found compromise

.hgtags

@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ e8c1e9733752db12f2dbd1fa93c46f5806242ba9 1.1
 bee7fe6d1189174d0204ca3195b83cdc1bb4f82e 1.2
 2eb9997be51cb1b11a8900728ccc0904f9371157 1.3
 df3fbb050004c544d14e43c36f6a94cca6ed4a69 1.4
+e071fb045bd9e8574947acff7196360bc0270e68 1.5

config.mk

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # dmenu version
-VERSION = 1.5
+VERSION = 1.6
 
 # Customize below to fit your system
 

dmenu.h

@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
  */
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
-#include <X11/Xlocale.h>
 
-#define FONT			"fixed"
+#define FONT			"-*-fixed-medium-r-normal-*-13-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
 #define NORMBGCOLOR		"#333366"
 #define NORMFGCOLOR		"#cccccc"
 #define SELBGCOLOR		"#666699"
 #define SELFGCOLOR		"#eeeeee"
-#define SPACE		30 /* px */
+#define SPACE			30 /* px */
 
 /* color */
 enum { ColFG, ColBG, ColLast };

draw.c

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "dmenu.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <X11/Xlocale.h>
 
 /* static */
 
@@ -80,21 +79,15 @@ getcolor(const char *colstr) {
 
 void
 setfont(const char *fontstr) {
-	char **missing, *def;
+	char *def, **missing;
 	int i, n;
 
 	missing = NULL;
-	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 	if(dc.font.set)
 		XFreeFontSet(dpy, dc.font.set);
 	dc.font.set = XCreateFontSet(dpy, fontstr, &missing, &n, &def);
-	if(missing) {
+	if(missing)
 		XFreeStringList(missing);
-		if(dc.font.set) {
-			XFreeFontSet(dpy, dc.font.set);
-			dc.font.set = NULL;
-		}
-	}
 	if(dc.font.set) {
 		XFontSetExtents *font_extents;
 		XFontStruct **xfonts;

main.c

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "dmenu.h"
 
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <locale.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -309,6 +310,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		}
 		else
 			eprint("usage: dmenu [-font <name>] [-{norm,sel}{bg,fg} <color>] [-t <seconds>] [-v]\n", stdout);
+	setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "");
 	dpy = XOpenDisplay(0);
 	if(!dpy)
 		eprint("dmenu: cannot open display\n");