--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2007/08/31 17:58:47	1.577
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2007/09/03 15:34:12	1.578
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.577 2007/08/31 17:58:47 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.578 2007/09/03 15:34:12 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -6983,7 +6983,7 @@ sub commit_studentrole {
 ############################################################
 
 sub check_clone {
-    my ($args) = @_;
+    my ($args,$linefeed) = @_;
     my $cloneid='/'.$args->{'clonedomain'}.'/'.$args->{'clonecourse'};
     my ($clonecrsudom,$clonecrsunum)= &LONCAPA::split_courseid($cloneid);
     my $clonehome=&Apache::lonnet::homeserver($clonecrsunum,$clonecrsudom);
@@ -6991,8 +6991,7 @@ sub check_clone {
     my $can_clone = 0;
 
     if ($clonehome eq 'no_host') {
-	$clonemsg = &mt('Attempting to clone non-existing [_1]',
-			$args->{'crstype'});
+        $clonemsg = &mt('No new course created.').$linefeed.&mt('A new course could not be cloned from the specified original - [_1] - because it is a non-existent course.',$args->{'clonecourse'}.':'.$args->{'clonedomain'});     
     } else {
 	my %clonedesc = &Apache::lonnet::coursedescription($cloneid,{'one_time' => 1});
 	if ($env{'request.role.domain'} eq $args->{'clonedomain'}) {
@@ -7001,18 +7000,24 @@ sub check_clone {
 	    my %clonehash = &Apache::lonnet::get('environment',['cloners'],
 						 $args->{'clonedomain'},$args->{'clonecourse'});
 	    my @cloners = split(/,/,$clonehash{'cloners'});
-	    my %roleshash =
-		&Apache::lonnet::get_my_roles($args->{'ccuname'},
-					      $args->{'ccdomain'},'userroles',['active'],['cc'],
-					      [$args->{'clonedomain'}]);
-	    if (($roleshash{$args->{'clonecourse'}.':'.$args->{'clonedomain'}.':cc'}) || (grep(/^\Q$args->{'ccuname'}\E:\Q$args->{'ccdomain'}\E$/,@cloners))) {
-		$can_clone = 1;
-	    } else {
-		$clonemsg = &mt('The new course was not cloned from an existing course because the new course owner ([_1]) does not have cloning rights in the existing course ([_2]).',$args->{'ccuname'}.':'.$args->{'ccdomain'},$clonedesc{'description'});
+            if (grep(/^\*$/,@cloners)) {
+                $can_clone = 1;
+            } elsif (grep(/^\*\:\Q$args->{'ccdomain'}\E$/,@cloners)) {
+                $can_clone = 1;
+            } else {
+	        my %roleshash =
+		    &Apache::lonnet::get_my_roles($args->{'ccuname'},
+					 $args->{'ccdomain'},
+                                         'userroles',['active'],['cc'],
+					 [$args->{'clonedomain'}]);
+	        if (($roleshash{$args->{'clonecourse'}.':'.$args->{'clonedomain'}.':cc'}) || (grep(/^\Q$args->{'ccuname'}\E:\Q$args->{'ccdomain'}\E$/,@cloners))) {
+		    $can_clone = 1;
+	        } else {
+                    $clonemsg = &mt('No new course created.').$linefeed.&mt('The new course could not be cloned from the existing course because the new course owner ([_1]) does not have cloning rights in the existing course ([_2]).',$args->{'ccuname'}.':'.$args->{'ccdomain'},$clonedesc{'description'});
+	        }
 	    }
-	}
+        }
     }
-
     return ($can_clone, $clonemsg, $cloneid, $clonehome);
 }
 
@@ -7029,9 +7034,11 @@ sub construct_course {
 #
     my ($can_clone, $clonemsg, $cloneid, $clonehome);
     if (($args->{'clonecourse'}) && ($args->{'clonedomain'})) {
-	($can_clone, $clonemsg, $cloneid, $clonehome) = &check_clone($args);
+	($can_clone, $clonemsg, $cloneid, $clonehome) = &check_clone($args,$linefeed);
 	if ($context ne 'auto') {
-	    $clonemsg = '<span class="LC_error">'.$clonemsg.'</span>';
+            if ($clonemsg ne '') {
+	        $clonemsg = '<span class="LC_error">'.$clonemsg.'</span>';
+            }
 	}
 	$outcome .= $clonemsg.$linefeed;