--- xpat2-1.07/src/XQt-main.cpp.orig	Sun Nov  5 21:12:35 2000
+++ xpat2-1.07/src/XQt-main.cpp	Thu Oct  4 20:07:24 2001
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
        (decks != -1 || Xslots != -1 || faceup != -1 || facedown != -1))
 	  fprintf(stderr, "warning: customization parameters are ignored\n");
 
-
+    read_message_file("messages");
     XQtXPat2Window * mw = new XQtXPat2Window(ruleset, seed);
 	mw->resize(800,600);
     a.setMainWidget(mw);
--- xpat2-1.07/src/messages.c.orig	Wed May  5 22:04:48 1999
+++ xpat2-1.07/src/messages.c	Thu Oct  4 20:14:43 2001
@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@
 	return langdir;		/* directory was checked before */
 
     /* first call, read environment */
-    langdir = getenv("LANG");
+    langdir = getenv("LC_ALL");
+    if(!langdir)
+        langdir = getenv("LC_MESSAGES");
+    if(!langdir)
+	langdir = getenv("LANG");
     if (!langdir)
 	langdir = "";		/* set to empty */
     if (!*langdir)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
     sprintf(buff, "%s/%s", LIBDIR, langdir);
 
     if (strlen(langdir) < 2)
-	return langdir;		/* no idea how to change, keep it! */
+	return (langdir="");
 
 #ifdef _POSIX_SOURCE
     /* on posix-systems, we can check if the directory is accessible */