diff --git a/liolib.c b/liolib.c
index 70f4ed68..600ca331 100644
--- a/liolib.c
+++ b/liolib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: liolib.c,v 2.142 2015/01/02 12:50:28 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: liolib.c,v 2.143 2015/03/06 19:09:08 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard I/O (and system) library
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -410,12 +410,6 @@ static int readdigits (RN *rn, int hex) {
 }
 
 
-/* access to locale "radix character" (decimal point) */
-#if !defined(l_getlocaledecpoint)
-#define l_getlocaledecpoint()     (localeconv()->decimal_point[0])
-#endif
-
-
 /*
 ** Read a number: first reads a valid prefix of a numeral into a buffer.
 ** Then it calls 'lua_stringtonumber' to check whether the format is
@@ -425,9 +419,10 @@ static int read_number (lua_State *L, FILE *f) {
   RN rn;
   int count = 0;
   int hex = 0;
-  char decp[2] = ".";
+  char decp[2];
   rn.f = f; rn.n = 0;
-  decp[0] = l_getlocaledecpoint();  /* get decimal point from locale */
+  decp[0] = lua_getlocaledecpoint();  /* get decimal point from locale */
+  decp[1] = '\0';
   l_lockfile(rn.f);
   do { rn.c = l_getc(rn.f); } while (isspace(rn.c));  /* skip spaces */
   test2(&rn, "-+");  /* optional signal */
diff --git a/llex.c b/llex.c
index 0c3eb4dd..15eb29be 100644
--- a/llex.c
+++ b/llex.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: llex.c,v 2.90 2015/03/03 18:17:04 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: llex.c,v 2.91 2015/03/28 19:14:47 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Lexical Analyzer
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -221,11 +221,6 @@ static void buffreplace (LexState *ls, char from, char to) {
 }
 
 
-#if !defined(l_getlocaledecpoint)
-#define l_getlocaledecpoint()	(localeconv()->decimal_point[0])
-#endif
-
-
 #define buff2num(b,o)	(luaO_str2num(luaZ_buffer(b), o) != 0)
 
 /*
@@ -234,7 +229,7 @@ static void buffreplace (LexState *ls, char from, char to) {
 */
 static void trydecpoint (LexState *ls, TValue *o) {
   char old = ls->decpoint;
-  ls->decpoint = l_getlocaledecpoint();
+  ls->decpoint = lua_getlocaledecpoint();
   buffreplace(ls, old, ls->decpoint);  /* try new decimal separator */
   if (!buff2num(ls->buff, o)) {
     /* format error with correct decimal point: no more options */
diff --git a/lstrlib.c b/lstrlib.c
index 3fc5be98..fb6c54c2 100644
--- a/lstrlib.c
+++ b/lstrlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lstrlib.c,v 1.226 2015/02/09 18:05:46 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lstrlib.c,v 1.227 2015/03/28 19:14:47 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard library for string operations and pattern-matching
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ static int str_gsub (lua_State *L) {
 ** Hexadecimal floating-point formatter
 */
 
+#include <locale.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
 #define SIZELENMOD	(sizeof(LUA_NUMBER_FRMLEN)/sizeof(char))
@@ -850,7 +851,7 @@ static int num2straux (char *buff, lua_Number x) {
     m = adddigit(buff, n++, m * (1 << L_NBFD));  /* add first digit */
     e -= L_NBFD;  /* this digit goes before the radix point */
     if (m > 0) {  /* more digits? */
-      buff[n++] = '.';  /* add radix point */
+      buff[n++] = lua_getlocaledecpoint();  /* add radix point */
       do {  /* add as many digits as needed */
         m = adddigit(buff, n++, m * 16);
       } while (m > 0);
diff --git a/luaconf.h b/luaconf.h
index f948bb5f..b5966a4d 100644
--- a/luaconf.h
+++ b/luaconf.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: luaconf.h,v 1.248 2015/03/06 19:49:50 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: luaconf.h,v 1.249 2015/03/31 12:00:07 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Configuration file for Lua
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 
 /*
 ** {==================================================================
-** Dependencies with C99
+** Dependencies with C99 and other C details
 ** ===================================================================
 */
 
@@ -626,6 +626,16 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+
+/*
+@@ lua_getlocaledecpoint gets the locale "radix character" (decimal point).
+** Change that if you do not want to use C locales. (Code using this
+** macro must include header 'locale.h'.)
+*/
+#if !defined(lua_getlocaledecpoint)
+#define lua_getlocaledecpoint()		(localeconv()->decimal_point[0])
+#endif
+
 /* }================================================================== */