Index: update_translations
===================================================================
--- update_translations
+++ update_translations
@@ -18,6 +18,91 @@
   diff -q -I^\"POT-Creation-Date: -I^\"Content-T -I^\"Language-Team: $1 $2 > /dev/null
 }
 
+update_module()
+{
+  i=$1
+  vcs=`get_vcs $i`
+  if test -n "$NOUPDATE"; then
+    if test "$vcs" = git; then
+      branch=`get_branch $i`
+      i=`get_path $i`
+      if ! (cd $i && git reset $SVNQUIETFLAG --hard origin/$branch); then
+        echo "ERROR: failed to switch to $branch in $i"
+      fi
+    fi
+    continue
+  fi
+  test -z "$VERBOSE1" || echo "updating $i"
+
+  modname=$i
+  i=`get_path $i`
+  if test ! -d $i; then
+    case "$vcs" in
+      svn)
+        mkdir -p $i
+        svn co -q $SVNROOT/$i $i || echo "ERROR: checking out $i has failed!"
+        ;;
+      git)
+        git clone -v --no-checkout $SVNQUIETFLAG `get_url $modname` $i || echo "ERROR: checking out $i has failed!"
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo "ERROR: unexpected VCS type?!"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+
+  if cd $i; then
+    if test "$vcs" = "git"; then
+      # cleanup the old branches
+      git remote prune origin || echo "ERROR: pruning $i has failed!"
+      git fetch $SVNQUIETFLAG || echo "ERROR: fetching $i has failed!"
+      branch=`get_branch $modname`
+    fi
+    ### TODO: perhaps we could combine cleanup/svn-clean/revert (One svn stat -u, if it fails cleanup and revert are called, otherwise only svn-cleanup is done.)
+    if test -z "$NO_INITIAL_CLEANUP"; then
+    case "$vcs" in
+      svn)
+        svn cleanup .
+        perl $kdesdkscriptsdir/svn-clean -f | fgrep -v "Subversion working directory" | grep -v '^F'
+        test -z "$VERBOSE1" || echo
+        # revert all changes, so that the following "svn update" is without conflicts
+        svn revert $SVNQUIETFLAG -R .
+        ### TODO: do we need to revert the external directories of l10n too? (Are we modifying them at all?)
+        ;;
+      git)
+        git clean -dxf $SVNQUIETFLAG
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo "ERROR: unexpected VCS type?!"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+    fi # test -z $NO_INITIAL_CLEANUP
+
+    test -z "$VERBOSE1" || echo
+    case "$vcs" in
+      svn)
+        svn update $SVNQUIETFLAG || echo "ERROR: module $i was not correctly updated"
+        ;;
+      git)
+        if ! git reset $SVNQUIETFLAG --hard origin/$branch; then
+          echo "ERROR: failed to switch to branch $branch for module $modname."
+          #FIXME I'd rather gracefully skip this module. but how?
+      #perhaps I could filter $releases. findfiles could be trouble though.
+        fi
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo "ERROR: unexpected VCS type?!"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+    cd $BASEDIR
+  else
+    echo "ERROR: could not enter directory $i ! The module's update is SKIPPED!"
+  fi
+}
+
 update_translations() {
   echo "@@@ Processing branch $transmod ..."
   test -z "$TIMING1" || date
@@ -31,86 +116,7 @@
   fi
   # no kde_qt in kf5
   for i in $releases l10n; do
-    vcs=`get_vcs $i`
-    if test -n "$NOUPDATE"; then
-      if test "$vcs" = git; then
-        branch=`get_branch $i`
-        i=`get_path $i`
-        if ! (cd $i && git reset $SVNQUIETFLAG --hard origin/$branch); then
-          echo "ERROR: failed to switch to $branch in $i"
-        fi
-      fi
-      continue
-    fi
-    test -z "$VERBOSE1" || echo "updating $i"
-  
-    modname=$i
-    i=`get_path $i`
-    if test ! -d $i; then
-      case "$vcs" in
-        svn)
-          mkdir -p $i
-          svn co -q $SVNROOT/$i $i || echo "ERROR: checking out $i has failed!"
-          ;;
-        git)
-          git clone -v --no-checkout $SVNQUIETFLAG `get_url $modname` $i || echo "ERROR: checking out $i has failed!"
-          ;;
-        *)
-          echo "ERROR: unexpected VCS type?!"
-          exit 1
-          ;;
-      esac
-    fi
-  
-    if cd $i; then
-      if test "$vcs" = "git"; then
-        # cleanup the old branches
-        git remote prune origin || echo "ERROR: pruning $i has failed!"
-        git fetch $SVNQUIETFLAG || echo "ERROR: fetching $i has failed!"
-        branch=`get_branch $modname`
-      fi
-      ### TODO: perhaps we could combine cleanup/svn-clean/revert (One svn stat -u, if it fails cleanup and revert are called, otherwise only svn-cleanup is done.)
-      if test -z "$NO_INITIAL_CLEANUP"; then
-      case "$vcs" in
-        svn)
-          svn cleanup .
-          perl $kdesdkscriptsdir/svn-clean -f | fgrep -v "Subversion working directory" | grep -v '^F'
-          test -z "$VERBOSE1" || echo
-          # revert all changes, so that the following "svn update" is without conflicts
-          svn revert $SVNQUIETFLAG -R .
-          ### TODO: do we need to revert the external directories of l10n too? (Are we modifying them at all?)
-          ;;
-        git)
-          git clean -dxf $SVNQUIETFLAG
-          ;;
-        *)
-          echo "ERROR: unexpected VCS type?!"
-          exit 1
-          ;;
-      esac
-      fi # test -z $NO_INITIAL_CLEANUP
-
-      test -z "$VERBOSE1" || echo
-      case "$vcs" in
-        svn)
-          svn update $SVNQUIETFLAG || echo "ERROR: module $i was not correctly updated"
-          ;;
-        git)
-          if ! git reset $SVNQUIETFLAG --hard origin/$branch; then
-            echo "ERROR: failed to switch to branch $branch for module $modname."
-            #FIXME I'd rather gracefully skip this module. but how?
-	    #perhaps I could filter $releases. findfiles could be trouble though.
-          fi
-          ;;
-        *)
-          echo "ERROR: unexpected VCS type?!"
-          exit 1
-          ;;
-      esac
-      cd $BASEDIR
-    else
-      echo "ERROR: could not enter directory $i ! The module's update is SKIPPED!"
-    fi
+    update_module $1
   done
   
   test -z "$VERBOSE1" || echo "finished updating"