--- rxvt-unicode/src/main.C	2006/01/11 19:55:34	1.173
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/main.C	2006/01/16 06:37:52	1.177
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@
   rxvt_set_locale (savelocale);
 }
 
+void
+rxvt_term::make_current () const
+{
+  SET_R (this);
+  rxvt_set_locale (locale);
+  set_environ (envv);
+}
+
 #if ENABLE_COMBINING
 class rxvt_composite_vec rxvt_composite;
 
@@ -379,7 +387,7 @@
 void
 rxvt_term::destroy_cb (time_watcher &w)
 {
-  SET_R (this);
+  make_current ();
 
   delete this;
 }
@@ -480,9 +488,8 @@
 rxvt_term::init (int argc, const char *const *argv)
 {
   SET_R (this);
-  TEMP_ENV; // few things in X do not call setlocale :(
-
   set_locale ("");
+  set_environ (envv); // few things in X do not call setlocale :(
 
   if (!init_vars ())
     return false;
@@ -525,6 +532,7 @@
         }
 #endif
       rxvt_perl.init ();
+      setlocale (LC_CTYPE, curlocale); // perl init destroys current locale
       HOOK_INVOKE ((this, HOOK_INIT, DT_END));
     }
 #endif
@@ -617,9 +625,13 @@
   }
 } sig_handlers;
 
+char **rxvt_environ; // startup environment
+
 void
 rxvt_init ()
 {
+  rxvt_environ = environ;
+
   /*
    * Save and then give up any super-user privileges
    * If we need privileges in any area then we must specifically request it.
@@ -1448,7 +1460,7 @@
   char **s;
   XIMStyles *xim_styles;
 
-  TEMP_ENV;
+  set_environ (envv);
 
   if (! ((p = XSetLocaleModifiers (modifiers)) && *p))
     return false;
@@ -1624,7 +1636,7 @@
   char **s;
   char buf[IMBUFSIZ];
 
-  SET_R (this);
+  make_current ();
 
   im_destroy ();