static char line[128];
 static struct menu *rootEntry;
 
-static char nohelp_text[] = N_("Sorry, no help available for this option yet.\n");
-
-static const char *get_help(struct menu *menu)
+static void print_help(struct menu *menu)
 {
-       if (menu_has_help(menu))
-               return _(menu_get_help(menu));
-       else
-               return nohelp_text;
+       struct gstr help = str_new();
+
+       menu_get_ext_help(menu, &help);
+
+       printf("\n%s\n", str_get(&help));
+       str_free(&help);
 }
 
 static void strip(char *str)
                case '?':
                        /* print help */
                        if (line[1] == '\n') {
-                               printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+                               print_help(menu);
                                def = NULL;
                                break;
                        }
                if (sym_set_tristate_value(sym, newval))
                        return 0;
 help:
-               printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+               print_help(menu);
        }
 }
 
                        fgets(line, 128, stdin);
                        strip(line);
                        if (line[0] == '?') {
-                               printf("\n%s\n", get_help(menu));
+                               print_help(menu);
                                continue;
                        }
                        if (!line[0])
                if (!child)
                        continue;
                if (line[strlen(line) - 1] == '?') {
-                       printf("\n%s\n", get_help(child));
+                       print_help(child);
                        continue;
                }
                sym_set_choice_value(sym, child->sym);