2 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Debian/Dgit.pm b/Debian/Dgit.pm
index 91d4c71..6642917 100644
--- a/Debian/Dgit.pm
+++ b/Debian/Dgit.pm
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use File::Path;
 use File::Basename;
 use Dpkg::Control::Hash;
 use Debian::Dgit::ExitStatus;
+use Debian::Dgit::I18n;
 
 BEGIN {
     use Exporter   ();
diff --git a/Debian/Dgit/I18n.pm b/Debian/Dgit/I18n.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6f9e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Debian/Dgit/I18n.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# -*- perl -*-
+
+package Debian::Dgit::I18n;
+
+# This module provides
+#    __       a function which is an alias for gettext
+#    ___      sprintf wrapper that gettexts the format
+#
+# In perl the sub `_' is a `superglobal', which means there
+# is only one of it in the whole program and every reference
+# is to the same one.  So it's not really useable in modules.
+# Hence __.
+
+use Locale::gettext;
+
+BEGIN {
+    use Exporter;
+    @ISA = qw(Exporter);
+    @EXPORT = qw(__ ___);
+}
+
+
+sub __ { gettext @_; }
+sub ___ { my $f = shift @_; sprintf +(gettext $f), @_; }
+
+1;