--+ a/src/libprelude-error/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libprelude-error/Makefile.am
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 errnos-sym.h: Makefile mkstrtable.awk errnos.in
 	LANG="" $(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mkstrtable.awk -v textidx=2 -v nogettext=1 \
-	-v prefix=PRELUDE_ERROR_ -v namespace=errnos_ \
+	-v prefix=PRELUDE_ERROR_ -v pkg_namespace=errnos_ \
 	$(srcdir)/errnos.in >$@
 
 prelude-error.h: Makefile mkheader.awk err-sources.h.in err-codes.h.in errnos.in prelude-error.h.in
--+ a/src/libprelude-error/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/libprelude-error/Makefile.in
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@
 
 errnos-sym.h: Makefile mkstrtable.awk errnos.in
 	LANG="" $(AWK) -f $(srcdir)/mkstrtable.awk -v textidx=2 -v nogettext=1 \
-	-v prefix=PRELUDE_ERROR_ -v namespace=errnos_ \
+	-v prefix=PRELUDE_ERROR_ -v pkg_namespace=errnos_ \
 	$(srcdir)/errnos.in >$@
 
 prelude-error.h: Makefile mkheader.awk err-sources.h.in err-codes.h.in errnos.in prelude-error.h.in
--+ a/src/libprelude-error/mkerrcodes.awk
+++ b/src/libprelude-error/mkerrcodes.awk
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 }
 
 !header {
-  sub (/\#.+/, "");
+  sub (/#.+/, "");
   sub (/[ 	]+$/, ""); # Strip trailing space and tab characters.
 
   if (/^$/)
--+ a/src/libprelude-error/mkerrcodes1.awk
+++ b/src/libprelude-error/mkerrcodes1.awk
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 }
 
 !header {
-  sub (/\#.+/, "");
+  sub (/#.+/, "");
   sub (/[ 	]+$/, ""); # Strip trailing space and tab characters.
 
   if (/^$/)
--+ a/src/libprelude-error/mkerrcodes2.awk
+++ b/src/libprelude-error/mkerrcodes2.awk
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 }
 
 !header {
-  sub (/\#.+/, "");
+  sub (/#.+/, "");
   sub (/[ 	]+$/, ""); # Strip trailing space and tab characters.
 
   if (/^$/)
--+ a/src/libprelude-error/mkerrnos.awk
+++ b/src/libprelude-error/mkerrnos.awk
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 }
 
 !header {
-  sub (/\#.+/, "");
+  sub (/#.+/, "");
   sub (/[ 	]+$/, ""); # Strip trailing space and tab characters.
 
   if (/^$/)
--+ a/src/libprelude-error/mkstrtable.awk
+++ b/src/libprelude-error/mkstrtable.awk
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #
 # The variable prefix can be used to prepend a string to each message.
 #
-# The variable namespace can be used to prepend a string to each
+# The variable pkg_namespace can be used to prepend a string to each
 # variable and macro name.
 
 BEGIN {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       print "/* The purpose of this complex string table is to produce";
       print "   optimal code with a minimum of relocations.  */";
       print "";
-      print "static const char " namespace "msgstr[] = ";
+      print "static const char " pkg_namespace "msgstr[] = ";
       header = 0;
     }
   else
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 }
 
 !header {
-  sub (/\#.+/, "");
+  sub (/#.+/, "");
   sub (/[ 	]+$/, ""); # Strip trailing space and tab characters.
 
   if (/^$/)
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@
   else
     print "  gettext_noop (\"" prefix last_msgstr "\");";
   print "";
-  print "static const int " namespace "msgidx[] =";
+  print "static const int " pkg_namespace "msgidx[] =";
   print "  {";
   for (i = 0; i < coded_msgs; i++)
     print "    " pos[i] ",";
   print "    " pos[coded_msgs];
   print "  };";
   print "";
-  print "#define " namespace "msgidxof(code) (0 ? -1 \\";
+  print "#define " pkg_namespace "msgidxof(code) (0 ? -1 \\";
 
 # Gather the ranges.
   skip = code[0];