ("Can't access real part of complex value in hard register");
+      ("can't access real part of complex value in hard register");
   else if (WORDS_BIG_ENDIAN)
     return gen_highpart (mode, x);
   else
diff --git a/gcc/f/ChangeLog b/gcc/f/ChangeLog
index 969a47655fd..e9728d336fc 100644
--- a/gcc/f/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/f/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Mon Dec  3 18:56:04 2001  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
+
+	* com.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
+	per GNU coding standards.
+	* g77spec.c: Similarly.
+	* lex.c: Similarly.
+
 2001-12-01  Zack Weinberg  <zack@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* f/fini.c: Use xmalloc.
diff --git a/gcc/f/com.c b/gcc/f/com.c
index 2cf19d48737..64aa8ffb389 100644
--- a/gcc/f/com.c
+++ b/gcc/f/com.c
@@ -11819,9 +11819,9 @@ ffecom_init_0 ()
 	       (int) FLOAT_TYPE_SIZE);
       warning ("and pointers are %d bits wide, but g77 doesn't yet work",
 	  (int) TREE_INT_CST_LOW (TYPE_SIZE (TREE_TYPE (null_pointer_node))));
-      warning ("properly unless they all are 32 bits wide.");
+      warning ("properly unless they all are 32 bits wide");
       warning ("Please keep this in mind before you report bugs.  g77 should");
-      warning ("support non-32-bit machines better as of version 0.6.");
+      warning ("support non-32-bit machines better as of version 0.6");
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -15568,7 +15568,7 @@ ffecom_decode_include_option_ (char *spec)
       dirtmp->fname = spec;
       dirtmp->got_name_map = 0;
       if (spec[0] == 0)
-	error ("Directory name must immediately follow -I");
+	error ("directory name must immediately follow -I");
       else
 	append_include_chain (dirtmp, dirtmp);
     }
diff --git a/gcc/f/g77spec.c b/gcc/f/g77spec.c
index 9c1faef87a1..8c746ed12f5 100644
--- a/gcc/f/g77spec.c
+++ b/gcc/f/g77spec.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ or type the command `info -f g77 Copying'.\n\
     }
 
   if ((n_outfiles != 0) && (n_infiles == 0))
-    fatal ("No input files; unwilling to write output files");
+    fatal ("no input files; unwilling to write output files");
 
   /* If there are no input files, no need for the library.  */
   if (n_infiles == 0)
diff --git a/gcc/f/lex.c b/gcc/f/lex.c
index ba11e2cb20d..d0aa829dc77 100644
--- a/gcc/f/lex.c
+++ b/gcc/f/lex.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ ffelex_backslash_ (int c, ffewhereColumnNumber col)
 
 	      m[0] = c;
 	      m[1] = '\0';
-	      ffebad_start_msg_lex ("Non-ANSI-C-standard escape sequence `\\%A' at %0",
+	      ffebad_start_msg_lex ("Non-ISO-C-standard escape sequence `\\%A' at %0",
 				    FFEBAD_severityPEDANTIC);
 	      ffelex_bad_here_ (0, line, column);
 	      ffebad_string (m);
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ ffelex_cfebackslash_ (int *use_d, int *d, FILE *finput)
       /* `\%' is used to prevent SCCS from getting confused.  */
     case '%':
       if (pedantic)
-	pedwarn ("non-ANSI escape sequence `\\%c'", c);
+	pedwarn ("non-ISO escape sequence `\\%c'", c);
       return c;
     }
   if (c >= 040 && c < 0177)
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ ffelex_cfelex_ (ffelexToken *xtoken, FILE *finput, int c)
 
 	    case EOF:
 	    case '\n':
-	      error ("Badly formed directive -- no closing quote");
+	      error ("badly formed directive -- no closing quote");
 	      done = TRUE;
 	      break;
 
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ ffelex_get_directive_line_ (char **text, FILE *finput)
 	  || c == EOF)
 	{
 	  if (looking_for != 0)
-	    error ("Bad directive -- missing close-quote");
+	    error ("bad directive -- missing close-quote");
 
 	  *p++ = '\0';
 	  *text = directive_buffer;
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ ffelex_hash_ (FILE *finput)
 	    {
 	      lineno = 1;
 	      input_filename = old_input_filename;
-	      error ("Use `#line ...' instead of `# ...' in first line");
+	      error ("use `#line ...' instead of `# ...' in first line");
 	    }
 
 	  if (num == 1)
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ ffelex_hash_ (FILE *finput)
 	{
 	  lineno = 1;
 	  input_filename = old_input_filename;
-	  error ("Use `#line ...' instead of `# ...' in first line");
+	  error ("use `#line ...' instead of `# ...' in first line");
 	}
       if (c == '\n' || c == EOF)
 	{
diff --git a/gcc/final.c b/gcc/final.c
index 158da0b858b..fc93d83ba79 100644
--- a/gcc/final.c
+++ b/gcc/final.c
@@ -1369,7 +1369,7 @@ shorten_branches (first)
 #ifdef ADJUST_INSN_LENGTH
       ADJUST_INSN_LENGTH (insn, insn_lengths[uid]);
       if (insn_lengths[uid] < 0)
-	fatal_insn ("Negative insn length", insn);
+	fatal_insn ("negative insn length", insn);
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -2925,7 +2925,7 @@ final_scan_insn (insn, file, optimize, prescan, nopeepholes)
 
 	    /* If we didn't split the insn, go away.  */
 	    if (new == insn && PATTERN (new) == body)
-	      fatal_insn ("Could not split insn", insn);
+	      fatal_insn ("could not split insn", insn);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_ATTR_length
 	    /* This instruction should have been split in shorten_branches,
diff --git a/gcc/gcc.c b/gcc/gcc.c
index b9ee4ef0caa..03959471bae 100644
--- a/gcc/gcc.c
+++ b/gcc/gcc.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static struct compiler default_compilers[] =
     %(trad_capable_cpp) -lang-c %{ansi:-std=c89} %(cpp_options)", 0},
   {".h", "@c-header", 0},
   {"@c-header",
-   "%{!E:%eCompilation of header file requested} \
+   "%{!E:%ecompilation of header file requested} \
     %(trad_capable_cpp) -lang-c %{ansi:-std=c89} %(cpp_options)", 0},
   {".i", "@cpp-output", 0},
   {"@cpp-output",
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ read_specs (filename, main_p)
 	      if (new_filename)
 		read_specs (new_filename, FALSE);
 	      else if (verbose_flag)
-		notice ("Could not find specs file %s\n", p1);
+		notice ("could not find specs file %s\n", p1);
 	      continue;
 	    }
 	  else if (!strncmp (p1, "%rename", sizeof "%rename" - 1)
@@ -3989,7 +3989,7 @@ process_command (argc, argv)
     }
 
   if (n_infiles == last_language_n_infiles && spec_lang != 0)
-    error ("Warning: `-x %s' after last input file has no effect", spec_lang);
+    error ("warning: `-x %s' after last input file has no effect", spec_lang);
 
   switches[n_switches].part1 = 0;
   infiles[n_infiles].name = 0;
@@ -4255,7 +4255,7 @@ do_spec_1 (spec, inswitch, soft_matched_part)
 	switch (c = *p++)
 	  {
 	  case 0:
-	    fatal ("Invalid specification!  Bug in cc");
+	    fatal ("invalid specification!  Bug in cc");
 
 	  case 'b':
 	    obstack_grow (&obstack, input_basename, basename_length);
@@ -6222,7 +6222,7 @@ pfatal_pexecute (errmsg_fmt, errmsg_arg)
 void
 fancy_abort ()
 {
-  fatal ("internal gcc abort.");
+  fatal ("internal gcc abort");
 }
 
 /* Output an error message and exit */
diff --git a/gcc/java/ChangeLog b/gcc/java/ChangeLog
index ac6ad62b80f..e61445b7934 100644
--- a/gcc/java/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/java/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2001-12-03  Neil Booth  <neil@daikokuya.demon.co.uk>
+
+	* expr.c: Remove leading capital from diagnostic messages, as
+	per GNU coding standards.
+	* jcf-io.c: Similarly.
+	* jcf-parse.c: Similarly.
+	* jv-scan.c: Similarly.
+	* jvspec.c: Similarly.
+	* mangle.c: Similarly.
+
 2001-12-02  Tang Ching-Hui  <nicholas@cs.nthu.edu.tw>
 	    Alexandre Petit-Bianco  <apbianco@redhat.com>
 
diff --git a/gcc/java/expr.c b/gcc/java/expr.c
index 0d3c61d169a..ef347d6082c 100644
--- a/gcc/java/expr.c
+++ b/gcc/java/expr.c
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ expand_invoke (opcode, method_ref_index, nargs)
 				 method_name, method_signature);
   if (method == NULL_TREE)
     {
-      error ("Class '%s' has no method named '%s' matching signature '%s'",
+      error ("class '%s' has no method named '%s' matching signature '%s'",
 	     self_name,
 	     IDENTIFIER_POINTER (method_name),
 	     IDENTIFIER_POINTER (method_signature));
@@ -2254,13 +2254,13 @@ expand_java_field_op (is_static, is_putting, field_ref_index)
     }
   else if (field_decl == NULL_TREE)
     {
-      error ("Missing field '%s' in '%s'",
+      error ("missing field '%s' in '%s'",
 	     IDENTIFIER_POINTER (field_name), self_name);
       is_error = 1;
     }
   else if (build_java_signature (TREE_TYPE (field_decl)) != field_signature)
     {
-      error ("Mismatching signature for field '%s' in '%s'",
+      error ("mismatching signature for field '%s' in '%s'",
 	     IDENTIFIER_POINTER (field_name), self_name);
       is_error = 1;
     }
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ java_lang_expand_expr (exp, target, tmode, modifier)
 			  target, tmode, modifier);
 
     default:
-      internal_error ("Can't expand %s", tree_code_name [TREE_CODE (exp)]);
+      internal_error ("can't expand %s", tree_code_name [TREE_CODE (exp)]);
     }
 }
 
@@ -2754,7 +2754,7 @@ expand_byte_code (jcf, method)
 	  if (dead_code_index != -1)
 	    {
               /* We've just reached the end of a region of dead code.  */
-              warning ("Unreachable bytecode from %d to before %d",
+              warning ("unreachable bytecode from %d to before %d",
                        dead_code_index, PC);
               dead_code_index = -1;
             }
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ expand_byte_code (jcf, method)
   if (dead_code_index != -1)
     {
       /* We've just reached the end of a region of dead code.  */
-      warning ("Unreachable bytecode from %d to the end of the method", 
+      warning ("unreachable bytecode from %d to the end of the method", 
               dead_code_index);
     }
 }
diff --git a/gcc/java/jcf-io.c b/gcc/java/jcf-io.c
index ba56b1806cd..21197700fbf 100644
--- a/gcc/java/jcf-io.c
+++ b/gcc/java/jcf-io.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ DEFUN(find_class, (classname, classname_length, jcf, source_ok),
   if (! java && ! class && java_buf.st_mtime > class_buf.st_mtime)
     {
       if (flag_newer)
-	warning ("Source file for class `%s' is newer than its matching class file. Source file `%s' used instead", classname, java_buffer);
+	warning ("source file for class `%s' is newer than its matching class file.  Source file `%s' used instead", classname, java_buffer);
       class = -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/gcc/java/jcf-parse.c b/gcc/java/jcf-parse.c
index b52d7b1fdbe..15dcd071e5f 100644
--- a/gcc/java/jcf-parse.c
+++ b/gcc/java/jcf-parse.c
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ load_class (class_or_name, verbose)
     }
 
   if (!class_loaded && verbose)
-    error ("Cannot find file for class %s", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (saved));
+    error ("cannot find file for class %s", IDENTIFIER_POINTER (saved));
 }
 
 /* Parse the .class file JCF. */
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ jcf_parse (jcf)
 	 -fforce-classes-archive-check was specified. */
       if (!jcf->right_zip
 	  && (!flag_emit_class_files || flag_force_classes_archive_check))
-	fatal_error ("The `java.lang.Object' that was found in `%s' didn't have the special zero-length `gnu.gcj.gcj-compiled' attribute. This generally means that your classpath is incorrectly set. Use `info gcj \"Input Options\"' to see the info page describing how to set the classpath.", jcf->filename);
+	fatal_error ("the `java.lang.Object' that was found in `%s' didn't have the special zero-length `gnu.gcj.gcj-compiled' attribute.  This generally means that your classpath is incorrectly set.  Use `info gcj \"Input Options\"' to see the info page describing how to set the classpath", jcf->filename);
     }
   else
     all_class_list = tree_cons (NULL_TREE,
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ yyparse ()
 	    {
 	      const char *saved_input_filename = input_filename;
 	      input_filename = value;
-	      warning ("source file seen twice on command line and will be compiled only once.");
+	      warning ("source file seen twice on command line and will be compiled only once");
 	      input_filename = saved_input_filename;
 	    }
 	  else
diff --git a/gcc/java/jv-scan.c b/gcc/java/jv-scan.c
index 8d4ad78b487..bf7fd41812e 100644
--- a/gcc/java/jv-scan.c
+++ b/gcc/java/jv-scan.c
@@ -180,10 +180,10 @@ DEFUN (main, (argc, argv),
   /* Check on bad usage */
   if (flag_find_main + flag_dump_class + flag_complexity > 1)
     fatal_error
-      ("Only one of `--print-main', `--list-class', and `--complexity' allowed");
+      ("only one of `--print-main', `--list-class', and `--complexity' allowed");
 
   if (output_file && !(out = fopen (output_file, "w")))
-    fatal_error ("Can't open output file `%s'", output_file);
+    fatal_error ("can't open output file `%s'", output_file);
 
   ft = ftell (out);
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ DEFUN (main, (argc, argv),
 	    reset_report ();
 	  }
 	else
-	  fatal_error ("File not found `%s'", argv [i]);
+	  fatal_error ("file not found `%s'", argv [i]);
       }
 
   /* Flush and close */
diff --git a/gcc/java/jvspec.c b/gcc/java/jvspec.c
index 0150d039ee6..1b53bf5a7a0 100644
--- a/gcc/java/jvspec.c
+++ b/gcc/java/jvspec.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ lang_specific_driver (in_argc, in_argv, in_added_libraries)
       num_args += 3;
       if (class_files_count + zip_files_count > 0)
 	{
-	  error ("Warning: already-compiled .class files ignored with -C"); 
+	  error ("warning: already-compiled .class files ignored with -C"); 
 	  num_args -= class_files_count + zip_files_count;
 	  class_files_count = 0;
 	  zip_files_count = 0;
diff --git a/gcc/java/lex.c b/gcc/java/lex.c
index 38e1716f263..1eed2337341 100644
--- a/gcc/java/lex.c
+++ b/gcc/java/lex.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ java_new_lexer (finput, encoding)
     }
 
   if (enc_error)
-    fatal_error ("unknown encoding: `%s'\nThis might mean that your locale's encoding is not supported\nby your system's iconv(3) implementation.  If you aren't trying\nto use a particular encoding for your input file, try the\n`--encoding=UTF-8' option.", encoding);
+    fatal_error ("unknown encoding: `%s'\nThis might mean that your locale's encoding is not supported\nby your system's iconv(3) implementation.  If you aren't trying\nto use a particular encoding for your input file, try the\n`--encoding=UTF-8' option", encoding);
 
   return lex;
 }
diff --git a/gcc/java/mangle.c b/gcc/java/mangle.c
index aa95086fc2a..93d8fe7647e 100644
--- a/gcc/java/mangle.c
+++ b/gcc/java/mangle.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ java_mangle_decl (obstack, decl)
       mangle_method_decl (decl);
       break;
     default:
-      internal_error ("Can't mangle %s", tree_code_name [TREE_CODE (decl)]);
+      internal_error ("can't mangle %s", tree_code_name [TREE_CODE (decl)]);
     }
   return finish_mangling ();
 }
diff --git a/gcc/java/parse.y b/gcc/java/parse.y
index f63faa346b7..09d5cd69d8a 100644
--- a/gcc/java/parse.y
+++ b/gcc/java/parse.y
@@ -6871,7 +6871,7 @@ read_import_dir (wfl)
       static int first = 1;
       if (first)
 	{
-	  error ("Can't find default package `%s'. Check the CLASSPATH environment variable and the access to the archives.", package_name);
+	  error ("Can't find default package `%s'. Check the CLASSPATH environment variable and the access to the archives", package_name);
 	  java_error_count++;
 	  first = 0;
 	}
@@ -13543,7 +13543,7 @@ patch_binop (node, wfl_op1, wfl_op2)
 	      (TREE_CODE (op2) == INTEGER_CST &&
 	       ! TREE_INT_CST_LOW (op2)  && ! TREE_INT_CST_HIGH (op2))))
 	{
-	  parse_warning_context (wfl_operator, "Evaluating this expression will result in an arithmetic exception being thrown.");
+	  parse_warning_context (wfl_operator, "Evaluating this expression will result in an arithmetic exception being thrown");
 	  TREE_CONSTANT (node) = 0;
 	}
 	  
diff --git a/gcc/tradcpp.c b/gcc/tradcpp.c
index c3d98dfc16d..1b57f161337 100644
--- a/gcc/tradcpp.c
+++ b/gcc/tradcpp.c
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ process_include (stackp, fbeg, flen, system_header_p, op)
     } else if (print_deps
 	       && print_deps <= (system_header_p
 				 || (system_include_depth > 0)))
-      warning ("No include path in which to find %.*s", flen, fbeg);
+      warning ("no include path in which to find %.*s", flen, fbeg);
     else
       error_from_errno (fname);