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+#include <locale.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+/* You may have to unset the LANGUAGE environment variable for this to
+   work properly. */
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[argc+1]) {
+  perror("With C locale");
+  if (!setlocale(LC_ALL, ""))
+    perror("couldn't set locale");
+  else
+    perror("With default locale");
+  if (!setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, "C"))
+    perror("couldn't set locale");
+  else
+    perror("C locale, again");
+  if (argv[1] && !setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, argv[1]))
+    perror("couldn't set locale");
+  else
+    perror("new locale");
+  printf("commandline argument was '%s'\n", argv[1]);
+}