error loading language resource

[mathew thomas]

mldonkey wont start
this is the output i get

max@lap002:/usr/bin$ mlgui
2013/06/27 18:44:57 [cO] Starting MLDonkey 3.1.2 ...
2013/06/27 18:44:57 [cO] Language EN, locale UTF-8, ulimit for open files 1024
2013/06/27 18:44:57 [cO] raised ulimit for open files from 1024 to 4096
2013/06/27 18:44:57 [cO] MLDonkey is working in /home/max/.mldonkey

2013/06/27 18:44:57 [cO] creating new MLDonkey base directory in /home/max/.mldonkey

2013/06/27 18:44:57 [Gettext] Loading language resource mlnet_strings.en_AU.UTF-8
2013/06/27 18:44:57 [cO] loaded language resource file
2013/06/27 18:44:57 [DNS] Resolving [lap002] ...
2013/06/27 18:44:57 Starting MLGui 3.1.2 ...
2013/06/27 18:44:57 MLGui is working in /home/max/.mldonkey
2013/06/27 18:44:57 [Gettext] Loading language resource ./mlgui_strings.en_AU.UTF-8
Fatal error: exception Invalid_argument("printf: bad format %,Parameter type: %s
   name : %s
   value : %s
")

max@lap002:/usr/bin$ mlguistarter
2013/06/27 18:48:31 [cO] Starting MLDonkey 3.1.2 ...
2013/06/27 18:48:31 [cO] Language EN, locale UTF-8, ulimit for open files 1024
2013/06/27 18:48:31 [cO] raised ulimit for open files from 1024 to 4096
2013/06/27 18:48:31 [cO] MLDonkey is working in /home/max/.mldonkey

2013/06/27 18:48:31 [cO] creating new MLDonkey base directory in /home/max/.mldonkey

2013/06/27 18:48:31 [Gettext] Loading language resource mlnet_strings.en_AU.UTF-8
2013/06/27 18:48:31 [cO] loaded language resource file
2013/06/27 18:48:31 [DNS] Resolving [lap002] ...
2013/06/27 18:48:31 Starting MLGui 3.1.2 ...
2013/06/27 18:48:31 MLGui is working in /home/max/.mldonkey
2013/06/27 18:48:31 [Gettext] Loading language resource ./mlgui_strings.en_AU.UTF-8
Syntax: mlguistarter FILE
max@lap002:/usr/bin$

i am running ubuntu raring
i hope this info helps
if you need anything else let me know
mat