--- flex-2.5.31/main.c.orig	2003-04-01 03:51:38.000000000 +0200
+++ flex-2.5.31/main.c	2003-06-19 03:44:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
      char   *argv[];
 {
 #if ENABLE_NLS
+	setlocale (LC_CTYPE, "");
 	setlocale (LC_MESSAGES, "");
 	textdomain (PACKAGE);
 	bindtextdomain (PACKAGE, LOCALEDIR);