diff --git a/cde/configure.ac b/cde/configure.ac
index f41f2f0d5..8d5e6ca88 100644
--- a/cde/configure.ac
+++ b/cde/configure.ac
@@ -479,26 +479,31 @@ programs/localized/C/app-defaults/Makefile
 programs/localized/C/config/Makefile
 programs/localized/C/backdrops/Makefile
 programs/localized/C/types/Makefile
+programs/localized/C/palettes/Makefile
 programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/Makefile
 programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/app-defaults/Makefile
 programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/config/Makefile
 programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/backdrops/Makefile
 programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/types/Makefile
+programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile
 programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/Makefile
 programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/app-defaults/Makefile
 programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/config/Makefile
 programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/backdrops/Makefile
 programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/types/Makefile
+programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile
 programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/Makefile
 programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/app-defaults/Makefile
 programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/config/Makefile
 programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/backdrops/Makefile
 programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/types/Makefile
+programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile
 programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/Makefile
 programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/app-defaults/Makefile
 programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/config/Makefile
 programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/backdrops/Makefile
 programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/types/Makefile
+programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile
 
 ])
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/C/palettes/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/localized/C/palettes/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e41a0cf1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/C/palettes/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+include ../../templates/C.am
+include ../../templates/palettes.am
+
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36f97f7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/de_DE.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+include ../../templates/German.am
+include ../../templates/palettes.am
+
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/el_GR.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/localized/el_GR.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c224ec4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/el_GR.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+include ../../templates/Greek.am
+include ../../templates/palettes.am
+
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..938461502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/es_ES.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+include ../../templates/Spanish.am
+include ../../templates/palettes.am
+
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9dabaaad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/fr_FR.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+include ../../templates/French.am
+include ../../templates/palettes.am
+
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am b/cde/programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c3b9148e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/it_IT.UTF-8/palettes/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
+
+include ../../templates/Italian.am
+include ../../templates/palettes.am
+
diff --git a/cde/programs/localized/templates/palettes.am b/cde/programs/localized/templates/palettes.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4d1c93e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cde/programs/localized/templates/palettes.am
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# process the palettes file...
+
+BUILT_SOURCES = desc.$(LANG)
+
+CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES)
+
+TOP = $(top_builddir)/programs
+MERGE = $(top_builddir)/programs/localized/util/merge
+
+desc.$(LANG): $(TOP)/dtstyle/Palettes Palettes.tmsg
+	$(MERGE) -lang $(LANG) Palettes.tmsg < $< > $@ || $(RM) $@