--- gforth/engine/io.c	2002/12/24 23:40:30	1.15
+++ gforth/engine/io.c	2006/02/19 17:27:13	1.18
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* direct key io driver
 
-  Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+  Copyright (C) 1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2002,2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
   This file is part of Gforth.
 
@@ -447,6 +447,8 @@ void deprep_terminal ()
 #define VTIME VEOL
 #endif
 
+#include <locale.h>
+
 void prep_terminal ()
 {
   int tty = fileno (stdin);
@@ -472,6 +474,8 @@ void prep_terminal ()
     return;      /* added by MdG */
   }      /* added by MdG */
    
+  setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+
   /* Try to keep this function from being INTerrupted.  We can do it
      on POSIX and systems with BSD-like signal handling. */
 #if defined (HAVE_POSIX_SIGNALS)