diff --git a/tests/scripts/checkpo.sh b/tests/scripts/checkpo.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2e03f8be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/checkpo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#
+# Run 'msgfmt -c' on all .po files
+# Returns nonzero on failure
+#
+# zzz 2011-02
+# public domain
+#
+
+cd `dirname $0`/../..
+
+DIRS="\
+  apps/routerconsole/locale \
+  apps/i2ptunnel/locale \
+  apps/i2psnark/locale \
+  apps/susidns/locale \
+  apps/desktopgui/locale"
+
+for i in `find $DIRS -maxdepth 1 -type f -name *.po`
+do
+	echo "Checking $i ..."
+	msgfmt -c $i
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		echo "********* FAILED CHECK FOR $i *************"
+		FAIL=1
+	fi
+done
+
+if [ "$FAIL" != "" ]
+then
+	echo "******** At least one file failed check *********"
+else
+	echo "All files passed"
+fi
+exit $FAIL
diff --git a/tests/scripts/checkxml.sh b/tests/scripts/checkxml.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d6524476d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scripts/checkxml.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+#
+# Validate XML and HTML files using xmllint
+# Returns nonzero on failure
+#
+# Note that the news.xml and initialNews*.xml files are really HTML
+#
+# zzz 2011-03
+# public domain
+#
+
+cd `dirname $0`/../..
+
+XMLFILES="\
+./android/AndroidManifest.xml \
+./android/build.xml \
+./android/res/layout/main.xml \
+./android/res/values/strings.xml \
+./apps/addressbook/build.xml \
+./apps/addressbook/web.xml \
+./apps/BOB/build.xml \
+./apps/BOB/Demos/echo/echoclient/build.xml \
+./apps/BOB/Demos/echo/echoclient/nbproject/build-impl.xml \
+./apps/BOB/Demos/echo/echoclient/nbproject/private/private.xml \
+./apps/BOB/Demos/echo/echoclient/nbproject/project.xml \
+./apps/BOB/Demos/echo/echoserver/build.xml \
+./apps/BOB/Demos/echo/echoserver/nbproject/build-impl.xml \
+./apps/BOB/Demos/echo/echoserver/nbproject/private/private.xml \
+./apps/BOB/Demos/echo/echoserver/nbproject/project.xml \
+./apps/BOB/nbproject/build-impl.xml \
+./apps/BOB/nbproject/project.xml \
+./apps/desktopgui/build.xml \
+./apps/fortuna/build.xml \
+./apps/i2psnark/java/build.xml \
+./apps/i2psnark/jetty-i2psnark.xml \
+./apps/i2psnark/web.xml \
+./apps/i2ptunnel/java/build.xml \
+./apps/i2ptunnel/jsp/web.xml \
+./apps/jetty/build.xml \
+./apps/ministreaming/java/build.xml \
+./apps/routerconsole/java/build.xml \
+./apps/routerconsole/jsp/web.xml \
+./apps/sam/java/build.xml \
+./apps/streaming/java/build.xml \
+./apps/susidns/src/build.xml \
+./apps/susidns/src/WEB-INF/web-template.xml \
+./apps/susimail/build.xml \
+./apps/susimail/src/WEB-INF/web.xml \
+./apps/systray/java/build.xml \
+./build.xml \
+./core/java/build.xml \
+./core/java/nbproject/project.xml \
+./installer/i2pinstaller.xml \
+./installer/i2pstandalone.xml \
+./installer/install.xml \
+./installer/lib/launch4j/build.xml \
+./installer/resources/jetty.xml \
+./installer/resources/shortcutSpec.xml \
+./router/java/build.xml \
+./Slackware/i2p-base/build.xml \
+./Slackware/i2p/build.xml"
+
+HTMLFILES="\
+./installer/resources/initialNews/*.xml \
+./installer/resources/news.xml \
+./apps/BOB/src/net/i2p/BOB/package.html \
+./apps/desktopgui/src/net/i2p/desktopgui/package.html \
+./apps/ministreaming/java/src/net/i2p/client/streaming/package.html \
+./apps/routerconsole/jsp/i2psnark/index.html \
+./apps/susidns/src/index.html \
+./apps/susimail/src/index.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/client/datagram/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/client/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/crypto/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2cp/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/data/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/internal/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/stat/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/time/package.html \
+./core/java/src/net/i2p/util/package.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/help/index_de.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/help/index_fr.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/help/index.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/help/index_na.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/help/index_nl.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/help/index_ru.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/help/index_sv.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/help/pagetemplate.html \
+./installer/resources/eepsite.help/index.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_ar.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_de.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_es.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_fr.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_nl.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_pt.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_ru.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_sv.html \
+./installer/resources/readme/readme_zh.html \
+./installer/resources/small/toolbar.html \
+./installer/resources/startconsole.html \
+./router/java/src/net/i2p/data/i2np/package.html \
+./router/java/src/net/i2p/router/package.html \
+./router/java/src/net/i2p/router/peermanager/package.html \
+./router/java/src/net/i2p/router/startup/package.html \
+./router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/ntcp/package.html \
+./router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/package.html \
+./router/java/src/net/i2p/router/transport/udp/package.html \
+./router/java/src/net/i2p/router/util/package.html"
+
+echo 'Checking XML files....................'
+for i in $XMLFILES
+do
+	echo "Checking $i ..."
+	xmllint --noout $i
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		echo "********* FAILED CHECK FOR $i *************"
+		FAIL=1
+	fi
+done
+
+echo 'Checking HTML files....................'
+for i in $HTMLFILES
+do
+	echo "Checking $i ..."
+	xmllint --html --noout $i
+	# FIXME html mode never exits with an error code
+	# ... but it does output errors
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+	then
+		echo "********* FAILED CHECK FOR $i *************"
+		FAIL=1
+	fi
+done
+
+if [ "$FAIL" != "" ]
+then
+	echo "******** At least one file failed check *********"
+else
+	echo "All files passed"
+fi
+exit $FAIL