diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.5.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7a0eeb22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.4.5.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Git v1.7.4.5 Release Notes
+==========================
+
+This contains only minor documentation fixes accumulated since 1.7.4.4.
diff --git a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.5.txt b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.5.txt
index 18edcbf56f..987919c321 100644
--- a/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.5.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RelNotes/1.7.5.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Git v1.7.5 Release Notes (draft)
+Git v1.7.5 Release Notes
 ========================
 
 Updates since v1.7.4
@@ -130,9 +130,3 @@ release, unless otherwise noted.
    doing both a mirror fetch and a mirror push at the same time, which
    made little sense.  We now warn and require the command line to specify
    either --mirror=fetch or --mirror=push.
-
----
-exec >/var/tmp/1
-O=v1.7.5-rc2
-echo O=$(git describe 'master')
-git shortlog --no-merges ^maint ^$O master
diff --git a/Documentation/git-svn.txt b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
index d24dbaaefc..71fc0ae8c5 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-svn.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-svn.txt
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ config key: svn.commiturl (overwrites all svn-remote.<name>.commiturl options)
 Using this option for any other purpose (don't ask) is very strongly
 discouraged.
 
+--mergeinfo=<mergeinfo>;;
+	Add the given merge information during the dcommit
+	(e.g. `--mergeinfo="/branches/foo:1-10"`). All svn server versions can
+	store this information (as a property), and svn clients starting from
+	version 1.5 can make use of it. 'git svn' currently does not use it
+	and does not set it automatically.
+
 'branch'::
 	Create a branch in the SVN repository.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index b8fa77b7ac..9d5949229a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -44,9 +44,15 @@ unreleased) version of git, that is available from 'master'
 branch of the `git.git` repository.
 Documentation for older releases are available here:
 
-* link:v1.7.4.4/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.4.4]
+* link:v1.7.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.5]
 
 * release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.5.txt[1.7.5].
+
+* link:v1.7.4.5/git.html[documentation for release 1.7.4.5]
+
+* release notes for
+  link:RelNotes/1.7.4.5.txt[1.7.4.5],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.4.4.txt[1.7.4.4],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.4.3.txt[1.7.4.3],
   link:RelNotes/1.7.4.2.txt[1.7.4.2],
diff --git a/GIT-VERSION-GEN b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
index 3b84f9a561..68691b3c12 100755
--- a/GIT-VERSION-GEN
+++ b/GIT-VERSION-GEN
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 GVF=GIT-VERSION-FILE
-DEF_VER=v1.7.5-rc2
+DEF_VER=v1.7.5
 
 LF='
 '
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74156aeea9..dec4a7f38a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -326,9 +326,7 @@ GCOV = gcov
 
 export TCL_PATH TCLTK_PATH
 
-# sparse is architecture-neutral, which means that we need to tell it
-# explicitly what architecture to check for. Fix this up for yours..
-SPARSE_FLAGS = -D__BIG_ENDIAN__ -D__powerpc__
+SPARSE_FLAGS =
 
 
 
@@ -532,6 +530,7 @@ LIB_H += list-objects.h
 LIB_H += ll-merge.h
 LIB_H += log-tree.h
 LIB_H += mailmap.h
+LIB_H += merge-file.h
 LIB_H += merge-recursive.h
 LIB_H += notes.h
 LIB_H += notes-cache.h
@@ -929,6 +928,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_O),Cygwin)
 	X = .exe
 	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/cygwin.o
 	UNRELIABLE_FSTAT = UnfortunatelyYes
+	SPARSE_FLAGS = -isystem /usr/include/w32api -Wno-one-bit-signed-bitfield
 endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),FreeBSD)
 	NEEDS_LIBICONV = YesPlease
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
 	EXTLIBS += -lws2_32
 	PTHREAD_LIBS =
 	X = .exe
+	SPARSE_FLAGS = -Wno-one-bit-signed-bitfield
 ifneq (,$(wildcard ../THIS_IS_MSYSGIT))
 	htmldir=doc/git/html/
 	prefix =
@@ -1585,6 +1586,7 @@ ifndef V
 	QUIET_LNCP     = @echo '   ' LN/CP $@;
 	QUIET_XGETTEXT = @echo '   ' XGETTEXT $@;
 	QUIET_GCOV     = @echo '   ' GCOV $@;
+	QUIET_SP       = @echo '   ' SP $<;
 	QUIET_SUBDIR0  = +@subdir=
 	QUIET_SUBDIR1  = ;$(NO_SUBDIR) echo '   ' SUBDIR $$subdir; \
 			 $(MAKE) $(PRINT_DIR) -C $$subdir
@@ -1680,17 +1682,17 @@ strip: $(PROGRAMS) git$X
 	$(STRIP) $(STRIP_OPTS) $(PROGRAMS) git$X
 
 git.o: common-cmds.h
-git.s git.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -DGIT_VERSION='"$(GIT_VERSION)"' \
+git.sp git.s git.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -DGIT_VERSION='"$(GIT_VERSION)"' \
 	'-DGIT_HTML_PATH="$(htmldir_SQ)"'
 
 git$X: git.o $(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(GITLIBS)
 	$(QUIET_LINK)$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ git.o \
 		$(BUILTIN_OBJS) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $(LIBS)
 
-help.o: common-cmds.h
+help.sp help.o: common-cmds.h
 
-builtin/help.o: common-cmds.h
-builtin/help.s builtin/help.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
+builtin/help.sp builtin/help.o: common-cmds.h
+builtin/help.sp builtin/help.s builtin/help.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
 	'-DGIT_HTML_PATH="$(htmldir_SQ)"' \
 	'-DGIT_MAN_PATH="$(mandir_SQ)"' \
 	'-DGIT_INFO_PATH="$(infodir_SQ)"'
@@ -1978,30 +1980,34 @@ $(VCSSVN_OBJS) $(VCSSVN_TEST_OBJS): $(LIB_H) \
 test-svn-fe.o: vcs-svn/svndump.h
 endif
 
-exec_cmd.s exec_cmd.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
+exec_cmd.sp exec_cmd.s exec_cmd.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
 	'-DGIT_EXEC_PATH="$(gitexecdir_SQ)"' \
 	'-DBINDIR="$(bindir_relative_SQ)"' \
 	'-DPREFIX="$(prefix_SQ)"'
 
-builtin/init-db.s builtin/init-db.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
+builtin/init-db.sp builtin/init-db.s builtin/init-db.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DDEFAULT_GIT_TEMPLATE_DIR='"$(template_dir_SQ)"'
 
-config.s config.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -DETC_GITCONFIG='"$(ETC_GITCONFIG_SQ)"'
+config.sp config.s config.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
+	-DETC_GITCONFIG='"$(ETC_GITCONFIG_SQ)"'
 
-attr.s attr.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -DETC_GITATTRIBUTES='"$(ETC_GITATTRIBUTES_SQ)"'
+attr.sp attr.s attr.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
+	-DETC_GITATTRIBUTES='"$(ETC_GITATTRIBUTES_SQ)"'
 
-http.s http.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -DGIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT='"git/$(GIT_VERSION)"'
+http.sp http.s http.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
+	-DGIT_HTTP_USER_AGENT='"git/$(GIT_VERSION)"'
 
 ifdef NO_EXPAT
-http-walker.s http-walker.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -DNO_EXPAT
+http-walker.sp http-walker.s http-walker.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -DNO_EXPAT
 endif
 
 ifdef NO_REGEX
-compat/regex/regex.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = -DGAWK -DNO_MBSUPPORT
+compat/regex/regex.sp compat/regex/regex.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
+	-DGAWK -DNO_MBSUPPORT
 endif
 
 ifdef USE_NED_ALLOCATOR
-compat/nedmalloc/nedmalloc.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
+compat/nedmalloc/nedmalloc.sp compat/nedmalloc/nedmalloc.o: EXTRA_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DNDEBUG -DOVERRIDE_STRDUP -DREPLACE_SYSTEM_ALLOCATOR
 endif
 
@@ -2167,13 +2173,20 @@ test-%$X: test-%.o $(GITLIBS)
 check-sha1:: test-sha1$X
 	./test-sha1.sh
 
+SP_OBJ = $(patsubst %.o,%.sp,$(C_OBJ))
+
+$(SP_OBJ): %.sp: %.c GIT-CFLAGS FORCE
+	$(QUIET_SP)cgcc -no-compile $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) \
+		$(SPARSE_FLAGS) $<
+
+.PHONY: sparse $(SP_OBJ)
+sparse: $(SP_OBJ)
+
 check: common-cmds.h
-	if sparse; \
+	@if sparse; \
 	then \
-		for i in $(patsubst %.o, %.c, $(GIT_OBJS)); \
-		do \
-			sparse $(ALL_CFLAGS) $(SPARSE_FLAGS) $$i || exit; \
-		done; \
+		echo 2>&1 "Use 'make sparse' instead"; \
+		$(MAKE) --no-print-directory sparse; \
 	else \
 		echo 2>&1 "Did you mean 'make test'?"; \
 		exit 1; \
diff --git a/attr.c b/attr.c
index 0e28ba871f..f6b3f7e850 100644
--- a/attr.c
+++ b/attr.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static void drop_attr_stack(void)
 	}
 }
 
-const char *git_etc_gitattributes(void)
+static const char *git_etc_gitattributes(void)
 {
 	static const char *system_wide;
 	if (!system_wide)
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ const char *git_etc_gitattributes(void)
 	return system_wide;
 }
 
-int git_attr_system(void)
+static int git_attr_system(void)
 {
 	return !git_env_bool("GIT_ATTR_NOSYSTEM", 0);
 }
diff --git a/builtin/index-pack.c b/builtin/index-pack.c
index 31f001f105..e40451ffb4 100644
--- a/builtin/index-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/index-pack.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "cache.h"
+#include "builtin.h"
 #include "delta.h"
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "csum-file.h"
diff --git a/builtin/merge-tree.c b/builtin/merge-tree.c
index 19917426fb..897a563bc6 100644
--- a/builtin/merge-tree.c
+++ b/builtin/merge-tree.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "xdiff-interface.h"
 #include "blob.h"
 #include "exec_cmd.h"
+#include "merge-file.h"
 
 static const char merge_tree_usage[] = "git merge-tree <base-tree> <branch1> <branch2>";
 static int resolve_directories = 1;
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@ static const char *explanation(struct merge_list *entry)
 	return "removed in remote";
 }
 
-extern void *merge_file(const char *, struct blob *, struct blob *, struct blob *, unsigned long *);
-
 static void *result(struct merge_list *entry, unsigned long *size)
 {
 	enum object_type type;
diff --git a/builtin/shortlog.c b/builtin/shortlog.c
index f5efc67c9c..b6f4b0eb03 100644
--- a/builtin/shortlog.c
+++ b/builtin/shortlog.c
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ static int compare_by_number(const void *a1, const void *a2)
 		return -1;
 }
 
-const char *format_subject(struct strbuf *sb, const char *msg,
-			   const char *line_separator);
-
 static void insert_one_record(struct shortlog *log,
 			      const char *author,
 			      const char *oneline)
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index 41985130d1..b3c3bb70c5 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ extern char *logmsg_reencode(const struct commit *commit,
 extern char *reencode_commit_message(const struct commit *commit,
 				     const char **encoding_p);
 extern void get_commit_format(const char *arg, struct rev_info *);
+extern const char *format_subject(struct strbuf *sb, const char *msg,
+				  const char *line_separator);
 extern void userformat_find_requirements(const char *fmt, struct userformat_want *w);
 extern void format_commit_message(const struct commit *commit,
 				  const char *format, struct strbuf *sb,
diff --git a/git-sh-setup.sh b/git-sh-setup.sh
index aa16b83565..2814578de1 100644
--- a/git-sh-setup.sh
+++ b/git-sh-setup.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ GIT_QUIET=
 say () {
 	if test -z "$GIT_QUIET"
 	then
-		printf '%s\n' "$*"
+		cat <<EOF
+$*
+EOF
 	fi
 }
 
diff --git a/git-submodule.sh b/git-submodule.sh
index bf110e9cb7..fd0324234e 100755
--- a/git-submodule.sh
+++ b/git-submodule.sh
@@ -222,9 +222,11 @@ cmd_add()
 
 	if test -z "$force" && ! git add --dry-run --ignore-missing "$path" > /dev/null 2>&1
 	then
-		echo >&2 "The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:" &&
-		echo >&2 $path &&
-		echo >&2 "Use -f if you really want to add it."
+		cat >&2 <<EOF
+The following path is ignored by one of your .gitignore files:
+$path
+Use -f if you really want to add it.
+EOF
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
@@ -742,12 +744,16 @@ cmd_summary() {
 	done |
 	if test -n "$for_status"; then
 		if [ -n "$files" ]; then
-			echo "# Submodules changed but not updated:"
+			status_msg="# Submodules changed but not updated:"
 		else
-			echo "# Submodule changes to be committed:"
+			status_msg="# Submodule changes to be committed:"
 		fi
-		echo "#"
-		sed -e 's|^|# |' -e 's|^# $|#|'
+		status_sed=$(sed -e 's|^|# |' -e 's|^# $|#|')
+		cat <<EOF
+$status_msg
+#
+$status_sed
+EOF
 	else
 		cat
 	fi
diff --git a/imap-send.c b/imap-send.c
index 9adf4b9819..e1ad1a48ce 100644
--- a/imap-send.c
+++ b/imap-send.c
@@ -1193,13 +1193,13 @@ static struct store *imap_open_store(struct imap_server_conf *srvc)
 	if (!preauth) {
 #ifndef NO_OPENSSL
 		if (!srvc->use_ssl && CAP(STARTTLS)) {
-			if (imap_exec(ctx, 0, "STARTTLS") != RESP_OK)
+			if (imap_exec(ctx, NULL, "STARTTLS") != RESP_OK)
 				goto bail;
 			if (ssl_socket_connect(&imap->buf.sock, 1,
 					       srvc->ssl_verify))
 				goto bail;
 			/* capabilities may have changed, so get the new capabilities */
-			if (imap_exec(ctx, 0, "CAPABILITY") != RESP_OK)
+			if (imap_exec(ctx, NULL, "CAPABILITY") != RESP_OK)
 				goto bail;
 		}
 #endif
diff --git a/merge-file.c b/merge-file.c
index f7f4533926..7845528e88 100644
--- a/merge-file.c
+++ b/merge-file.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "xdiff-interface.h"
 #include "ll-merge.h"
 #include "blob.h"
+#include "merge-file.h"
 
 static int fill_mmfile_blob(mmfile_t *f, struct blob *obj)
 {
diff --git a/merge-file.h b/merge-file.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b3b83ac6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/merge-file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef MERGE_FILE_H
+#define MERGE_FILE_H
+
+extern void *merge_file(const char *path, struct blob *base, struct blob *our,
+			struct blob *their, unsigned long *size);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/t/lib-httpd.sh b/t/lib-httpd.sh
index d3829b8d0a..b8996a373a 100644
--- a/t/lib-httpd.sh
+++ b/t/lib-httpd.sh
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ test_http_push_nonff() {
 		grep "^ ! \[rejected\][ ]*$BRANCH -> $BRANCH (non-fast-forward)$" output
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'non-fast-forward push shows help message' '
-		grep "To prevent you from losing history, non-fast-forward updates were rejected" \
-			output
+	test_expect_success 'non-fast-forward push shows help message' '
+		test_i18ngrep "To prevent you from losing history, non-fast-forward updates were rejected" output
 	'
 }
diff --git a/t/t0001-init.sh b/t/t0001-init.sh
index d4f90f61c2..7cec9fec92 100755
--- a/t/t0001-init.sh
+++ b/t/t0001-init.sh
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ test_expect_success 'GIT_DIR & GIT_WORK_TREE (2)' '
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'reinit' '
+test_expect_success 'reinit' '
 
 	(
 		sane_unset GIT_CONFIG GIT_WORK_TREE GIT_CONFIG &&
@@ -190,11 +190,11 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'reinit' '
 		git init >out1 2>err1 &&
 		git init >out2 2>err2
 	) &&
-	grep "Initialized empty" again/out1 &&
-	grep "Reinitialized existing" again/out2 &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Initialized empty" again/out1 &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Reinitialized existing" again/out2 &&
 	>again/empty &&
-	test_cmp again/empty again/err1 &&
-	test_cmp again/empty again/err2
+	test_i18ncmp again/empty again/err1 &&
+	test_i18ncmp again/empty again/err2
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'init with --template' '
diff --git a/t/t1200-tutorial.sh b/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
index 3264fefbad..5e29e13782 100755
--- a/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
+++ b/t/t1200-tutorial.sh
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ test_expect_success 'git resolve' '
 		-e "s/^Fast[- ]forward /FASTFORWARD /" >resolve.output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git resolve output' '
-	test_cmp resolve.expect resolve.output
+test_expect_success 'git resolve output' '
+	test_i18ncmp resolve.expect resolve.output
 '
 
 cat > show-branch2.expect << EOF
diff --git a/t/t2019-checkout-ambiguous-ref.sh b/t/t2019-checkout-ambiguous-ref.sh
index cc34e5535b..b99d5192a9 100755
--- a/t/t2019-checkout-ambiguous-ref.sh
+++ b/t/t2019-checkout-ambiguous-ref.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout chooses branch over tag' '
 	test_cmp expect file
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout reports switch to branch' '
-	grep "Switched to branch" stderr &&
-	! grep "^HEAD is now at" stderr
+test_expect_success 'checkout reports switch to branch' '
+	test_i18ngrep "Switched to branch" stderr &&
+	test_i18ngrep ! "^HEAD is now at" stderr
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout vague ref succeeds' '
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ test_expect_success VAGUENESS_SUCCESS 'checkout chooses branch over tag' '
 	test_cmp expect file
 '
 
-test_expect_success VAGUENESS_SUCCESS,C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout reports switch to branch' '
-	grep "Switched to branch" stderr &&
-	! grep "^HEAD is now at" stderr
+test_expect_success VAGUENESS_SUCCESS 'checkout reports switch to branch' '
+	test_i18ngrep "Switched to branch" stderr &&
+	test_i18ngrep ! "^HEAD is now at" stderr
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t2020-checkout-detach.sh b/t/t2020-checkout-detach.sh
index ab782e22fd..2366f0f414 100755
--- a/t/t2020-checkout-detach.sh
+++ b/t/t2020-checkout-detach.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ check_not_detached () {
 
 ORPHAN_WARNING='you are leaving .* commit.*behind'
 check_orphan_warning() {
-	grep "$ORPHAN_WARNING" "$1"
+	test_i18ngrep "$ORPHAN_WARNING" "$1"
 }
 check_no_orphan_warning() {
-	! grep "$ORPHAN_WARNING" "$1"
+	test_i18ngrep ! "$ORPHAN_WARNING" "$1"
 }
 
 reset () {
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout warns on orphan commits' '
 	git checkout master 2>stderr
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout warns on orphan commits: output' '
+test_expect_success 'checkout warns on orphan commits: output' '
 	check_orphan_warning stderr
 '
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout does not warn leaving ref tip' '
 	git checkout master 2>stderr
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout does not warn leaving ref tip' '
+test_expect_success 'checkout does not warn leaving ref tip' '
 	check_no_orphan_warning stderr
 '
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout does not warn leaving reachable commit' '
 	git checkout master 2>stderr
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout does not warn leaving reachable commit' '
+test_expect_success 'checkout does not warn leaving reachable commit' '
 	check_no_orphan_warning stderr
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t2200-add-update.sh b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
index 856e7da1f2..2d7d3115d5 100755
--- a/t/t2200-add-update.sh
+++ b/t/t2200-add-update.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ test_expect_success 'touch and then add explicitly' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'add -n -u should not add but just report' '
+test_expect_success 'add -n -u should not add but just report' '
 
 	(
 		echo "add '\''check'\''" &&
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'add -n -u should not add but just report' '
 	after=$(git ls-files -s check top) &&
 
 	test "$before" = "$after" &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t2204-add-ignored.sh b/t/t2204-add-ignored.sh
index 49753362f0..8340ac2f07 100755
--- a/t/t2204-add-ignored.sh
+++ b/t/t2204-add-ignored.sh
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ do
 		! test -s out
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "complaints for ignored $i output" '
-		grep -e "Use -f if" err
+	test_expect_success "complaints for ignored $i output" '
+		test_i18ngrep -e "Use -f if" err
 	'
 
 	test_expect_success "complaints for ignored $i with unignored file" '
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ do
 		git ls-files "$i" >out &&
 		! test -s out
 	'
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "complaints for ignored $i with unignored file output" '
-		grep -e "Use -f if" err
+	test_expect_success "complaints for ignored $i with unignored file output" '
+		test_i18ngrep -e "Use -f if" err
 	'
 done
 
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ do
 		)
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "complaints for ignored $i in dir output" '
+	test_expect_success "complaints for ignored $i in dir output" '
 		(
 			cd dir &&
-			grep -e "Use -f if" err
+			test_i18ngrep -e "Use -f if" err
 		)
 	'
 done
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ do
 		)
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "complaints for ignored $i in sub output" '
+	test_expect_success "complaints for ignored $i in sub output" '
 		(
 			cd sub &&
-			grep -e "Use -f if" err
+			test_i18ngrep -e "Use -f if" err
 		)
 	'
 done
diff --git a/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh b/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
index f58a64d184..96932b937b 100755
--- a/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
+++ b/t/t3030-merge-recursive.sh
@@ -313,20 +313,20 @@ test_expect_success 'merge-recursive result' '
 
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fail if the index has unresolved entries' '
+test_expect_success 'fail if the index has unresolved entries' '
 
 	rm -fr [abcd] &&
 	git checkout -f "$c1" &&
 
 	test_must_fail git merge "$c5" &&
 	test_must_fail git merge "$c5" 2> out &&
-	grep "not possible because you have unmerged files" out &&
+	test_i18ngrep "not possible because you have unmerged files" out &&
 	git add -u &&
 	test_must_fail git merge "$c5" 2> out &&
-	grep "You have not concluded your merge" out &&
+	test_i18ngrep "You have not concluded your merge" out &&
 	rm -f .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
 	test_must_fail git merge "$c5" 2> out &&
-	grep "Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:" out
+	test_i18ngrep "Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:" out
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'merge-recursive remove conflict' '
diff --git a/t/t3102-ls-tree-wildcards.sh b/t/t3102-ls-tree-wildcards.sh
index f2b2a524d9..44a32edd28 100755
--- a/t/t3102-ls-tree-wildcards.sh
+++ b/t/t3102-ls-tree-wildcards.sh
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ test_description='ls-tree with(out) wildcards'
 
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
-test_expect_success 'setup' '
+test_expect_success NOT_MINGW 'setup' '
 	mkdir a aa "a*" &&
 	touch a/one aa/two "a*/three" &&
 	git add a/one aa/two "a*/three" &&
 	git commit -m test
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'ls-tree a* matches literally' '
+test_expect_success NOT_MINGW 'ls-tree a* matches literally' '
 	cat >expected <<EOF &&
 100644 blob e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391	a*/three
 EOF
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index 286a2a6869..0ce95c04e5 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -203,10 +203,12 @@ test_expect_success 'test deleting branch deletes branch config' \
      test -z "$(git config branch.my7.remote)" &&
      test -z "$(git config branch.my7.merge)"'
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'test deleting branch without config' \
+test_expect_success 'test deleting branch without config' \
     'git branch my7 s &&
      sha1=$(git rev-parse my7 | cut -c 1-7) &&
-     test "$(git branch -d my7 2>&1)" = "Deleted branch my7 (was $sha1)."'
+     echo "Deleted branch my7 (was $sha1)." >expect &&
+     git branch -d my7 >actual 2>&1 &&
+     test_i18ncmp expect actual'
 
 test_expect_success 'test --track without .fetch entries' \
     'git branch --track my8 &&
diff --git a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
index 4ef7d09115..6b7c118e4f 100755
--- a/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
+++ b/t/t3203-branch-output.sh
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@ cat >expect <<'EOF'
   branch-two
   master
 EOF
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git branch shows detached HEAD properly' '
+test_expect_success 'git branch shows detached HEAD properly' '
 	git checkout HEAD^0 &&
 	git branch >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh b/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
index 753a6c972c..595d2ff990 100755
--- a/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
+++ b/t/t3501-revert-cherry-pick.sh
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ test_expect_success 'cherry-pick on stat-dirty working tree' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'revert forbidden on dirty working tree' '
+test_expect_success 'revert forbidden on dirty working tree' '
 
 	echo content >extra_file &&
 	git add extra_file &&
 	test_must_fail git revert HEAD 2>errors &&
-	grep "Your local changes would be overwritten by " errors
+	test_i18ngrep "Your local changes would be overwritten by " errors
 
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
index c0c8330c20..212ec54aaf 100755
--- a/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
+++ b/t/t3507-cherry-pick-conflict.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test_expect_success 'failed cherry-pick does not advance HEAD' '
 	test "$head" = "$newhead"
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'advice from failed cherry-pick' "
+test_expect_success 'advice from failed cherry-pick' "
 	pristine_detach initial &&
 
 	picked=\$(git rev-parse --short picked) &&
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'advice from failed cherry-pick' "
 	EOF
 	test_must_fail git cherry-pick picked 2>actual &&
 
-	test_cmp expected actual
+	test_i18ncmp expected actual
 "
 
 test_expect_success 'failed cherry-pick sets CHERRY_PICK_HEAD' '
diff --git a/t/t3700-add.sh b/t/t3700-add.sh
index 7de42faf48..575d9508a0 100755
--- a/t/t3700-add.sh
+++ b/t/t3700-add.sh
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ test_expect_success 'git add --dry-run of non-existing file' "
 	test_must_fail git add --dry-run track-this ignored-file >actual 2>&1
 "
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git add --dry-run of an existing file output' "
+test_expect_success 'git add --dry-run of an existing file output' "
 	echo \"fatal: pathspec 'ignored-file' did not match any files\" >expect &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 "
 
 cat >expect.err <<\EOF
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@ test_expect_success 'git add --dry-run --ignore-missing of non-existing file' '
 	test_must_fail git add --dry-run --ignore-missing track-this ignored-file >actual.out 2>actual.err
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git add --dry-run --ignore-missing of non-existing file output' '
-	test_cmp expect.out actual.out &&
-	test_cmp expect.err actual.err
+test_expect_success 'git add --dry-run --ignore-missing of non-existing file output' '
+	test_i18ncmp expect.out actual.out &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect.err actual.err
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh b/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
index 3dadf9b316..844277cfa6 100755
--- a/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
+++ b/t/t4001-diff-rename.sh
@@ -64,18 +64,18 @@ test_expect_success \
     'validate the output.' \
     'compare_diff_patch current expected'
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'favour same basenames over different ones' '
+test_expect_success 'favour same basenames over different ones' '
 	cp path1 another-path &&
 	git add another-path &&
 	git commit -m 1 &&
 	git rm path1 &&
 	mkdir subdir &&
 	git mv another-path subdir/path1 &&
-	git status | grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
+	git status | test_i18ngrep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT  'favour same basenames even with minor differences' '
+test_expect_success 'favour same basenames even with minor differences' '
 	git show HEAD:path1 | sed "s/15/16/" > subdir/path1 &&
-	git status | grep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
+	git status | test_i18ngrep "renamed: .*path1 -> subdir/path1"'
 
 test_expect_success 'setup for many rename source candidates' '
 	git reset --hard &&
diff --git a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
index c3cdb52053..37a4109c97 100755
--- a/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
+++ b/t/t4014-format-patch.sh
@@ -614,13 +614,13 @@ echo "fatal: --name-only does not make sense" > expect.name-only
 echo "fatal: --name-status does not make sense" > expect.name-status
 echo "fatal: --check does not make sense" > expect.check
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'options no longer allowed for format-patch' '
+test_expect_success 'options no longer allowed for format-patch' '
 	test_must_fail git format-patch --name-only 2> output &&
-	test_cmp expect.name-only output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect.name-only output &&
 	test_must_fail git format-patch --name-status 2> output &&
-	test_cmp expect.name-status output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect.name-status output &&
 	test_must_fail git format-patch --check 2> output &&
-	test_cmp expect.check output'
+	test_i18ncmp expect.check output'
 
 test_expect_success 'format-patch --numstat should produce a patch' '
 	git format-patch --numstat --stdout master..side > output &&
diff --git a/t/t5407-post-rewrite-hook.sh b/t/t5407-post-rewrite-hook.sh
index baa670cea5..35403b435e 100755
--- a/t/t5407-post-rewrite-hook.sh
+++ b/t/t5407-post-rewrite-hook.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 mkdir .git/hooks
 
 cat >.git/hooks/post-rewrite <<EOF
-#!/bin/sh
-echo \$@ > "$TRASH_DIRECTORY"/post-rewrite.args
-cat > "$TRASH_DIRECTORY"/post-rewrite.data
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+open (AR, ">$TRASH_DIRECTORY/post-rewrite.args");
+print AR \$_,"\n" foreach @ARGV;
+open (DAT, ">$TRASH_DIRECTORY/post-rewrite.data");
+while(<STDIN>) {
+       print DAT;
+}
 EOF
 chmod u+x .git/hooks/post-rewrite
 
diff --git a/t/t5541-http-push.sh b/t/t5541-http-push.sh
index 0492877d51..d924056c8a 100755
--- a/t/t5541-http-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5541-http-push.sh
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ test_expect_success 'push fails for non-fast-forward refs unmatched by remote he
 	grep "^ ! \[rejected\] *master -> retsam (non-fast-forward)$" output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'push fails for non-fast-forward refs unmatched by remote helper: our output' '
-	grep "To prevent you from losing history, non-fast-forward updates were rejected" \
+test_expect_success 'push fails for non-fast-forward refs unmatched by remote helper: our output' '
+	test_i18ngrep "To prevent you from losing history, non-fast-forward updates were rejected" \
 		output
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t5601-clone.sh b/t/t5601-clone.sh
index a50e36e262..151ea531bd 100755
--- a/t/t5601-clone.sh
+++ b/t/t5601-clone.sh
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ test_expect_success 'clone separate gitdir' '
 	test -d realgitdir/refs
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'clone separate gitdir: output' '
+test_expect_success 'clone separate gitdir: output' '
 	echo "gitdir: `pwd`/realgitdir" >expected &&
 	test_cmp expected dst/.git
 '
diff --git a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
index 6c3719141a..a9b0ac1efc 100755
--- a/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
+++ b/t/t6040-tracking-info.sh
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ b3 behind 1
 b4 ahead 2
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'branch -v' '
+test_expect_success 'branch -v' '
 	(
 		cd test &&
 		git branch -v
 	) |
 	sed -n -e "$script" >actual &&
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'checkout' '
diff --git a/t/t6120-describe.sh b/t/t6120-describe.sh
index 1826996245..f67aa6ff6a 100755
--- a/t/t6120-describe.sh
+++ b/t/t6120-describe.sh
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ cat - >err.expect <<EOF
 warning: tag 'A' is really 'Q' here
 EOF
 check_describe A-* HEAD
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'warning was displayed for Q' '
-	test_cmp err.expect err.actual
+test_expect_success 'warning was displayed for Q' '
+	test_i18ncmp err.expect err.actual
 '
 test_expect_success 'rename tag Q back to A' '
 	mv .git/refs/tags/Q .git/refs/tags/A
diff --git a/t/t7004-tag.sh b/t/t7004-tag.sh
index 1dedfd0c83..2ac1c66079 100755
--- a/t/t7004-tag.sh
+++ b/t/t7004-tag.sh
@@ -1120,13 +1120,11 @@ test_expect_success \
 	! (GIT_EDITOR=cat git tag -a initial-comment > actual)
 '
 
-test_expect_success \
-	C_LOCALE_OUTPUT \
-	'message in editor has initial comment: first line' '
+test_expect_success 'message in editor has initial comment: first line' '
 	# check the first line --- should be empty
 	echo >first.expect &&
 	sed -e 1q <actual >first.actual &&
-	test_cmp first.expect first.actual
+	test_i18ncmp first.expect first.actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success \
diff --git a/t/t7012-skip-worktree-writing.sh b/t/t7012-skip-worktree-writing.sh
index 14fcb1c7f5..cffb2696d4 100755
--- a/t/t7012-skip-worktree-writing.sh
+++ b/t/t7012-skip-worktree-writing.sh
@@ -124,16 +124,16 @@ cat >expected <<EOF
 Would remove expected
 Would remove result
 EOF
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git-clean, absent case' '
+test_expect_success 'git-clean, absent case' '
 	setup_absent &&
 	git clean -n > result &&
-	test_cmp expected result
+	test_i18ncmp expected result
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git-clean, dirty case' '
+test_expect_success 'git-clean, dirty case' '
 	setup_dirty &&
 	git clean -n > result &&
-	test_cmp expected result
+	test_i18ncmp expected result
 '
 
 #TODO test_expect_failure 'git-apply adds file' false
diff --git a/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh b/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
index 3a5d927f83..b8cb4906aa 100755
--- a/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
+++ b/t/t7060-wtstatus.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'M/D conflict does not segfault' '
+test_expect_success 'M/D conflict does not segfault' '
 	mkdir mdconflict &&
 	(
 		cd mdconflict &&
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'M/D conflict does not segfault' '
 		git commit -m delete &&
 		test_must_fail git merge master &&
 		test_must_fail git commit --dry-run >../actual &&
-		test_cmp ../expect ../actual &&
+		test_i18ncmp ../expect ../actual &&
 		git status >../actual &&
-		test_cmp ../expect ../actual
+		test_i18ncmp ../expect ../actual
 	)
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t7102-reset.sh b/t/t7102-reset.sh
index 7be2ff38fc..f1cfc9ac95 100755
--- a/t/t7102-reset.sh
+++ b/t/t7102-reset.sh
@@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ Unstaged changes after reset:
 M	file2
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '--mixed refreshes the index' '
+test_expect_success '--mixed refreshes the index' '
 	echo 123 >> file2 &&
 	git reset --mixed HEAD > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'disambiguation (1)' '
diff --git a/t/t7110-reset-merge.sh b/t/t7110-reset-merge.sh
index b42820ad69..a82a07a04a 100755
--- a/t/t7110-reset-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t7110-reset-merge.sh
@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ test_expect_success '"reset --merge HEAD^" is ok with pending merge' '
 #           working index HEAD target         working index HEAD
 #           ----------------------------------------------------
 # file1:     X       U     B    C     --keep   (disallowed)
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '"reset --keep HEAD^" fails with pending merge' '
+test_expect_success '"reset --keep HEAD^" fails with pending merge' '
     git reset --hard third &&
     test_must_fail git merge branch1 &&
     test_must_fail git reset --keep HEAD^ 2>err.log &&
-    grep "middle of a merge" err.log
+    test_i18ngrep "middle of a merge" err.log
 '
 
 # The next test will test the following:
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@ test_expect_success '"reset --merge HEAD" is ok with pending merge' '
 #           working index HEAD target         working index HEAD
 #           ----------------------------------------------------
 # file1:     X       U     B    B     --keep   (disallowed)
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '"reset --keep HEAD" fails with pending merge' '
+test_expect_success '"reset --keep HEAD" fails with pending merge' '
     git reset --hard third &&
     test_must_fail git merge branch1 &&
     test_must_fail git reset --keep HEAD 2>err.log &&
-    grep "middle of a merge" err.log
+    test_i18ngrep "middle of a merge" err.log
 '
 
 test_expect_success '--merge is ok with added/deleted merge' '
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ test_expect_success '--merge is ok with added/deleted merge' '
     git diff --exit-code --cached
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '--keep fails with added/deleted merge' '
+test_expect_success '--keep fails with added/deleted merge' '
     git reset --hard third &&
     rm -f file2 &&
     test_must_fail git merge branch3 &&
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '--keep fails with added/deleted merge' '
     git diff --exit-code file3 &&
     git diff --exit-code branch3 file3 &&
     test_must_fail git reset --keep HEAD 2>err.log &&
-    grep "middle of a merge" err.log
+    test_i18ngrep "middle of a merge" err.log
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7201-co.sh b/t/t7201-co.sh
index 37ed0931d9..07fb53adcb 100755
--- a/t/t7201-co.sh
+++ b/t/t7201-co.sh
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ test_expect_success 'checkout --merge --conflict=diff3 <branch>' '
 	test_cmp two expect
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD (with advice declined)' '
+test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD (with advice declined)' '
 
 	git config advice.detachedHead false &&
 	git checkout -f renamer && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout renamer^ 2>messages &&
-	grep "HEAD is now at 7329388" messages &&
+	test_i18ngrep "HEAD is now at 7329388" messages &&
 	test 1 -eq $(wc -l <messages) &&
 	H=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	M=$(git show-ref -s --verify refs/heads/master) &&
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD (with advice declin
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD' '
+test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD' '
 	git config advice.detachedHead true &&
 	git checkout -f renamer && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout renamer^ 2>messages &&
-	grep "HEAD is now at 7329388" messages &&
+	test_i18ngrep "HEAD is now at 7329388" messages &&
 	test 1 -lt $(wc -l <messages) &&
 	H=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 	M=$(git show-ref -s --verify refs/heads/master) &&
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD' '
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD with branchname^' '
+test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD with branchname^' '
 
 	git checkout -f master && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout renamer^ &&
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD with branchname^' '
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD with :/message' '
+test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD with :/message' '
 
 	git checkout -f master && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout ":/Initial" &&
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD with :/message' '
 	fi
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'checkout to detach HEAD with HEAD^0' '
+test_expect_success 'checkout to detach HEAD with HEAD^0' '
 
 	git checkout -f master && git clean -f &&
 	git checkout HEAD^0 &&
diff --git a/t/t7401-submodule-summary.sh b/t/t7401-submodule-summary.sh
index adb225dc0e..7d7fde057b 100755
--- a/t/t7401-submodule-summary.sh
+++ b/t/t7401-submodule-summary.sh
@@ -228,10 +228,6 @@ EOF
 
 test_expect_success '--for-status' "
     git submodule summary --for-status HEAD^ >actual &&
-    if test_have_prereq MINGW
-    then
-	dos2unix actual
-    fi &&
     test_cmp actual - <<EOF
 # Submodule changes to be committed:
 #
diff --git a/t/t7500-commit.sh b/t/t7500-commit.sh
index bcdf0847d0..47096f9014 100755
--- a/t/t7500-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7500-commit.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ commit_msg_is () {
 
 	printf "%s" "$(git log --pretty=format:%s%b -1)" >$expect &&
 	printf "%s" "$1" >$actual &&
-	test_cmp $expect $actual
+	test_i18ncmp $expect $actual
 }
 
 # A sanity check to see if commit is working at all.
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test_expect_success 'adding comments to a template should not commit' '
 	)
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'adding real content to a template should commit' '
+test_expect_success 'adding real content to a template should commit' '
 	(
 		test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content &&
 		git commit --template "$TEMPLATE"
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'adding real content to a template should co
 	commit_msg_is "template linecommit message"
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '-t option should be short for --template' '
+test_expect_success '-t option should be short for --template' '
 	echo "short template" > "$TEMPLATE" &&
 	echo "new content" >> foo &&
 	git add foo &&
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '-t option should be short for --template' '
 	commit_msg_is "short templatecommit message"
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'config-specified template should commit' '
+test_expect_success 'config-specified template should commit' '
 	echo "new template" > "$TEMPLATE" &&
 	git config commit.template "$TEMPLATE" &&
 	echo "more content" >> foo &&
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ test_expect_success 'commit --squash works with -c for same commit' '
 	commit_msg_is "squash! edited commit"
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --squash works with editor' '
+test_expect_success 'commit --squash works with editor' '
 	commit_for_rebase_autosquash_setup &&
 	test_set_editor "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/t7500/add-content &&
 	git commit --squash HEAD~1 &&
diff --git a/t/t7501-commit.sh b/t/t7501-commit.sh
index a76c474195..7f7f7c7b95 100755
--- a/t/t7501-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7501-commit.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ test_expect_success \
 	"echo 'bongo bongo' >file &&
 	 git add file"
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT \
-	"Constructing initial commit" \
-	"git status | grep 'Initial commit'"
+test_expect_success "Constructing initial commit" '
+	git status >actual &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Initial commit" actual
+'
 
 test_expect_success \
 	"fail initial amend" \
diff --git a/t/t7502-commit.sh b/t/t7502-commit.sh
index cfb569eaba..3f3adc31b9 100755
--- a/t/t7502-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7502-commit.sh
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ check_summary_oneline() {
 	SUMMARY_POSTFIX="$(git log -1 --pretty='format:%h')"
 	echo "[$SUMMARY_PREFIX $SUMMARY_POSTFIX] $2" >exp &&
 
-	if test_have_prereq C_LOCALE_OUTPUT
-	then
-		test_cmp exp act
-	fi
+	test_i18ncmp exp act
 }
 
 test_expect_success 'output summary format' '
@@ -234,23 +231,19 @@ echo "sample
 # Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
 # with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit." >expect
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'cleanup commit messages (strip,-F,-e): output' '
-	test_cmp expect actual
+test_expect_success 'cleanup commit messages (strip,-F,-e): output' '
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
 echo "#
 # Author:    $GIT_AUTHOR_NAME <$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL>
 #" >> expect
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'author different from committer' '
-
+test_expect_success 'author different from committer' '
 	echo >>negative &&
-	git commit -e -m "sample"
-	head -n 7 .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG >actual
-'
-
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'author different from committer: output' '
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_might_fail git commit -e -m "sample" &&
+	head -n 7 .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG >actual &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
 mv expect expect.tmp
@@ -259,7 +252,7 @@ rm -f expect.tmp
 echo "# Committer:
 #" >> expect
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'committer is automatic' '
+test_expect_success 'committer is automatic' '
 
 	echo >>negative &&
 	(
@@ -270,10 +263,7 @@ test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'committer is automatic' '
 	) &&
 	head -n 8 .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG |	\
 	sed "s/^# Committer: .*/# Committer:/" >actual
-'
-
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'committer is automatic: output' '
-	test_cmp expect actual
+	test_i18ncmp expect actual
 '
 
 pwd=`pwd`
@@ -376,78 +366,78 @@ try_commit () {
 	GIT_EDITOR=.git/FAKE_EDITOR git commit -a $* $use_template &&
 	case "$use_template" in
 	'')
-		! grep "^## Custom template" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG ;;
+		test_i18ngrep ! "^## Custom template" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG ;;
 	*)
-		grep "^## Custom template" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG ;;
+		test_i18ngrep "^## Custom template" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG ;;
 	esac
 }
 
 try_commit_status_combo () {
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		try_commit "" &&
-		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		try_commit "" &&
-		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --status' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit --status' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		try_commit --status &&
-		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --no-status' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit --no-status' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		try_commit --no-status &&
-		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep ! "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit with commit.status = yes' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit with commit.status = yes' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		git config commit.status yes &&
 		try_commit "" &&
-		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit with commit.status = no' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit with commit.status = no' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		git config commit.status no &&
 		try_commit "" &&
-		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep ! "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --status with commit.status = yes' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit --status with commit.status = yes' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		git config commit.status yes &&
 		try_commit --status &&
-		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --no-status with commit.status = yes' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit --no-status with commit.status = yes' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		git config commit.status yes &&
 		try_commit --no-status &&
-		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep ! "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --status with commit.status = no' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit --status with commit.status = no' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		git config commit.status no &&
 		try_commit --status &&
-		grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
-	test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --no-status with commit.status = no' '
+	test_expect_success 'commit --no-status with commit.status = no' '
 		clear_config commit.status &&
 		git config commit.status no &&
 		try_commit --no-status &&
-		! grep "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
+		test_i18ngrep ! "^# Changes to be committed:" .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
 	'
 
 }
diff --git a/t/t7506-status-submodule.sh b/t/t7506-status-submodule.sh
index c56733253f..c8d50a6567 100755
--- a/t/t7506-status-submodule.sh
+++ b/t/t7506-status-submodule.sh
@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	git commit -m "Add submodule sub"
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status clean' '
+test_expect_success 'status clean' '
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "nothing to commit" output
+	test_i18ngrep "nothing to commit" output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --dry-run -a clean' '
+test_expect_success 'commit --dry-run -a clean' '
 	test_must_fail git commit --dry-run -a >output &&
-	grep "nothing to commit" output
+	test_i18ngrep "nothing to commit" output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with modified file in submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status with modified file in submodule' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard) &&
 	echo "changed" >sub/foo &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (modified content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (modified content)" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status with modified file in submodule (porcelain)' '
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ test_expect_success 'status with modified file in submodule (porcelain)' '
 	EOF
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with added file in submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status with added file in submodule' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard && echo >foo && git add foo) &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (modified content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (modified content)" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status with added file in submodule (porcelain)' '
@@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ test_expect_success 'status with added file in submodule (porcelain)' '
 	EOF
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with untracked file in submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in submodule' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard) &&
 	echo "content" >sub/new-file &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (untracked content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (untracked content)" output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status -uno with untracked file in submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status -uno with untracked file in submodule' '
 	git status -uno >output &&
-	grep "^nothing to commit" output
+	test_i18ngrep "^nothing to commit" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in submodule (porcelain)' '
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in submodule (porcelain)' '
 	EOF
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with added and untracked file in submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status with added and untracked file in submodule' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard && echo >foo && git add foo) &&
 	echo "content" >sub/new-file &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (modified content, untracked content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (modified content, untracked content)" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status with added and untracked file in submodule (porcelain)' '
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ test_expect_success 'status with added and untracked file in submodule (porcelai
 	EOF
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with modified file in modified submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status with modified file in modified submodule' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard) &&
 	rm sub/new-file &&
 	(cd sub && echo "next change" >foo && git commit -m "next change" foo) &&
 	echo "changed" >sub/foo &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (new commits, modified content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (new commits, modified content)" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status with modified file in modified submodule (porcelain)' '
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ test_expect_success 'status with modified file in modified submodule (porcelain)
 	EOF
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with added file in modified submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status with added file in modified submodule' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard && echo >foo && git add foo) &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (new commits, modified content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (new commits, modified content)" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status with added file in modified submodule (porcelain)' '
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ test_expect_success 'status with added file in modified submodule (porcelain)' '
 	EOF
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with untracked file in modified submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in modified submodule' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard) &&
 	echo "content" >sub/new-file &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (new commits, untracked content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (new commits, untracked content)" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in modified submodule (porcelain)' '
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ test_expect_success 'status with untracked file in modified submodule (porcelain
 	EOF
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with added and untracked file in modified submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status with added and untracked file in modified submodule' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard && echo >foo && git add foo) &&
 	echo "content" >sub/new-file &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (new commits, modified content, untracked content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (new commits, modified content, untracked content)" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status with added and untracked file in modified submodule (porcelain)' '
@@ -167,24 +167,24 @@ test_expect_success 'setup .git file for sub' '
 	 git commit -m "added .real to .gitignore" .gitignore
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with added file in modified submodule with .git file' '
+test_expect_success 'status with added file in modified submodule with .git file' '
 	(cd sub && git reset --hard && echo >foo && git add foo) &&
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "modified:   sub (new commits, modified content)" output
+	test_i18ngrep "modified:   sub (new commits, modified content)" output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rm submodule contents' '
 	rm -rf sub/* sub/.git
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status clean (empty submodule dir)' '
+test_expect_success 'status clean (empty submodule dir)' '
 	git status >output &&
-	grep "nothing to commit" output
+	test_i18ngrep "nothing to commit" output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status -a clean (empty submodule dir)' '
+test_expect_success 'status -a clean (empty submodule dir)' '
 	test_must_fail git commit --dry-run -a >output &&
-	grep "nothing to commit" output
+	test_i18ngrep "nothing to commit" output
 '
 
 test_done
diff --git a/t/t7508-status.sh b/t/t7508-status.sh
index bd1c377319..cd6e2c5e87 100755
--- a/t/t7508-status.sh
+++ b/t/t7508-status.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ test_expect_success 'status -h in broken repository' '
 		echo "[status] showuntrackedfiles = CORRUPT" >>.git/config &&
 		test_expect_code 129 git status -h >usage 2>&1
 	) &&
-	grep "[Uu]sage" broken/usage
+	test_i18ngrep "[Uu]sage" broken/usage
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'commit -h in broken repository' '
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ test_expect_success 'commit -h in broken repository' '
 		echo "[status] showuntrackedfiles = CORRUPT" >>.git/config &&
 		test_expect_code 129 git commit -h >usage 2>&1
 	) &&
-	grep "[Uu]sage" broken/usage
+	test_i18ngrep "[Uu]sage" broken/usage
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'setup' '
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 	git add dir2/added
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status (1)' '
-
-	grep "use \"git rm --cached <file>\.\.\.\" to unstage" output
-
+test_expect_success 'status (1)' '
+	test_i18ngrep "use \"git rm --cached <file>\.\.\.\" to unstage" output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
@@ -85,11 +83,9 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 #	untracked
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status (2)' '
-
+test_expect_success 'status (2)' '
 	git status >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
-
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
@@ -109,17 +105,14 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 #	untracked
 EOF
 
-git config advice.statusHints false
-
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status (advice.statusHints false)' '
-
+test_expect_success 'status (advice.statusHints false)' '
+	test_when_finished "git config --unset advice.statusHints" &&
+	git config advice.statusHints false &&
 	git status >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 
 '
 
-git config --unset advice.statusHints
-
 cat >expect <<\EOF
  M dir1/modified
 A  dir2/added
@@ -178,16 +171,16 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #
 # Untracked files not listed (use -u option to show untracked files)
 EOF
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status -uno' '
+test_expect_success 'status -uno' '
 	git status -uno >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status (status.showUntrackedFiles no)' '
+test_expect_success 'status (status.showUntrackedFiles no)' '
 	git config status.showuntrackedfiles no
 	test_when_finished "git config --unset status.showuntrackedfiles" &&
 	git status >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
@@ -201,9 +194,9 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 # Untracked files not listed
 EOF
 git config advice.statusHints false
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status -uno (advice.statusHints false)' '
+test_expect_success 'status -uno (advice.statusHints false)' '
 	git status -uno >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 git config --unset advice.statusHints
 
@@ -246,16 +239,16 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #	output
 #	untracked
 EOF
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status -unormal' '
+test_expect_success 'status -unormal' '
 	git status -unormal >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status (status.showUntrackedFiles normal)' '
+test_expect_success 'status (status.showUntrackedFiles normal)' '
 	git config status.showuntrackedfiles normal
 	test_when_finished "git config --unset status.showuntrackedfiles" &&
 	git status >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
@@ -305,15 +298,16 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #	output
 #	untracked
 EOF
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status -uall' '
+test_expect_success 'status -uall' '
 	git status -uall >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status (status.showUntrackedFiles all)' '
+
+test_expect_success 'status (status.showUntrackedFiles all)' '
 	git config status.showuntrackedfiles all
 	test_when_finished "git config --unset status.showuntrackedfiles" &&
 	git status >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'teardown dir3' '
@@ -367,11 +361,9 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 #	../untracked
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with relative paths' '
-
+test_expect_success 'status with relative paths' '
 	(cd dir1 && git status) >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
-
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
@@ -440,22 +432,18 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 #	<BLUE>untracked<RESET>
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with color.ui' '
-
+test_expect_success 'status with color.ui' '
 	git config color.ui always &&
 	test_when_finished "git config --unset color.ui" &&
 	git status | test_decode_color >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
-
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status with color.status' '
-
+test_expect_success 'status with color.status' '
 	git config color.status always &&
 	test_when_finished "git config --unset color.status" &&
 	git status | test_decode_color >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
-
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<\EOF
@@ -570,12 +558,12 @@ cat >expect <<\EOF
 EOF
 
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status without relative paths' '
+test_expect_success 'status without relative paths' '
 
 	git config status.relativePaths false &&
 	test_when_finished "git config --unset status.relativePaths" &&
 	(cd dir1 && git status) >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 
 '
 
@@ -616,11 +604,8 @@ cat <<EOF >expect
 #	untracked
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'dry-run of partial commit excluding new file in index' '
-	git commit --dry-run dir1/modified >output
-'
-
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'dry-run of partial commit excluding new file in index: output' '
-	test_cmp expect output
+	git commit --dry-run dir1/modified >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
@@ -667,15 +652,15 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #	output
 #	untracked
 EOF
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status submodule summary is disabled by default' '
+test_expect_success 'status submodule summary is disabled by default' '
 	git status >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 # we expect the same as the previous test
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status --untracked-files=all does not show submodule' '
+test_expect_success 'status --untracked-files=all does not show submodule' '
 	git status --untracked-files=all >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
@@ -731,14 +716,10 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #	output
 #	untracked
 EOF
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status submodule summary' '
+test_expect_success 'status submodule summary' '
 	git config status.submodulesummary 10 &&
 	git status >output &&
-	if test_have_prereq MINGW
-	then
-		dos2unix output
-	fi &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
@@ -754,10 +735,6 @@ A  sm
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'status -s submodule summary' '
 	git status -s >output &&
-	if test_have_prereq MINGW
-	then
-		dos2unix output
-	fi &&
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
@@ -781,23 +758,12 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'status submodule summary (clean submodule): commit' '
-	git commit -m "commit submodule"
-'
-
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'status submodule summary (clean submodule): output' '
+	git commit -m "commit submodule" &&
 	git config status.submodulesummary 10 &&
 	test_must_fail git commit --dry-run >output &&
-	if test_have_prereq MINGW
-	then
-		dos2unix output
-	fi &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git status >output &&
-	if test_have_prereq MINGW
-	then
-		dos2unix output
-	fi &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
@@ -811,10 +777,6 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 EOF
 test_expect_success 'status -s submodule summary (clean submodule)' '
 	git status -s >output &&
-	if test_have_prereq MINGW
-	then
-		dos2unix output
-	fi &&
 	test_cmp expect output
 '
 
@@ -847,14 +809,10 @@ cat >expect <<EOF
 #	output
 #	untracked
 EOF
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'commit --dry-run submodule summary (--amend)' '
+test_expect_success 'commit --dry-run submodule summary (--amend)' '
 	git config status.submodulesummary 10 &&
 	git commit --dry-run --amend >output &&
-	if test_have_prereq MINGW
-	then
-		dos2unix output
-	fi &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_success POSIXPERM,SANITY 'status succeeds in a read-only repository' '
@@ -906,84 +864,84 @@ cat > expect << EOF
 #	untracked
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '--ignore-submodules=untracked suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
-	echo modified > sm/untracked &&
-	git status --ignore-submodules=untracked > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+test_expect_success '--ignore-submodules=untracked suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
+	echo modified  sm/untracked &&
+	git status --ignore-submodules=untracked >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '.gitmodules ignore=untracked suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
+test_expect_success '.gitmodules ignore=untracked suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
 	git config diff.ignoreSubmodules dirty &&
 	git status >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore untracked &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname &&
 	git config --unset diff.ignoreSubmodules
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '.git/config ignore=untracked suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
+test_expect_success '.git/config ignore=untracked suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore none &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.ignore untracked &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config --remove-section submodule.subname &&
 	git config --remove-section -f .gitmodules submodule.subname
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '--ignore-submodules=dirty suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
-	git status --ignore-submodules=dirty > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+test_expect_success '--ignore-submodules=dirty suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
+	git status --ignore-submodules=dirty >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '.gitmodules ignore=dirty suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
+test_expect_success '.gitmodules ignore=dirty suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
 	git config diff.ignoreSubmodules dirty &&
 	git status >output &&
 	! test -s actual &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore dirty &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname &&
 	git config --unset diff.ignoreSubmodules
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '.git/config ignore=dirty suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
+test_expect_success '.git/config ignore=dirty suppresses submodules with untracked content' '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore none &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.ignore dirty &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config --remove-section submodule.subname &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '--ignore-submodules=dirty suppresses submodules with modified content' '
-	echo modified > sm/foo &&
-	git status --ignore-submodules=dirty > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+test_expect_success '--ignore-submodules=dirty suppresses submodules with modified content' '
+	echo modified >sm/foo &&
+	git status --ignore-submodules=dirty >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '.gitmodules ignore=dirty suppresses submodules with modified content' '
+test_expect_success '.gitmodules ignore=dirty suppresses submodules with modified content' '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore dirty &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT '.git/config ignore=dirty suppresses submodules with modified content' '
+test_expect_success '.git/config ignore=dirty suppresses submodules with modified content' '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore none &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.ignore dirty &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config --remove-section submodule.subname &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
@@ -1020,26 +978,26 @@ cat > expect << EOF
 #	untracked
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "--ignore-submodules=untracked doesn't suppress submodules with modified content" '
+test_expect_success "--ignore-submodules=untracked doesn't suppress submodules with modified content" '
 	git status --ignore-submodules=untracked > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT ".gitmodules ignore=untracked doesn't suppress submodules with modified content" '
+test_expect_success ".gitmodules ignore=untracked doesn't suppress submodules with modified content" '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore untracked &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT ".git/config ignore=untracked doesn't suppress submodules with modified content" '
+test_expect_success ".git/config ignore=untracked doesn't suppress submodules with modified content" '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore none &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.ignore untracked &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config --remove-section submodule.subname &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
@@ -1082,49 +1040,49 @@ cat > expect << EOF
 #	untracked
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "--ignore-submodules=untracked doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
+test_expect_success "--ignore-submodules=untracked doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
 	git status --ignore-submodules=untracked > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT ".gitmodules ignore=untracked doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
+test_expect_success ".gitmodules ignore=untracked doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore untracked &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT ".git/config ignore=untracked doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
+test_expect_success ".git/config ignore=untracked doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore none &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.ignore untracked &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config --remove-section submodule.subname &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "--ignore-submodules=dirty doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
+test_expect_success "--ignore-submodules=dirty doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
 	git status --ignore-submodules=dirty > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT ".gitmodules ignore=dirty doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
+test_expect_success ".gitmodules ignore=dirty doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore dirty &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT ".git/config ignore=dirty doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
+test_expect_success ".git/config ignore=dirty doesn't suppress submodule summary" '
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.ignore none &&
 	git config --add -f .gitmodules submodule.subname.path sm &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.ignore dirty &&
 	git config --add submodule.subname.path sm &&
-	git status > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	git status >output &&
+	test_i18ncmp expect output &&
 	git config --remove-section submodule.subname &&
 	git config -f .gitmodules  --remove-section submodule.subname
 '
@@ -1150,9 +1108,9 @@ cat > expect << EOF
 no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
 EOF
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT "--ignore-submodules=all suppresses submodule summary" '
+test_expect_success "--ignore-submodules=all suppresses submodule summary" '
 	git status --ignore-submodules=all > output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_i18ncmp expect output
 '
 
 test_expect_failure '.gitmodules ignore=all suppresses submodule summary' '
diff --git a/t/t7600-merge.sh b/t/t7600-merge.sh
index 87d5d788cb..e84e822219 100755
--- a/t/t7600-merge.sh
+++ b/t/t7600-merge.sh
@@ -495,10 +495,10 @@ test_expect_success 'merge fast-forward in a dirty tree' '
 
 test_debug 'git log --graph --decorate --oneline --all'
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'in-index merge' '
+test_expect_success 'in-index merge' '
 	git reset --hard c0 &&
 	git merge --no-ff -s resolve c1 >out &&
-	grep "Wonderful." out &&
+	test_i18ngrep "Wonderful." out &&
 	verify_parents $c0 $c1
 '
 
diff --git a/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh b/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
index ef84f04102..72a8731d5e 100755
--- a/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
+++ b/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
@@ -150,11 +150,8 @@ test_expect_success 'will not overwrite untracked file on unborn branch' '
 	git rm -fr . &&
 	git checkout --orphan new &&
 	cp important c0.c &&
-	test_must_fail git merge c0 2>out
-'
-
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'will not overwrite untracked file on unborn branch: output' '
-	test_cmp out expect
+	test_must_fail git merge c0 2>out &&
+	test_i18ncmp out expect
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'will not overwrite untracked file on unborn branch .git/MERGE_HEAD sanity etc.' '
diff --git a/t/t7611-merge-abort.sh b/t/t7611-merge-abort.sh
index cdb3f444cd..7b4798e8e4 100755
--- a/t/t7611-merge-abort.sh
+++ b/t/t7611-merge-abort.sh
@@ -46,11 +46,8 @@ test_expect_success 'setup' '
 pre_merge_head="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 
 test_expect_success 'fails without MERGE_HEAD (unstarted merge)' '
-	test_must_fail git merge --abort 2>output
-'
-
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fails without MERGE_HEAD (unstarted merge): fatal output' '
-	grep -q MERGE_HEAD output
+	test_must_fail git merge --abort 2>output &&
+	test_i18ngrep MERGE_HEAD output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'fails without MERGE_HEAD (unstarted merge): .git/MERGE_HEAD sanity' '
@@ -63,11 +60,8 @@ test_expect_success 'fails without MERGE_HEAD (completed merge)' '
 	test ! -f .git/MERGE_HEAD &&
 	# Merge successfully completed
 	post_merge_head="$(git rev-parse HEAD)" &&
-	test_must_fail git merge --abort 2>output
-'
-
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'fails without MERGE_HEAD (completed merge): output' '
-	grep -q MERGE_HEAD output
+	test_must_fail git merge --abort 2>output &&
+	test_i18ngrep MERGE_HEAD output
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'fails without MERGE_HEAD (completed merge): .git/MERGE_HEAD sanity' '
diff --git a/t/t7811-grep-open.sh b/t/t7811-grep-open.sh
index aedf484fee..a8957782cf 100755
--- a/t/t7811-grep-open.sh
+++ b/t/t7811-grep-open.sh
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ test_expect_success SIMPLEPAGER 'git grep -O' '
 	test_cmp empty out
 '
 
-test_expect_success C_LOCALE_OUTPUT 'git grep -O --cached' '
+test_expect_success 'git grep -O --cached' '
 	test_must_fail git grep --cached -O GREP_PATTERN >out 2>msg &&
-	grep open-files-in-pager msg
+	test_i18ngrep open-files-in-pager msg
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'git grep -O --no-index' '
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 2020d365d4..49c89d7953 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -1089,6 +1089,24 @@ test_i18ncmp () {
 	test -n "$GETTEXT_POISON" || test_cmp "$@"
 }
 
+# Use this instead of "grep expected-string actual" to see if the
+# output from a git command that can be translated either contains an
+# expected string, or does not contain an unwanted one.  When running
+# under GETTEXT_POISON this pretends that the command produced expected
+# results.
+test_i18ngrep () {
+	if test -n "$GETTEXT_POISON"
+	then
+	    : # pretend success
+	elif test "x!" = "x$1"
+	then
+		shift
+		! grep "$@"
+	else
+		grep "$@"
+	fi
+}
+
 # test whether the filesystem supports symbolic links
 ln -s x y 2>/dev/null && test -h y 2>/dev/null && test_set_prereq SYMLINKS
 rm -f y
diff --git a/vcs-svn/svndump.c b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
index 572a995966..bc792223b2 100644
--- a/vcs-svn/svndump.c
+++ b/vcs-svn/svndump.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "line_buffer.h"
 #include "string_pool.h"
 #include "strbuf.h"
+#include "svndump.h"
 
 /*
  * Compare start of string to literal of equal length;