diff -r 149141c3a25f -r 0d0350cfc7ab mercurial/util.py
--- a/mercurial/util.py	Sun Sep 28 16:57:47 2014 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/util.py	Sun Sep 28 16:57:47 2014 +0200
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 hide platform-specific details from the core.
 """
 
-from i18n import _
+import i18n
+_ = i18n._
 import error, osutil, encoding
 import errno, shutil, sys, tempfile, traceback
 import re as remod
@@ -467,6 +468,8 @@
 else:
     datapath = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
+i18n.setdatapath(datapath)
+
 _hgexecutable = None
 
 def hgexecutable():