diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e783f66..675923a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+Changes in version 1.16.2
+--- --- -- ---- Madrisan <davide.madrisan(a)gmail.com>
+
++ update
+  * lib/libspec.lib - Davide Madrisan:
+    New function 'specfile.check_syntax()' based on the code previously
+    located in the module pck-update (function 'infofile.create()').
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Changes in version 1.16.1
 Sun Dec 02 2012 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan(a)gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/lib/libspec.lib.in b/lib/libspec.lib.in
index 264d9f4..16e913e 100644
--- a/lib/libspec.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libspec.lib.in
@@ -597,6 +597,67 @@ ${output_suffix}")
    echo "$output"
 }
 
+function specfile.check_syntax() {
+   local ARGS
+   ARGS=`LC_ALL=C getopt -o s:o: \
+         --long specfile:,specfile-preprocessed:,rpmopts: \
+         -n "$FUNCNAME" -- "$@"`
+   [ $? = 0 ] || notify.error $"\
+(bug)"" -- $FUNCNAME: "$"\`getopt' error"
+
+   eval set -- "$ARGS"
+
+   local specfile rpmbuild_opts line
+   local specfile_preprocessed="/dev/null"
+
+   while :; do
+      case "$1" in
+      -s|--specfile)
+         specfile="$2"; shift
+         notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: specfile = \"$specfile\""
+      ;;
+      --specfile-preprocessed)
+         specfile_preprocessed="$2"; shift
+         notify.debug "\
+$FUNCNAME: specfile_preprocessed = \"$specfile_preprocessed\""
+      ;;
+      -o|--rpmopts)
+         rpm_options="$2"; shift
+         notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: rpm_options = \"$rpm_options\""
+      ;;
+      --) shift; break ;;
+      *) notify.error $"\
+(bug)"" -- $FUNCNAME: "$"\`getopt' error: bad command \`$1'" ;;
+      esac
+      shift
+   done
+
+   local tmpspreprerr=$(mktemp -q -t $me.XXXXXXXX)
+   [ $? -eq 0 ] ||
+      notify.error "$FUNCNAME: "$"can't create temporary files"
+   notify.debug "$FUNCNAME: tmpspreprerr = \`${NOTE}$tmpspreprerr${NORM}'"
+
+   notify.debug "\
+$FUNCNAME: running: rpm -q $rpm_options --specfile --specedit $specfile ..."
+
+   eval "\
+rpm -q $rpm_options --specfile --specedit $specfile \
+      > $specfile_preprocessed 2> $tmpspreprerr"
+
+   [ -s "$tmpspreprerr" ] &&
+    { notify.warning $"specfile has errors:"
+      while read line; do
+         notify.warning "   $line"
+      done < $tmpspreprerr
+
+      notify.warning $"error should be here:"
+      while read line; do
+         notify.warning "   $line"
+      done < <(tail -n 3 $specfile_preprocessed)
+      notify.warning ">>"; }
+
+   rm -f $tmpspreprerr
+}
 
 # function specfile.getvars
 #    set the variable(s) given as argument to the value(s) found
diff --git a/plugins/pck-update.in b/plugins/pck-update.in
index 8a06dd6..982c8c3 100644
--- a/plugins/pck-update.in
+++ b/plugins/pck-update.in
@@ -493,26 +493,13 @@ done)"
 
      # create the specfile_preprocessed only once
      if [ ! -s "$specfile_preprocessed" ]; then
-        local tmpspreprerr=$(mktemp -q -t $me.XXXXXXXX)
-        [ $? -eq 0 ] || notify.error $"can't create temporary files"
-        notify.debug "tmpspreprerr = \`${NOTE}$tmpspreprerr${NORM}'"
-
         local rpmbuild_opts="\
 --define=\"%_specdir $spec_dir\" --define=\"%_sourcedir $source_dir\""
 
-        notify.debug "running: rpm -q $rpmbuild_opts $USER_RPMDEFINE_OPTS \
---specfile --specedit $SRPM_SPECFILE_WITH_PATH ..."
-
-        eval "\
-rpm -q $rpmbuild_opts $USER_RPMDEFINE_OPTS --specfile --specedit\
-       $SRPM_SPECFILE_WITH_PATH \
-       2> $tmpspreprerr >> $specfile_preprocessed"
-        [ -s "$tmpspreprerr" ] &&
-         { notify.warning $"specfile has errors:"
-           while read line; do
-              notify.warning "   $line"
-           done < $tmpspreprerr; }
-        rm -f $tmpspreprerr
+        specfile.check_syntax \
+           --rpmopts "$rpmbuild_opts" \
+           --specfile "$SRPM_SPECFILE_WITH_PATH" \
+           --specfile-preprocessed "$specfile_preprocessed"
      fi
 
      SPECFILE_PREPROCESSED="$specfile_preprocessed"
diff --git a/po/it/autospec.po b/po/it/autospec.po
index fb587c6..0ce0f1c 100644
--- a/po/it/autospec.po
+++ b/po/it/autospec.po
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ msgstr  "specfile in formato non supportato"
 msgid   "specfile has errors:"
 msgstr  "lo specfile contiene degli errori"
 
+msgid   "error should be here:"
+msgstr  "l'errore dovrebbe essere qui:"
+ 
 msgid   "release number: unsupported format"
 msgstr  "numero di release: formato non supportato"