diff -r 6ff8524783fa -r 57506cdfb7b4 langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java
--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java	Thu Oct 09 16:04:29 2008 +0100
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/processing/JavacProcessingEnvironment.java	Thu Oct 09 16:07:38 2008 +0100
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.List;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.ListBuffer;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Log;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.util.JavacMessages;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Name;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Names;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.util.Options;
@@ -133,9 +134,14 @@
      */
     Source source;
 
+    /**
+     * JavacMessages object used for localization
+     */
+    private JavacMessages messages;
+
     private Context context;
 
-   public JavacProcessingEnvironment(Context context, Iterable<? extends Processor> processors) {
+    public JavacProcessingEnvironment(Context context, Iterable<? extends Processor> processors) {
         options = Options.instance(context);
         this.context = context;
         log = Log.instance(context);
@@ -157,6 +163,7 @@
         typeUtils = new JavacTypes(context);
         processorOptions = initProcessorOptions(context);
         unmatchedProcessorOptions = initUnmatchedProcessorOptions();
+        messages = JavacMessages.instance(context);
         initProcessorIterator(context, processors);
     }
 
@@ -1246,7 +1253,7 @@
     }
 
     public Locale getLocale() {
-        return Locale.getDefault();
+        return messages.getCurrentLocale();
     }
 
     public Set<Symbol.PackageSymbol> getSpecifiedPackages() {