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diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/System/Locale/Current.hs b/System/Locale/Current.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE ForeignFunctionInterface #-}
+module System.Locale.Current
+  ( getDay
+  , getABDay
+
+  , getMon
+  , getABMon
+
+  , getAM
+  , getPM
+
+  , getDTFMT
+  , getDFMT
+  , getTFMT
+  , getT12FMT
+
+  , currentLocale
+  )
+where
+
+import System.Locale (TimeLocale(..), defaultTimeLocale)
+
+import Foreign.C.String (peekCString)
+import Foreign.C.Types (CInt(..), CChar(..))
+import Foreign.Ptr (Ptr)
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_day" get_day :: CInt -> IO (Ptr CChar)
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_abday" get_abday :: CInt -> IO (Ptr CChar)
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_mon" get_mon :: CInt -> IO (Ptr CChar)
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_abmon" get_abmon :: CInt -> IO (Ptr CChar)
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_am" get_am :: IO (Ptr CChar)
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_pm" get_pm :: IO (Ptr CChar)
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_d_t_fmt" get_d_t_fmt :: IO (Ptr CChar)
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_t_fmt" get_t_fmt :: IO (Ptr CChar)
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_d_fmt" get_d_fmt :: IO (Ptr CChar)
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "get_12h_fmt" get_12h_fmt :: IO (Ptr CChar)
+
+foreign import ccall unsafe "prepare_locale" prepare_locale :: IO ()
+
+
+getDay :: Int -> IO String
+getDay i = peekCString =<< get_day (fromIntegral i)
+
+getABDay :: Int -> IO String
+getABDay i = peekCString =<< get_abday (fromIntegral i)
+
+getMon :: Int -> IO String
+getMon i = peekCString =<< get_mon (fromIntegral i)
+
+getABMon :: Int -> IO String
+getABMon i = peekCString =<< get_abmon (fromIntegral i)
+
+getAM :: IO String
+getAM = peekCString =<< get_am
+
+getPM :: IO String
+getPM = peekCString =<< get_pm
+
+getDTFMT :: IO String
+getDTFMT = peekCString =<< get_d_t_fmt
+
+getDFMT :: IO String
+getDFMT = peekCString =<< get_d_fmt
+
+getTFMT :: IO String
+getTFMT = peekCString =<< get_t_fmt
+
+getT12FMT :: IO String
+getT12FMT = peekCString =<< get_12h_fmt
+
+currentLocale :: IO TimeLocale
+currentLocale = do
+  prepare_locale
+
+  abDays <- mapM getABDay [1..7]
+  days <- mapM getDay [1..7]
+
+  abMons <- mapM getABMon [1..12]
+  mons <- mapM getMon [1..12]
+
+  am <- getAM
+  pm <- getPM
+
+  dt <- getDTFMT
+  d <- getDFMT
+  t <- getTFMT
+  t12 <- getT12FMT
+
+  return $ defaultTimeLocale
+    { wDays = zip days abDays
+    , months = zip mons abMons
+    , amPm = (am, pm)
+    , dateTimeFmt = dt
+    , dateFmt = d
+    , timeFmt = t
+    , time12Fmt = t12
+    }
diff --git a/cbits/glue.c b/cbits/glue.c
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+#include <langinfo.h>
+#include <locale.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+void
+prepare_locale(void)
+{
+  setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+}
+
+char *
+get_day(int i)
+{
+#define DAY(x) case x: return nl_langinfo(DAY_ ## x ); break;
+	switch (i)
+	{
+	DAY(1)
+	DAY(2)
+	DAY(3)
+	DAY(4)
+	DAY(5)
+	DAY(6)
+	DAY(7)
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "Tried to call get_day() with bogus day: %d\n", i);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+#undef DAY
+}
+
+char *
+get_abday(int i)
+{
+#define ABDAY(x) case x: return nl_langinfo(ABDAY_ ## x ); break;
+	switch (i)
+	{
+	ABDAY(1)
+	ABDAY(2)
+	ABDAY(3)
+	ABDAY(4)
+	ABDAY(5)
+	ABDAY(6)
+	ABDAY(7)
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "Tried to call get_abday() with bogus day: %d\n", i);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+#undef ABDAY
+}
+
+char *
+get_mon(int i)
+{
+#define MON(x) case x: return nl_langinfo(MON_ ## x ); break;
+	switch (i)
+	{
+	MON(1)
+	MON(2)
+	MON(3)
+	MON(4)
+	MON(5)
+	MON(6)
+	MON(7)
+	MON(8)
+	MON(9)
+	MON(10)
+	MON(11)
+	MON(12)
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "Tried to call get_mon() with bogus month: %d\n", i);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+#undef MON
+}
+
+char *
+get_abmon(int i)
+{
+#define ABMON(x) case x: return nl_langinfo(ABMON_ ## x ); break;
+	switch (i)
+	{
+	ABMON(1)
+	ABMON(2)
+	ABMON(3)
+	ABMON(4)
+	ABMON(5)
+	ABMON(6)
+	ABMON(7)
+	ABMON(8)
+	ABMON(9)
+	ABMON(10)
+	ABMON(11)
+	ABMON(12)
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "Tried to call get_abmon() with bogus month: %d\n", i);
+		exit(-1);
+	}
+#undef MON
+}
+
+char *
+get_am(void)
+{
+  return nl_langinfo(AM_STR);
+}
+
+char *
+get_pm(void)
+{
+  return nl_langinfo(PM_STR);
+}
+
+char *
+get_d_t_fmt(void)
+{
+  return nl_langinfo(D_T_FMT);
+}
+
+char *
+get_t_fmt(void)
+{
+  return nl_langinfo(T_FMT);
+}
+
+char *
+get_d_fmt(void)
+{
+  return nl_langinfo(D_FMT);
+}
+
+char *
+get_12h_fmt(void)
+{
+  return nl_langinfo(T_FMT_AMPM);
+}
diff --git a/env-locale.cabal b/env-locale.cabal
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+Name:                env-locale
+Version:             1.0.0.0
+Synopsis:            A (non-forking) interface to the current locale
+Description:         A sane way to get the time locale defined by environment
+Homepage:            https://github.com/Ongy/locale-hs
+License:             LGPL
+License-file:        LICENSE
+Author:              Markus Ongyerth
+Maintainer:          Markus Ongyerth <ongy@ongy.net>
+Stability:           Alpha
+Category:            System
+Build-type:          Simple
+Cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+Tested-With: GHC == 7.6.3, GHC == 7.8.4, GHC == 7.10.2, GHC == 8.0.1
+
+Source-repository head
+  type:       git
+  location:   https://github.com/Ongy/locale-hs
+
+
+
+Library
+  Exposed-modules:   System.Locale.Current
+  default-language:  Haskell2010
+  Build-depends:     base >=4 && <5, old-locale
+  
+  Ghc-options:       -Wall -fwarn-tabs
+  c-sources:         cbits/glue.c
