--- ../../moodle/admin/lang.php	2006-11-05 14:08:10.000000000 +0000
+++ lang.php	2006-11-06 09:52:17.000000000 +0000
@@ -255,6 +255,15 @@
         }
 
     } else if ($mode == "compare") {
+
+       $locallangbase = $CFG->dataroot . '/lang';
+
+	if($uselocal && !file_exists($locallangbase) ){
+	  if(! lang_make_directory($locallangbase) ){
+	    error('Error: Could not create base lang directory ' . $locallangbase);
+	    $uselocal = 0;
+	  }
+	}
    
         if (!$uselocal && !file_exists($langdir)) {
             if (!lang_make_directory($langdir)) {