Index: includes/theme.maintenance.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/theme.maintenance.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.15 theme.maintenance.inc
--- includes/theme.maintenance.inc	1 Jul 2008 20:36:40 -0000	1.15
+++ includes/theme.maintenance.inc	12 Jul 2008 19:49:20 -0000
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
   drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'system') . '/system.css', 'module');
   drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'system') . '/system-menus.css', 'module');
   drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'system') . '/maintenance.css', 'module');
+  drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'system') . '/admin.css', 'module');
 }
 
 /**
Index: install.php
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/install.php,v
retrieving revision 1.122
diff -u -r1.122 install.php
--- install.php	3 Jul 2008 17:57:03 -0000	1.122
+++ install.php	12 Jul 2008 19:49:20 -0000
@@ -115,14 +115,6 @@
     // Verify existence of all required modules.
     $modules = drupal_verify_profile($profile, $install_locale);
 
-    // If any error messages are set now, it means a requirement problem.
-    $messages = drupal_set_message();
-    if (!empty($messages['error'])) {
-      install_task_list('requirements');
-      drupal_set_title(st('Requirements problem'));
-      print theme('install_page', '');
-      exit;
-    }
 
     // Change the settings.php information if verification failed earlier.
     // Note: will trigger a redirect if database credentials change.
@@ -873,7 +865,9 @@
  * Check installation requirements and report any errors.
  */
 function install_check_requirements($profile, $verify) {
-
+  // Check the requirements.
+  $requirements = drupal_check_profile($profile);
+  
   // If Drupal is not set up already, we need to create a settings file.
   if (!$verify) {
     $writable = FALSE;
@@ -894,39 +888,31 @@
       }
     }
 
-    if (!$writable) {
-      drupal_set_message(st('The @drupal installer requires write permissions to %file during the installation process. If you are unsure how to grant file permissions, please consult the <a href="@handbook_url">online handbook</a>.', array('@drupal' => drupal_install_profile_name(), '%file' => $file, '@handbook_url' => 'http://drupal.org/server-permissions')), 'error');
+    if ($writable == TRUE) {
+      $requirements['config file permisions'] = array(
+        'title' => st('Config File Permission'),
+        'value' => st('Writeable'),
+      );
+    }
+    else {
+      $requirements['config file permisions'] = array(
+        'title'       => st('Config File Permission'),
+        'value'       => st('Not writeable'),  
+        'severity'    => 2,
+        'description' => st('The Drupal installer needs write permissions to') . $file . st(' in order to continue. For more information, please see INSTALL.txt or the ') . l(st('online handbook'),'http://drupal.org/server-permissions') . '.',
+      );
     }
   }
 
-  // Check the other requirements.
-  $requirements = drupal_check_profile($profile);
   $severity = drupal_requirements_severity($requirements);
 
-  // If there are issues, report them.
   if ($severity == REQUIREMENT_ERROR) {
-
-    foreach ($requirements as $requirement) {
-      if (isset($requirement['severity']) && $requirement['severity'] == REQUIREMENT_ERROR) {
-        $message = $requirement['description'];
-        if (isset($requirement['value']) && $requirement['value']) {
-          $message .= ' (' . st('Currently using !item !version', array('!item' => $requirement['title'], '!version' => $requirement['value'])) . ')';
-        }
-        drupal_set_message($message, 'error');
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  if ($severity == REQUIREMENT_WARNING) {
-
-    foreach ($requirements as $requirement) {
-      if (isset($requirement['severity']) && $requirement['severity'] == REQUIREMENT_WARNING) {
-        $message = $requirement['description'];
-        if (isset($requirement['value']) && $requirement['value']) {
-          $message .= ' (' . st('Currently using !item !version', array('!item' => $requirement['title'], '!version' => $requirement['value'])) . ')';
-        }
-        drupal_set_message($message, 'warning');
-      }
-    }
+    install_task_list('requirements');
+    drupal_set_title(st('Requirements problem'));
+    $status_report = theme('status_report', $requirements);
+    $status_report .= st('Please check the error messages and <a href="javascript: window.location.reload()">try again</a>.');
+    print theme('install_page', $status_report);  
+    exit;
   }
 }