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diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index eed61d029..59d5132ec 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ function common_user_error($msg, $code=400)
$err->showPage();
}
+/**
+ * This should only be used at setup; processes switching languages
+ * to send text to other users should use common_switch_locale().
+ *
+ * @param string $language Locale language code (optional; empty uses
+ * current user's preference or site default)
+ * @return mixed success
+ */
function common_init_locale($language=null)
{
if(!$language) {
@@ -50,6 +58,15 @@ function common_init_locale($language=null)
return $ok;
}
+/**
+ * Initialize locale and charset settings and gettext with our message catalog,
+ * using the current user's language preference or the site default.
+ *
+ * This should generally only be run at framework initialization; code switching
+ * languages at runtime should call common_switch_language().
+ *
+ * @access private
+ */
function common_init_language()
{
mb_internal_encoding('UTF-8');