diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 74df0a0..7381bf5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-Version 20131209.1 - 9/Dec/2013
-  - Forked from 1.2.0
+Version 20140415.1 - 15/Apr/2014
+  - Forked from 1.3.1
+
+Version 1.3.1 - 7/Mar/2014
+  - Improved check-updates function (thanks to phenixia2003)
+  - Improved debug-mode
+
+Version 1.3.0 - 1/Jan/2014
+  - Added a debug-mode download verbosity
+  - On upgrade, the status bar show available packages from every repository
 
 Version 1.2.0 - 9/Dec/2013
   - Now ALLOW32BIT also auto-greylist the 32bit packages
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog.txt b/src/ChangeLog.txt
index 74df0a0..7381bf5 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/src/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-Version 20131209.1 - 9/Dec/2013
-  - Forked from 1.2.0
+Version 20140415.1 - 15/Apr/2014
+  - Forked from 1.3.1
+
+Version 1.3.1 - 7/Mar/2014
+  - Improved check-updates function (thanks to phenixia2003)
+  - Improved debug-mode
+
+Version 1.3.0 - 1/Jan/2014
+  - Added a debug-mode download verbosity
+  - On upgrade, the status bar show available packages from every repository
 
 Version 1.2.0 - 9/Dec/2013
   - Now ALLOW32BIT also auto-greylist the 32bit packages
diff --git a/src/README b/src/README
index ef4ffeb..ac3bc34 100644
--- a/src/README
+++ b/src/README
@@ -381,6 +381,13 @@ Note that you can edit manually to modify or add informations.
 At every slackpkg install/upgrade/remove invocation, a new log will be added.
 At every slackpkg update invocation, a fast list rebuild will be done.
 
+-----
+
+CHECK-UPDATE IMPROVEMENT
+
+the command "slackpkg check-updates" reports the repositories which have been changed since
+the last update. For more details and some suggests how to use it in crontab see:
+http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=5146591
 
 -----
 
diff --git a/src/doinst.sh b/src/doinst.sh
index 57c9cd7..91925ef 100644
--- a/src/doinst.sh
+++ b/src/doinst.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ config() {
   # Otherwise, we leave the .new copy for the admin to consider...
 }
 
-remove() {
+renam() {
   FILE="$1"
   if [ -r $FILE ]; then
-    rm $FILE
+    mv $FILE $FILE.tmp
   fi
 }
 
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@ copy_config_file
 config etc/slackpkg/slackpkgplus.conf.new
 config etc/slackpkg/greylist.new
 config etc/slackpkg/notifymsg.conf.new
-remove var/lib/slackpkg/ChangeLog.txt
-remove var/lib/slackpkg/pkglist
-
-( . usr/libexec/slackpkg/makeinstlog.sh >/dev/null )
+renam var/lib/slackpkg/ChangeLog.txt
+renam var/lib/slackpkg/pkglist
 
 echo
 echo
diff --git a/src/makeinstlog.sh b/src/makeinstlog.sh
index 7e6f549..2e2bd43 100755
--- a/src/makeinstlog.sh
+++ b/src/makeinstlog.sh
@@ -2,17 +2,20 @@
 WORKDIR=/var/lib/slackpkg
 . /etc/slackpkg/slackpkg.conf
 
+if [ -e $WORKDIR/pkglist ];then
+  cp $WORKDIR/pkglist $WORKDIR/pkglist.tmp
+fi
 (
 
   (
     cd /var/log/removed_packages
     ( ls -l --full-time|tail +2|cut -c11-|sed -r -e 's/\.[0-9]{9}//' -e 's,-,/,' -e 's,-,/,'|awk '{print $8,$5,$6}'
-      grep -m1 'PACKAGE LOCATION:' *|sed -r 's/:PACKAGE LOCATION:.*(\.t.z)/ \1/'
+      grep -m1 'PACKAGE LOCATION:' * 2>/dev/null|sed -r 's/:PACKAGE LOCATION:.*(\.t.z)/ \1/'
     )|sort|awk '{if(x=!x){printf("%s ", $2)}else{print $2,$3,$1}}'    \
      |sed -e 's/$/ removed/' -e 's/-upgraded-.*/ upgraded/'|awk '{print $2,$3,$4,$1,$5}'
     cd /var/log/packages
     ( ls -l --full-time|tail +2|cut -c11-|sed -r -e 's/\.[0-9]{9}//' -e 's,-,/,' -e 's,-,/,'|awk '{print $8,$5,$6}'
-      grep -m1 'PACKAGE LOCATION:' *|sed -r 's/:PACKAGE LOCATION:.*(\.t.z)/ \1/'
+      grep -m1 'PACKAGE LOCATION:' * 2>/dev/null|sed -r 's/:PACKAGE LOCATION:.*(\.t.z)/ \1/'
     )|sort|awk '{if(x=!x){printf("%s ", $2)}else{print $2,$3,$1}}'    \
      |sed -e 's/$/ installed/'|awk '{print $2,$3,$4,$1,$5}'
   )| sed -r -e 's/^([^ ]+) ([^ ]+) (.*)-([^-]+)-([^-]+)-([^ ]+) (\.t.z) (.*)/\1 \2 \3 \3-\4-\5-\6 \7 \8/'|sort|awk '{
@@ -24,24 +27,27 @@ WORKDIR=/var/lib/slackpkg
 
   cat $WORKDIR/install.log 2>/dev/null|grep -v '\[\]'
 
-)|sort -r|awk '{if(!a[$1$2$3$4]++)print}'|tac >$WORKDIR/install.log.new
+)|sort -r|awk '{if(!a[$1$2$3$4]++)print}'|tac >$WORKDIR/install.log.tmp
 
-if [ "$1" == "-t" ];then
-  if [ ! -e $WORKDIR/pkglist ];then
-    echo "pkglist does not exists; unable to try repository detect"
-    echo "An install log was created in $WORKDIR/install.log.new ; review it and rename in install.log"
-  else
-    cat $WORKDIR/install.log.new |while read a;do 
+if [ ! -e $WORKDIR/pkglist.tmp ];then
+  if [ -e $WORKDIR/pkglist ];then
+    cp $WORKDIR/pkglist $WORKDIR/pkglist.tmp
+  fi
+fi
+if [ ! -e $WORKDIR/pkglist.tmp ];then
+  echo "pkglist does not exists; unable to try repository detect"
+  mv $WORKDIR/install.log.tmp $WORKDIR/install.log.new
+else
+  cat $WORKDIR/install.log.tmp |while read a;do 
       P=$(echo $a|awk '{print $4}')
       R=$(grep -m1 \
 	    "$(echo $P|awk -f /usr/libexec/slackpkg/pkglist.awk | awk '{print " "$1" .* "$3" "$4"$"}'| sed -r 's/ [0-9]+([^\$]*)\$/ [0-9]\\+\1 /')" \
-	    /var/lib/slackpkg/pkglist|awk '{print $1}'|sed 's/SLACKPKGPLUS_//'
+	    $WORKDIR/pkglist.tmp|awk '{print $1}'|sed 's/SLACKPKGPLUS_//'
 	 )
       echo "$a"|sed "s/\[\]/[$R]/"
-    done > $WORKDIR/install.log.tmp
-    echo "An install log was created in $WORKDIR/install.log.tmp ; review it and rename in install.log"
-  fi
-else
-  mv $WORKDIR/install.log.new $WORKDIR/install.log
-  echo "An install log was created in $WORKDIR/install.log"
+  done > $WORKDIR/install.log.new
+  rm $WORKDIR/install.log.tmp
+  rm $WORKDIR/pkglist.tmp
 fi
+mv $WORKDIR/install.log.new $WORKDIR/install.log
+echo "An install log was created in $WORKDIR/install.log"
diff --git a/src/repositories.txt b/src/repositories.txt
index abf600b..f7f7326 100644
--- a/src/repositories.txt
+++ b/src/repositories.txt
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ Supported Repositories:
 > ktown:         http://taper.alienbase.nl/mirrors/alien-kde/{13.37,14.0,14.1,current}/latest/{x86,x86_64}/
 > restricted:    http://taper.alienbase.nl/mirrors/people/alien/restricted_sbrepos/{13.37,14.0,14.1,current}/{x86,x86_64}/
 > slacky:        http://repository.slacky.eu/slackware{,64}-{13.37,14.0,14.1}/
-> zerouno:       http://www.z01.eu/repo-slack/slackware64-current/
 > mled:          http://www.microlinux.fr/slackware/MLED-{14.0,14.1}-{32,64}bit/
 > mles:          http://www.microlinux.fr/slackware/MLES-{14.0,14.1}-{32,64}bit/
-> mlws:          http://www.microlinux.fr/slackware/MLWS-{14.0,14.1}-{32,64}bit/
 > msb:           http://slackware.org.uk/msb/{14.0,14.1}/1.6/{x86,x86_64}/
 > slackers:      http://www.slackers.it/repository/
 > slacke17:      http://ngc891.blogdns.net/pub/slacke17/slackware{,64,arm}-{14.0,14.1}/
+> studioware:    http://studioware.org/files/packages/slackware{,64}-{13.37,14.0,14.1}/
 > 
 > Does NOT support GPG
 > salixos(*):    http://download.salixos.org/{i486,x86_64}/{13.37,14.0,14.1}/
diff --git a/src/slackpkgplus.sh b/src/slackpkgplus.sh
index eb32881..5067d66 100755
--- a/src/slackpkgplus.sh
+++ b/src/slackpkgplus.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Thanks to AlienBob and phenixia2003 (on LQ) for contributing
 # A special thanks to all packagers that make slackpkg+ useful
 
-
 declare -A MIRRORPLUS
 declare -A NOTIFYMSG
 
@@ -34,21 +33,68 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
 
-  SPKGPLUS_VERSION="20131209.1"
+  SPKGPLUS_VERSION="20140415.1"
   VERSION="$VERSION / slackpkg+ $SPKGPLUS_VERSION"
   
-  
+
   if [ ! -e "$WORKDIR" ];then
     mkdir -p "$WORKDIR"
   fi
 
   if [ "$CMD" == "update" ];then
-    if [ "$VERBOSE" == "2" ];then
-      echo "Updating $WORKDIR/install.log"
+    touch $TMPDIR/info.log
+    if [ $VERBOSE -gt 1 ];then
+      /usr/libexec/slackpkg/makeinstlog.sh -t >> $TMPDIR/info.log &
+    else
+      /usr/libexec/slackpkg/makeinstlog.sh >/dev/null &
     fi
-    /usr/libexec/slackpkg/makeinstlog.sh >/dev/null
+    PIDINSTLOG=$!
   fi
 
+
+  function cleanup(){	
+    [ "$SPINNING" = "off" ] || tput cnorm
+    if [ "$CMD" == "update" ];then
+      if [ $VERBOSE -gt 2 ];then
+	echo "Updating $WORKDIR/install.log..."
+      else
+	echo "Updating install.log"
+      fi
+      echo
+    fi
+    if [ "$DELALL" = "on" ] && [ "$NAMEPKG" != "" ]; then
+      rm $CACHEPATH/$NAMEPKG &>/dev/null
+    fi
+    wait 
+    if [ $VERBOSE -gt 2 ];then
+      echo "The temp directory $TMPDIR will NOT be removed!" >>$TMPDIR/info.log
+      echo
+    fi
+    if [ -s $TMPDIR/error.log -o -s $TMPDIR/info.log ];then
+      echo -e "\n\n=============================================================================="
+    fi
+    if [ -e $TMPDIR/error.log ]; then
+      echo "  WARNING! One or more errors occurred while slackpkg was running"
+      echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+      cat $TMPDIR/error.log
+      if [ -s $TMPDIR/info.log ];then
+	echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+      fi
+    fi
+    if [ -s $TMPDIR/info.log ]; then
+      echo "  INFO! Debug informations"
+      echo "------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+      cat $TMPDIR/info.log
+      echo "=============================================================================="
+    fi
+    echo
+    rm -f /var/lock/slackpkg.$$ 
+    if [ $VERBOSE -lt 3 ];then
+      rm -rf $TMPDIR 
+    fi
+    exit
+  }
+
   # Override the slackpkg getfile().
   # The new getfile() download all file needed from all defined repositories
   # then merge all in a format slackpkg-compatible
@@ -90,9 +136,9 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
       $DOWNLOADER $2 $URLFILE
     fi
     if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
-      if echo $2|grep -q ^SLACKPKGPLUS;then
+      if echo $2|grep -q SLACKPKGPLUS;then
 	if [ "`basename $URLFILE`" != "MANIFEST.bz2" ];then
-	  echo -e "$URLFILE:\tdownload error" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+	  echo -e "\n$URLFILE:\tdownload error" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
 	  if echo $2|grep -q .asc$;then
 	    echo "  Retry using 'slackpkg -checkgpg=off $CMD ...'" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
 	  fi
@@ -195,7 +241,9 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
               sleep 5
 	      echo -e "$PREPO: Invalid repository (fails to download CHECKSUMS.md5)" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
 	fi
-        echo $PREPO $(md5sum ${TMPDIR}/CHECKSUMS.md5-$PREPO|awk '{print $1}') >>$2
+
+        echo "SLACKPKGPLUS_$PREPO[MD5]" $(md5sum ${TMPDIR}/CHECKSUMS.md5-$PREPO|awk '{print $1}') >>$2
+
       done
     fi
     if [ $(basename $1) = "GPG-KEY" ];then
@@ -242,7 +290,7 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
       echo 1
     fi
     if [ "$(basename $1)" == "CHECKSUMS.md5" ];then
-      X86_64=$(ls /var/log/packages/aaa_base*x86_64*|head -1 2>/dev/null)
+      X86_64=$(ls /var/log/packages/aaa_base*x86_64* 2>/dev/null|head -1)
       for PREPO in $REPOPLUS;do
         if [ ! -z "$X86_64" ];then
          if [ "$ALLOW32BIT" == "on" ];then
@@ -718,12 +766,51 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
 	handle_event "install"
   }  
 
+  function wgetdebug(){
+    local SRCURL
+    local DSTFILE
+    SRCURL=$2
+    DSTFILE=$(echo $SRCURL|sed 's|/|,|g')
+    if [ ${SRCURL:0:5} == "https" ];then
+      WGETOPTSL="--no-check-certificate"
+    fi
+    if [ ${SRCURL:0:3} == "ftp" ];then
+      WGETOPTSL="--passive-ftp"
+    fi
+
+    DOWNTIME=$(date +%s)
+
+    wget $WGETOPTS $WGETOPTSL -O $TMPDIR/$DSTFILE $SRCURL 2>&1|tee $TMPDIR/$DSTFILE.log
+    WGETERR=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+    cp $TMPDIR/$DSTFILE $1
+    echo "exit code: $WGETERR" >>$TMPDIR/$DSTFILE.log
+    DOWNTIME=$[$(date +%s)-$DOWNTIME]
+    if [ $WGETERR -ne 0 ];then
+      echo >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+      echo "$SRCURL --> BAD" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+      echo "wget $WGETOPTS $WGETOPTSL -O $DSTFILE $SRCURL" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+      echo "exit code: $WGETERR" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+      echo "download time: $DOWNTIME secs" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+      echo "details:" >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+      cat $TMPDIR/$DSTFILE.log >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+      ls -l $DSTFILE >> $TMPDIR/error.log 2>&1
+      md5sum $DSTFILE >> $TMPDIR/error.log 2>&1
+      echo >> $TMPDIR/error.log
+    else
+      echo "$SRCURL --> OK" >> $TMPDIR/info.log
+    fi
+    return $WGETERR
+
+
+  }
 
   DOWNLOADER="wget $WGETOPTS --no-check-certificate --passive-ftp -O"
   if [ "$VERBOSE" = "0" ];then
     DOWNLOADER="wget $WGETOPTS --no-check-certificate -nv --passive-ftp -O"
   elif [ "$VERBOSE" = "2" ];then
     DOWNLOADER="wget $WGETOPTS --no-check-certificate --passive-ftp -O"
+  elif [ "$VERBOSE" = "3" ];then
+    DOWNLOADER="wgetdebug"
   elif [ "$CMD" = "update" ];then
     DOWNLOADER="wget $WGETOPTS --no-check-certificate -nv --passive-ftp -O"
   fi
@@ -929,5 +1016,79 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
     cleanup
   fi
 
+  if [ "$CMD" == "check-updates" ] ; then
+
+	[ ! -e ~/.slackpkg ] && mkdir ~/.slackpkg
+	echo -n "" > ~/.slackpkg/updated-repos.txt
+
+	UPDATES=false
+
+	if ! checkchangelog 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
+	
+			# -- Note: 
+			#     checkchangelog() download the ChangeLog.txt and stores it
+			#     in ${TMPDIR} 
+		
+			# extract the slackpkgplus repositories md5 from the ChangeLog.txt
+			# files (in ${WORKDIR} and ${TMPDIR} to identify updates in Slackware
+			# repository.
+			#
+		grep -v "^SLACKPKGPLUS_.*\[MD5\] " ${WORKDIR}/ChangeLog.txt > ${TMPDIR}/ChangeLog.old
+		grep -v "^SLACKPKGPLUS_.*\[MD5\] " ${TMPDIR}/ChangeLog.txt > ${TMPDIR}/ChangeLog.new
+		
+		if [ "$(md5sum ${TMPDIR}/ChangeLog.old | cut -f1 -d' ')" != "$(md5sum ${TMPDIR}/ChangeLog.new | cut -f1 -d' ')" ] ; then
+			echo "slackware" > ${TMPDIR}/updated-repos.txt
+		fi
+		
+		  # -- get the list of the repositories configured before this call to check-updates
+	   	  #
+		grep "^SLACKPKGPLUS_.*\[MD5\] " ${WORKDIR}/ChangeLog.txt | sed 's/^SLACKPKGPLUS_//; s/\[MD5\]//' | cut -f1 -d" "> ${TMPDIR}/selected.3pr
+
+		  # create pseudo changelogs for the selected 3rd party repositories
+		  #
+		grep "^SLACKPKGPLUS_.*\[MD5\] " ${WORKDIR}/ChangeLog.txt | sort  > "${TMPDIR}/3rp-ChangeLog.old"
+		grep "^SLACKPKGPLUS_.*\[MD5\] " ${TMPDIR}/ChangeLog.txt | sort > "${TMPDIR}/3rp-ChangeLog.new"
+		
+		  # from the pseudo changelogs, find the updated 3rd party repositories and add them
+		  # to the updates report file
+		  #
+		comm -1 -3 	"${TMPDIR}/3rp-ChangeLog.old" \
+					"${TMPDIR}/3rp-ChangeLog.new" \
+			| sed -e "s/^SLACKPKGPLUS_//" -e "s/\[MD5\]//" \
+			| cut -f1 -d" " | grep -f ${TMPDIR}/selected.3pr >> "${TMPDIR}/updated-repos.txt"
+
+			# when TMPDIR/updated-repos.txt is not empty , it contains the 
+			# names of the updated repositories.
+			#
+			# NOTE: 
+			#  at this point, updated-repos.txt can be empty when user
+			#  has added a repository in REPOPLUS and run "slackpkg check-updates"
+			#  instead (or prior to) "slackpkg update" 
+			
+		[ -s "${TMPDIR}/updated-repos.txt" ] && UPDATES=true
+	fi
+	
+	if $UPDATES ; then
+		echo "News on ChangeLog.txt"
+		
+		printf "\n  [ %-24s ] [ %-20s ]\n" "Repository" "Status"
+			
+		for REPO in slackware $REPOPLUS; do
+			if grep -q "^${REPO}$"  ${TMPDIR}/updated-repos.txt ; then
+				printf "    %-24s     %-20s \n" "$REPO" "AVAILABLE UPDATES" 
+			else
+			    printf "    %-24s     %-20s \n" "$REPO" "   Up to date   "
+			fi
+		done
+
+			# save ${TMPDIR}/updates-repos.txt in ~/.slackpkg/updated-repos.txt
+			#
+		cat ${TMPDIR}/updated-repos.txt > ~/.slackpkg/updated-repos.txt
+	else
+		echo "No news is good news"
+	fi
+		
+	cleanup
+  fi
 
 fi
diff --git a/src/slackpkgplus.x86.sample b/src/slackpkgplus.x86.sample
index 05cc147..8621850 100644
--- a/src/slackpkgplus.x86.sample
+++ b/src/slackpkgplus.x86.sample
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ SLACKPKGPLUS=on
 
 # set to '0' to never show the download progress bar
 # set to '1' to show the bar only in download packages (default)
-# set to '2' to show always show the download bar
+# set to '2' to always show the download bar
+# set to '3' for a debug mode
 VERBOSE=1
 
 # Enable (1) / Disable (0) the official slackpkg blacklist. May be useful to temporarily skip
diff --git a/src/slackpkgplus.x86_64.sample b/src/slackpkgplus.x86_64.sample
index e6931f1..c165764 100644
--- a/src/slackpkgplus.x86_64.sample
+++ b/src/slackpkgplus.x86_64.sample
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ SLACKPKGPLUS=on
 
 # set to '0' to never show the download progress bar
 # set to '1' to show the bar only in download packages (default)
-# set to '2' to show always show the download bar
+# set to '2' to always show the download bar
+# set to '3' for a debug mode
 VERBOSE=1
 
 # By default slackpkg+ deny to install 32bit packages.
diff --git a/src/zdialogplus.sh b/src/zdialogplus.sh
index d1a4bcb..cee0e14 100755
--- a/src/zdialogplus.sh
+++ b/src/zdialogplus.sh
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
 			for i in $1; do
 			  	TMPONOFF=$ONOFF
 				BASENAME=$(cutpkg $i)
-				PKGFOUND=$(grep -m1 -e "^${BASENAME}-[^-]\+-\(noarch\|fw\|${ARCH}\)" $TMPDIR/tmplist)
+				PKGFOUND=$(grep -m1 -e "^${BASENAME}-[^-]\+-[^-]\+-[^-]\+$" $TMPDIR/tmplist)
                                 REPOPOS=$(grep -m1 " $(echo $i|sed 's/\.t.z//') "  $TMPDIR/pkglist|awk '{print $1}'|sed 's/SLACKPKGPLUS_//')
+				PKGVER=$(echo $i|rev|cut -f3 -d-|rev)
+				ALLFOUND=$(echo $(grep " ${BASENAME} " $TMPDIR/pkglist|sed -r -e 's/SLACKPKGPLUS_//' -e 's/^([^ ]*) [^ ]* ([^ ]*) [^ ]* ([^ ]*) .*/\2-\3(\1) ,/')|sed 's/,$//')
 
 				grep -q "^$(echo $i|rev|cut -f4- -d-|rev)$" $TMPDIR/unchecklist && TMPONOFF="off"
-				echo "$i \"$REPOPOS\" $TMPONOFF \"currently installed: $PKGFOUND\"" >>$TMPDIR/dialog.tmp
+				echo "$i \"$REPOPOS\" $TMPONOFF \"installed: $PKGFOUND  -->  available: $ALLFOUND\"" >>$TMPDIR/dialog.tmp
 			done
 			HINT="--item-help"
 		else