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+name: L10n (Localization)
+
+# spell-checker: disable
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '*'
+
+env:
+  # * style job configuration
+  STYLE_FAIL_ON_FAULT: true ## (bool) fail the build if a style job contains a fault (error or warning); may be overridden on a per-job basis
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+
+# End the current execution if there is a new changeset in the PR.
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
+
+jobs:
+
+  l10n_build_test:
+    name: L10n/Build and Test
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.job.os }}
+    env:
+      SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        job:
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest  , features: "feat_os_unix" }
+          - { os: macos-latest   , features: "feat_os_macos" }
+          - { os: windows-latest , features: "feat_os_windows" }
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Run sccache-cache
+      uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.9
+    - name: Install/setup prerequisites
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install/setup prerequisites
+        case '${{ matrix.job.os }}' in
+          ubuntu-*)
+            # selinux headers needed for testing
+            sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install libselinux1-dev
+          ;;
+          macos-*)
+            # needed for testing
+            brew install coreutils
+          ;;
+        esac
+    - name: Build with platform features
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Build with platform-specific features to enable l10n functionality
+        cargo build --features ${{ matrix.job.features }}
+    - name: Test l10n functionality
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Test l10n functionality
+        cargo test -p uucore locale
+        cargo test
+      env:
+        RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+
+  l10n_fluent_syntax:
+    name: L10n/Fluent Syntax Check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
+    - name: Install Mozilla Fluent Linter
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install Mozilla Fluent Linter
+        pip install moz-fluent-linter
+    - name: Find and validate Fluent files
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Find and validate Fluent files with Mozilla Fluent Linter
+
+        # Check if any .ftl files exist
+        fluent_files=$(find . -name "*.ftl" -type f 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+        if [ -n "$fluent_files" ]; then
+          echo "Found Fluent files:"
+          echo "$fluent_files"
+        else
+          echo "::notice::No Fluent (.ftl) files found in the repository"
+          exit 0
+        fi
+
+        # Use Mozilla Fluent Linter for comprehensive validation
+        echo "Running Mozilla Fluent Linter..."
+
+        has_errors=false
+
+        while IFS= read -r file; do
+          echo "Checking $file with Mozilla Fluent Linter..."
+
+          # Run fluent-linter on each file
+          if ! moz-fluent-lint "$file"; then
+            echo "::error file=$file::Fluent syntax errors found in $file"
+            has_errors=true
+          else
+            echo "✓ Fluent syntax check passed for $file"
+          fi
+
+        done <<< "$fluent_files"
+
+        if [ "$has_errors" = true ]; then
+          echo "::error::Fluent linting failed - please fix syntax errors"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "::notice::All Fluent files passed Mozilla Fluent Linter validation"
+
+  l10n_french_integration:
+    name: L10n/French Integration Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Run sccache-cache
+      uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.9
+    - name: Install/setup prerequisites
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install/setup prerequisites
+        sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install libselinux1-dev locales
+    - name: Generate French locale
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Generate French locale for testing
+        sudo locale-gen --keep-existing fr_FR.UTF-8
+        locale -a | grep -i fr || echo "French locale not found, continuing anyway"
+    - name: Build coreutils with l10n support
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Build coreutils with Unix features and l10n support
+        cargo build --features feat_os_unix --bin coreutils
+    - name: Test French localization
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Test French localization with various commands
+        export LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
+        export LC_ALL=fr_FR.UTF-8
+
+        echo "Testing touch --help with French locale..."
+        help_output=$(cargo run --features feat_os_unix --bin coreutils -- touch --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+        echo "Help output: $help_output"
+
+        # Check for specific French strings from touch fr-FR.ftl
+        french_strings_found=0
+        if echo "$help_output" | grep -q "Mettre à jour les temps d'accès"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French description: 'Mettre à jour les temps d'accès'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+        if echo "$help_output" | grep -q "changer seulement le temps d'accès"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French help text: 'changer seulement le temps d'accès'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+        if echo "$help_output" | grep -q "FICHIER"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French usage pattern: 'FICHIER'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        echo "Testing ls --help with French locale..."
+        ls_help=$(cargo run --features feat_os_unix --bin coreutils -- ls --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+        echo "ls help output: $ls_help"
+
+        # Check for specific French strings from ls fr-FR.ftl
+        if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Lister le contenu des répertoires"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French ls description: 'Lister le contenu des répertoires'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+        if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Afficher les informations d'aide"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French ls help text: 'Afficher les informations d'aide'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        echo "Testing base64 --help with French locale..."
+        base64_help=$(cargo run --features feat_os_unix --bin coreutils -- base64 --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+        echo "base64 help output: $base64_help"
+
+        # Check for specific French strings from base64 fr-FR.ftl
+        if echo "$base64_help" | grep -q "encoder/décoder les données"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French base64 description: 'encoder/décoder les données'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        echo "Testing with error messages..."
+        error_output=$(cargo run --features feat_os_unix --bin coreutils -- ls /nonexistent 2>&1 || echo "Expected error occurred")
+        echo "Error output: $error_output"
+
+        # Check for French error messages from ls fr-FR.ftl
+        if echo "$error_output" | grep -q "impossible d'accéder à"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French error message: 'impossible d'accéder à'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+        if echo "$error_output" | grep -q "Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French error text: 'Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        # Test that the binary works and doesn't crash with French locale
+        version_output=$(cargo run --features feat_os_unix --bin coreutils -- --version 2>&1 || echo "Version command failed")
+        echo "Version output: $version_output"
+
+        # Final validation - ensure we found at least some French strings
+        echo "French strings found: $french_strings_found"
+        if [ "$french_strings_found" -gt 0 ]; then
+          echo "✓ SUCCESS: French locale integration test passed - found $french_strings_found French strings"
+        else
+          echo "✗ ERROR: No French strings were detected, but commands executed successfully"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+      env:
+        RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+
+  l10n_multicall_binary_install:
+    name: L10n/Multi-call Binary Install Test
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.job.os }}
+    env:
+      SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        job:
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest  , features: "feat_os_unix" }
+          - { os: macos-latest   , features: "feat_os_macos" }
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Run sccache-cache
+      uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.9
+    - name: Install/setup prerequisites
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install/setup prerequisites
+        case '${{ matrix.job.os }}' in
+          ubuntu-*)
+            sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install libselinux1-dev build-essential
+          ;;
+          macos-*)
+            brew install coreutils make
+          ;;
+        esac
+    - name: Install via make and test multi-call binary
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install using make and test installed binaries
+        echo "Installing with make using DESTDIR..."
+
+        # Create installation directory
+        INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/install-dir"
+        mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+        mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin"
+
+        # Build and install using make with DESTDIR
+        echo "Building multi-call binary with MULTICALL=y"
+        echo "Current directory: $PWD"
+        echo "Installation directory will be: $INSTALL_DIR"
+
+        # First check if binary exists after build
+        echo "Checking if coreutils was built..."
+        ls -la target/release/coreutils || echo "No coreutils binary in target/release/"
+
+        make FEATURES="${{ matrix.job.features }}" PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y
+
+        echo "After build, checking target/release/:"
+        ls -la target/release/ | grep -E "(coreutils|^total)" || echo "Build may have failed"
+
+        echo "Running make install..."
+        echo "Before install - checking what we have:"
+        ls -la target/release/coreutils 2>/dev/null || echo "No coreutils in target/release"
+
+        # Run make install with verbose output to see what happens
+        echo "About to run: make install DESTDIR=\"$INSTALL_DIR\" PREFIX=/usr PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y"
+        echo "Expected install path: $INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils"
+
+        make install DESTDIR="$INSTALL_DIR" PREFIX=/usr PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y || {
+          echo "Make install failed! Exit code: $?"
+          echo "Let's see what happened:"
+          ls -la "$INSTALL_DIR" 2>/dev/null || echo "Install directory doesn't exist"
+          exit 1
+        }
+
+        echo "Make install completed successfully"
+
+        # Debug: Show what was installed
+        echo "=== Installation Debug ==="
+        echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"
+        echo "INSTALL_DIR: $INSTALL_DIR"
+        echo "Checking if build succeeded..."
+        if [ -f "target/release/coreutils" ]; then
+          echo "✓ Build succeeded - coreutils binary exists in target/release/"
+          ls -la target/release/coreutils
+        else
+          echo "✗ Build failed - no coreutils binary in target/release/"
+          echo "Contents of target/release/:"
+          ls -la target/release/ | head -20
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "Contents of installation directory:"
+        find "$INSTALL_DIR" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -20 || echo "No files found in $INSTALL_DIR"
+
+        echo "Checking standard installation paths..."
+        ls -la "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/" 2>/dev/null || echo "Directory $INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/ not found"
+        ls -la "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/local/bin/" 2>/dev/null || echo "Directory $INSTALL_DIR/usr/local/bin/ not found"
+        ls -la "$INSTALL_DIR/bin/" 2>/dev/null || echo "Directory $INSTALL_DIR/bin/ not found"
+
+        # Find where coreutils was actually installed
+        echo "Searching for coreutils binary in installation directory..."
+        COREUTILS_BIN=$(find "$INSTALL_DIR" -name "coreutils" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+        if [ -n "$COREUTILS_BIN" ]; then
+          echo "Found coreutils at: $COREUTILS_BIN"
+          export COREUTILS_BIN
+        else
+          echo "ERROR: coreutils binary not found in installation directory!"
+          echo "Installation may have failed. Let's check the entire filesystem under install-dir:"
+          find "$INSTALL_DIR" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -50
+
+          # As a last resort, check if it's in the build directory
+          if [ -f "target/release/coreutils" ]; then
+            echo "Using binary from build directory as fallback"
+            COREUTILS_BIN="$(pwd)/target/release/coreutils"
+            export COREUTILS_BIN
+          else
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        fi
+
+        echo "Testing installed multi-call binary functionality..."
+
+        # Test calling utilities through coreutils binary
+        echo "Testing: $COREUTILS_BIN ls --version"
+        "$COREUTILS_BIN" ls --version
+
+        echo "Testing: $COREUTILS_BIN cat --version"
+        "$COREUTILS_BIN" cat --version
+
+        echo "Testing: $COREUTILS_BIN touch --version"
+        "$COREUTILS_BIN" touch --version
+
+        # Test individual binaries (if they exist)
+        LS_BIN="$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/ls"
+        if [ -f "$LS_BIN" ]; then
+          echo "Testing individual binary: $LS_BIN --version"
+          "$LS_BIN" --version
+        else
+          echo "Individual ls binary not found (multi-call only mode)"
+          # Check if symlinks exist
+          if [ -L "$LS_BIN" ]; then
+            echo "Found ls as symlink to: $(readlink -f "$LS_BIN")"
+          fi
+        fi
+
+        echo "✓ Multi-call binary installation and functionality test passed"
+
+  l10n_installation_test:
+    name: L10n/Installation Test (Make & Cargo)
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.job.os }}
+    env:
+      SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        job:
+          - { os: ubuntu-latest  , features: "feat_os_unix" }
+          - { os: macos-latest   , features: "feat_os_macos" }
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Run sccache-cache
+      uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.9
+    - name: Install/setup prerequisites
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install/setup prerequisites
+        case '${{ matrix.job.os }}' in
+          ubuntu-*)
+            sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install libselinux1-dev build-essential locales
+            # Generate French locale for testing
+            sudo locale-gen --keep-existing fr_FR.UTF-8
+            locale -a | grep -i fr || echo "French locale generation may have failed"
+          ;;
+          macos-*)
+            brew install coreutils make
+          ;;
+        esac
+    - name: Test Make installation
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Test installation via make with DESTDIR
+        echo "Testing make install with l10n features..."
+
+        # Create installation directory
+        MAKE_INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/make-install-dir"
+        mkdir -p "$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR"
+
+        # Build and install using make with DESTDIR
+        make FEATURES="${{ matrix.job.features }}" PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y
+        make install DESTDIR="$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR" PREFIX=/usr PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y
+
+        # Verify installation
+        echo "Testing make-installed binaries..."
+        if [ -f "$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" ]; then
+          echo "✓ coreutils binary installed via make successfully"
+          "$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" --version
+        else
+          echo "✗ coreutils binary not found after make install"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # Test utilities
+        echo "Testing make-installed utilities..."
+        "$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" ls --version
+        "$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" cat --version
+        "$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" touch --version
+
+        # Test basic functionality
+        echo "test content" > test.txt
+        if "$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" cat test.txt | grep -q "test content"; then
+          echo "✓ Basic functionality works"
+        else
+          echo "✗ Basic functionality failed"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # Test French localization with make-installed binary (Ubuntu only)
+        if [ "${{ matrix.job.os }}" = "ubuntu-latest" ]; then
+          echo "Testing French localization with make-installed binary..."
+
+          # Set French locale
+          export LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
+          export LC_ALL=fr_FR.UTF-8
+
+          echo "Testing ls --help with French locale..."
+          ls_help=$("$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" ls --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+          echo "ls help output (first 10 lines):"
+          echo "$ls_help" | head -10
+
+          # Check for specific French strings from ls fr-FR.ftl
+          french_strings_found=0
+
+          if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Lister le contenu des répertoires"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French ls description: 'Lister le contenu des répertoires'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+
+          if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Afficher les informations d'aide"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French ls help text: 'Afficher les informations d'aide'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+
+          if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "FICHIER"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French usage pattern: 'FICHIER'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+
+          echo "Testing cat --help with French locale..."
+          cat_help=$("$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" cat --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+          echo "cat help output (first 5 lines):"
+          echo "$cat_help" | head -5
+
+          if echo "$cat_help" | grep -q "Concaténer"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French cat description containing: 'Concaténer'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+
+          echo "Testing error messages with French locale..."
+          error_output=$("$MAKE_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" ls /nonexistent_test_directory 2>&1 || echo "Expected error occurred")
+          echo "Error output: $error_output"
+
+          if echo "$error_output" | grep -q "impossible d'accéder à"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French error message: 'impossible d'accéder à'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+
+          # Final validation
+          echo "French strings found: $french_strings_found"
+          if [ "$french_strings_found" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "✓ SUCCESS: French localization test passed with make-installed binary - found $french_strings_found French strings"
+          else
+            echo "✗ ERROR: No French strings detected with make-installed binary"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        else
+          echo "Skipping French localization test on ${{ matrix.job.os }} (no French locale available)"
+        fi
+
+        echo "✓ Make installation test passed"
+    - name: Test Cargo installation
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Test installation via cargo install with DESTDIR-like approach
+        echo "Testing cargo install with l10n features..."
+
+        # Create installation directory
+        CARGO_INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/cargo-install-dir"
+        mkdir -p "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR"
+
+        # Install using cargo with l10n features
+        cargo install --path . --features ${{ matrix.job.features }} --root "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR" --locked
+
+        # Verify installation
+        echo "Testing cargo-installed binaries..."
+        if [ -f "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" ]; then
+          echo "✓ coreutils binary installed successfully"
+          "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" --version
+        else
+          echo "✗ coreutils binary not found after cargo install"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # Test utilities
+        echo "Testing installed utilities..."
+        "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" ls --version
+        "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" cat --version
+        "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" touch --version
+
+        # Test basic functionality
+        echo "test content" > test.txt
+        if "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" cat test.txt | grep -q "test content"; then
+          echo "✓ Basic functionality works"
+        else
+          echo "✗ Basic functionality failed"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "✓ Cargo installation test passed"
+    - name: Download additional locales from coreutils-l10n
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Download additional locale files from coreutils-l10n repository
+        echo "Downloading additional locale files from coreutils-l10n..."
+        git clone https://github.com/uutils/coreutils-l10n.git coreutils-l10n-repo
+
+        # Create installation directory
+        CARGO_INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/cargo-install-dir"
+
+        # Create locale directory for cargo install
+        LOCALE_DIR="$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/share/locales"
+        mkdir -p "$LOCALE_DIR"
+
+        # Debug: Check structure of l10n repo
+        echo "Checking structure of coreutils-l10n-repo:"
+        ls -la coreutils-l10n-repo/ | head -10
+        echo "Looking for locales directory:"
+        find coreutils-l10n-repo -name "*.ftl" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -10 || true
+        echo "Checking specific utilities:"
+        ls -la coreutils-l10n-repo/src/uu/ls/locales/ 2>/dev/null || echo "No ls directory in correct location"
+        find coreutils-l10n-repo -path "*/ls/*.ftl" 2>/dev/null | head -5 || echo "No ls ftl files found"
+
+        # Copy non-English locale files from l10n repo
+        for util_dir in src/uu/*/; do
+          util_name=$(basename "$util_dir")
+          l10n_util_dir="coreutils-l10n-repo/src/uu/$util_name/locales"
+
+          if [ -d "$l10n_util_dir" ]; then
+            echo "Installing locales for $util_name..."
+            mkdir -p "$LOCALE_DIR/$util_name"
+
+            for locale_file in "$l10n_util_dir"/*.ftl; do
+              if [ -f "$locale_file" ]; then
+                filename=$(basename "$locale_file")
+                # Skip English locale files (they are embedded)
+                if [ "$filename" != "en-US.ftl" ]; then
+                  cp "$locale_file" "$LOCALE_DIR/$util_name/"
+                  echo "  Installed $filename to $LOCALE_DIR/$util_name/"
+                fi
+              fi
+            done
+          else
+            # Debug: Show what's not found
+            if [ "$util_name" = "ls" ] || [ "$util_name" = "cat" ]; then
+              echo "WARNING: No l10n directory found for $util_name at $l10n_util_dir"
+            fi
+          fi
+        done
+
+        # Debug: Show what was actually installed
+        echo "Files installed in locale directory:"
+        find "$LOCALE_DIR" -name "*.ftl" 2>/dev/null | head -10 || true
+
+        # Fallback: If no files were installed from l10n repo, try copying from main repo
+        if [ -z "$(find "$LOCALE_DIR" -name "*.ftl" 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+          echo "No files found from l10n repo, trying fallback from main repository..."
+          for util_dir in src/uu/*/; do
+            util_name=$(basename "$util_dir")
+            if [ -d "$util_dir/locales" ]; then
+              echo "Copying locales for $util_name from main repo..."
+              mkdir -p "$LOCALE_DIR/$util_name"
+              cp "$util_dir/locales"/*.ftl "$LOCALE_DIR/$util_name/" 2>/dev/null || true
+            fi
+          done
+          echo "Files after fallback:"
+          find "$LOCALE_DIR" -name "*.ftl" 2>/dev/null | head -10 || true
+        fi
+
+        echo "✓ Additional locale files installed"
+    - name: Test French localization after cargo install
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Test French localization with cargo-installed binary and downloaded locales
+        echo "Testing French localization with cargo-installed binary..."
+
+        # Set installation directories
+        CARGO_INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/cargo-install-dir"
+        LOCALE_DIR="$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/share/locales"
+
+        echo "Checking installed binary..."
+        if [ ! -f "$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" ]; then
+          echo "✗ coreutils binary not found"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "Checking locale files..."
+        echo "LOCALE_DIR is: $LOCALE_DIR"
+        echo "Checking if locale directory exists:"
+        ls -la "$LOCALE_DIR" 2>/dev/null || echo "Locale directory not found"
+        echo "Contents of locale directory:"
+        find "$LOCALE_DIR" -name "*.ftl" 2>/dev/null | head -10 || echo "No locale files found"
+        echo "Looking for ls locale files specifically:"
+        ls -la "$LOCALE_DIR/ls/" 2>/dev/null || echo "No ls locale directory"
+
+        # Test French localization
+        export LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
+        export LC_ALL=fr_FR.UTF-8
+
+        echo "Testing ls --help with French locale..."
+        ls_help=$("$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" ls --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+        echo "ls help output (first 10 lines):"
+        echo "$ls_help" | head -10
+
+        # Check for specific French strings from ls fr-FR.ftl
+        french_strings_found=0
+
+        if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Lister le contenu des répertoires"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French ls description: 'Lister le contenu des répertoires'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Afficher les informations d'aide"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French ls help text: 'Afficher les informations d'aide'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "FICHIER"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French usage pattern: 'FICHIER'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        echo "Testing cat --help with French locale..."
+        cat_help=$("$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" cat --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+        echo "cat help output (first 5 lines):"
+        echo "$cat_help" | head -5
+
+        if echo "$cat_help" | grep -q "Concaténer"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French cat description containing: 'Concaténer'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        echo "Testing error messages with French locale..."
+        error_output=$("$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" ls /nonexistent_test_directory 2>&1 || echo "Expected error occurred")
+        echo "Error output: $error_output"
+
+        if echo "$error_output" | grep -q "impossible d'accéder à"; then
+          echo "✓ Found French error message: 'impossible d'accéder à'"
+          french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+        fi
+
+        # Verify the binary works in French locale
+        version_output=$("$CARGO_INSTALL_DIR/bin/coreutils" --version 2>&1)
+        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+          echo "✓ Binary executes successfully with French locale"
+          echo "Version output: $version_output"
+        else
+          echo "✗ Binary failed to execute with French locale"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # Final validation
+        echo "French strings found: $french_strings_found"
+        if [ "$french_strings_found" -gt 0 ]; then
+          echo "✓ SUCCESS: French localization test passed after cargo install - found $french_strings_found French strings"
+        else
+          echo "✗ ERROR: No French strings detected with cargo-installed binary"
+          echo "This indicates an issue with locale loading from downloaded files"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "✓ French localization verification completed"
+
+  l10n_locale_support_verification:
+    name: L10n/Locale Support Verification
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Run sccache-cache
+      uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.9
+    - name: Install/setup prerequisites
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install/setup prerequisites including locale support
+        sudo apt-get -y update
+        sudo apt-get -y install libselinux1-dev locales build-essential
+
+        # Generate multiple locales for testing
+        sudo locale-gen --keep-existing en_US.UTF-8 fr_FR.UTF-8 de_DE.UTF-8 es_ES.UTF-8
+        locale -a | grep -E "(en_US|fr_FR|de_DE|es_ES)" || echo "Some locales may not be available"
+    - name: Install binaries with locale support
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install both multi-call and individual binaries using make
+        echo "Installing binaries with full locale support..."
+
+        # Create installation directory
+        INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/install-dir"
+        mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
+
+        # Build and install using make with DESTDIR
+        make FEATURES="feat_os_unix" PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y
+        make install DESTDIR="$INSTALL_DIR" PREFIX=/usr PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y
+
+        # Debug: Show what was installed
+        echo "Contents of installation directory:"
+        find "$INSTALL_DIR" -type f -name "coreutils" -o -name "ls" 2>/dev/null | head -20 || true
+        echo "Looking for binaries in: $INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/"
+        ls -la "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/" || echo "Directory not found"
+
+        echo "✓ Installation completed"
+    - name: Verify locale detection and startup
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Test that installed binaries start correctly with different locales
+        echo "Testing locale detection and startup..."
+
+        # Set installation directory path
+        INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/install-dir"
+
+        # Test with different locales
+        locales_to_test=("C" "en_US.UTF-8" "fr_FR.UTF-8")
+
+        for locale in "${locales_to_test[@]}"; do
+          echo "Testing with locale: $locale"
+
+          # Test multi-call binary startup
+          if LC_ALL="$locale" "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "✓ Multi-call binary starts successfully with locale: $locale"
+          else
+            echo "✗ Multi-call binary failed to start with locale: $locale"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Test individual binary startup (if available)
+          if [ -f "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/ls" ]; then
+            if LC_ALL="$locale" "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/ls" --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "✓ Individual binary (ls) starts successfully with locale: $locale"
+            else
+              echo "✗ Individual binary (ls) failed to start with locale: $locale"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "Individual ls binary not found (multi-call only mode)"
+          fi
+
+          # Test that help text appears (even if not localized)
+          help_output=$(LC_ALL="$locale" "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" ls --help 2>&1)
+          if echo "$help_output" | grep -q -i "usage\|list"; then
+            echo "✓ Help text appears correctly with locale: $locale"
+          else
+            echo "✗ Help text missing or malformed with locale: $locale"
+            echo "Help output: $help_output"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        done
+
+        echo "✓ All locale startup tests passed"
+    - name: Test locale-specific functionality
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Test locale-specific behavior with installed binaries
+        echo "Testing locale-specific functionality..."
+
+        # Set installation directory path
+        INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/install-dir"
+
+        # Test with French locale (if available)
+        if locale -a | grep -q fr_FR.UTF-8; then
+          echo "Testing French locale functionality..."
+
+          export LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
+          export LC_ALL=fr_FR.UTF-8
+
+          # Test that the program runs successfully with French locale
+          french_version_output=$("$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" --version 2>&1)
+          if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "✓ Program runs successfully with French locale"
+            echo "Version output: $french_version_output"
+          else
+            echo "✗ Program failed with French locale"
+            echo "Error output: $french_version_output"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Test basic functionality with French locale
+          temp_file=$(mktemp)
+          echo "test content" > "$temp_file"
+
+          if "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" cat "$temp_file" | grep -q "test content"; then
+            echo "✓ Basic file operations work with French locale"
+          else
+            echo "✗ Basic file operations failed with French locale"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          rm -f "$temp_file"
+
+          # Test that French translations are actually working
+          echo "Testing French translations..."
+          french_strings_found=0
+
+          echo "Testing ls --help with French locale..."
+          ls_help=$("$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" ls --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+          echo "ls help output (first 10 lines):"
+          echo "$ls_help" | head -10
+
+          # Check for actual French strings that appear in ls --help output
+          if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Lister le contenu des répertoires"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French ls description: 'Lister le contenu des répertoires'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+          if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Ignorer les fichiers et répertoires commençant par"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French explanation: 'Ignorer les fichiers et répertoires commençant par'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+          if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Afficher les informations d'aide"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French help text: 'Afficher les informations d'aide'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+          if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "FICHIER"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French usage pattern: 'FICHIER'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+          if echo "$ls_help" | grep -q "Définir le format d'affichage"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French option description: 'Définir le format d'affichage'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+
+          echo "Testing cat --help with French locale..."
+          cat_help=$("$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" cat --help 2>&1 || echo "Command failed")
+          echo "cat help output (first 5 lines):"
+          echo "$cat_help" | head -5
+
+          # Check for French strings in cat help
+          if echo "$cat_help" | grep -q "Concaténer"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French cat description containing: 'Concaténer'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+
+          echo "Testing with error messages..."
+          error_output=$("$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" ls /nonexistent_directory_for_testing 2>&1 || echo "Expected error occurred")
+          echo "Error output: $error_output"
+
+          # Check for French error messages
+          if echo "$error_output" | grep -q "impossible d'accéder à"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French error message: 'impossible d'accéder à'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+          if echo "$error_output" | grep -q "Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type"; then
+            echo "✓ Found French error text: 'Aucun fichier ou répertoire de ce type'"
+            french_strings_found=$((french_strings_found + 1))
+          fi
+
+          # Test version output
+          echo "Testing --version with French locale..."
+          version_output=$("$INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" --version 2>&1)
+          echo "Version output: $version_output"
+
+          # Final validation - ensure we found at least some French strings
+          echo "French strings found: $french_strings_found"
+          if [ "$french_strings_found" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "✓ SUCCESS: French locale translation test passed - found $french_strings_found French strings"
+          else
+            echo "✗ ERROR: No French strings were detected in installed binaries"
+            echo "This indicates that French translations are not working properly with installed binaries"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        else
+          echo "French locale not available, skipping French-specific tests"
+        fi
+
+        # Test with standard build configuration
+        echo "Testing standard build configuration..."
+        cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+
+        # Create separate installation directory for standard build
+        STANDARD_BUILD_INSTALL_DIR="$PWD/standard-build-install-dir"
+        mkdir -p "$STANDARD_BUILD_INSTALL_DIR"
+
+        # Clean and build standard version
+        make clean
+        make FEATURES="feat_os_unix" PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y
+        make install DESTDIR="$STANDARD_BUILD_INSTALL_DIR" PREFIX=/usr PROFILE=release MULTICALL=y
+
+        # Verify standard build binary works
+        if "$STANDARD_BUILD_INSTALL_DIR/usr/bin/coreutils" --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "✓ Standard build works correctly"
+        else
+          echo "✗ Standard build failed"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        echo "✓ All locale-specific functionality tests passed"
+      env:
+        RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+
+  l10n_locale_embedding_regression_test:
+    name: L10n/Locale Embedding Regression Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: "true"
+      RUSTC_WRAPPER: "sccache"
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Run sccache-cache
+      uses: mozilla-actions/sccache-action@v0.0.9
+    - name: Install/setup prerequisites
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Install/setup prerequisites
+        sudo apt-get -y update ; sudo apt-get -y install libselinux1-dev build-essential
+    - name: Build binaries for locale embedding test
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Build individual utilities and multicall binary for locale embedding test
+        echo "Building binaries with different locale embedding configurations..."
+        mkdir -p target
+
+        # Build cat utility with targeted locale embedding
+        echo "Building cat utility with targeted locale embedding..."
+        echo "cat" > target/uucore_target_util.txt
+        cargo build -p uu_cat --release
+
+        # Build ls utility with targeted locale embedding
+        echo "Building ls utility with targeted locale embedding..."
+        echo "ls" > target/uucore_target_util.txt
+        cargo build -p uu_ls --release
+
+        # Build multicall binary (should have all locales)
+        echo "Building multicall binary (should have all locales)..."
+        echo "multicall" > target/uucore_target_util.txt
+        cargo build --release
+
+        echo "✓ All binaries built successfully"
+      env:
+        RUST_BACKTRACE: "1"
+
+    - name: Analyze embedded locale files
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Extract and analyze .ftl files embedded in each binary
+        echo "=== Embedded Locale File Analysis ==="
+
+        # Analyze cat binary
+        echo "--- cat binary embedded .ftl files ---"
+        cat_ftl_files=$(strings target/release/cat | grep -o "[a-z_][a-z_]*/en-US\.ftl" | sort | uniq)
+        cat_locales=$(echo "$cat_ftl_files" | wc -l)
+        if [ -n "$cat_ftl_files" ]; then
+          echo "$cat_ftl_files"
+        else
+          echo "(no locale keys found)"
+        fi
+        echo "Total: $cat_locales files"
+        echo
+
+        # Analyze ls binary
+        echo "--- ls binary embedded .ftl files ---"
+        ls_ftl_files=$(strings target/release/ls | grep -o "[a-z_][a-z_]*/en-US\.ftl" | sort | uniq)
+        ls_locales=$(echo "$ls_ftl_files" | wc -l)
+        if [ -n "$ls_ftl_files" ]; then
+          echo "$ls_ftl_files"
+        else
+          echo "(no locale keys found)"
+        fi
+        echo "Total: $ls_locales files"
+        echo
+
+        # Analyze multicall binary
+        echo "--- multicall binary embedded .ftl files (first 10) ---"
+        multi_ftl_files=$(strings target/release/coreutils | grep -o "[a-z_][a-z_]*/en-US\.ftl" | sort | uniq)
+        multi_locales=$(echo "$multi_ftl_files" | wc -l)
+        if [ -n "$multi_ftl_files" ]; then
+          echo "$multi_ftl_files" | head -10
+          echo "... (showing first 10 of $multi_locales total files)"
+        else
+          echo "(no locale keys found)"
+        fi
+        echo
+
+        # Store counts for validation step
+        echo "cat_locales=$cat_locales" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "ls_locales=$ls_locales" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "multi_locales=$multi_locales" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Validate cat binary locale embedding
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Validate that cat binary only embeds its own locale files
+        echo "Validating cat binary locale embedding..."
+        if [ "$cat_locales" -le 5 ]; then
+          echo "✓ SUCCESS: cat binary uses targeted locale embedding ($cat_locales files)"
+        else
+          echo "✗ FAILURE: cat binary has too many embedded locale files ($cat_locales). Expected ≤ 5."
+          echo "This indicates LOCALE EMBEDDING REGRESSION - all locales are being embedded instead of just the target utility's locale."
+          echo "The optimization is not working correctly!"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Validate ls binary locale embedding
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Validate that ls binary only embeds its own locale files
+        echo "Validating ls binary locale embedding..."
+        if [ "$ls_locales" -le 5 ]; then
+          echo "✓ SUCCESS: ls binary uses targeted locale embedding ($ls_locales files)"
+        else
+          echo "✗ FAILURE: ls binary has too many embedded locale files ($ls_locales). Expected ≤ 5."
+          echo "This indicates LOCALE EMBEDDING REGRESSION - all locales are being embedded instead of just the target utility's locale."
+          echo "The optimization is not working correctly!"
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Validate multicall binary locale embedding
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Validate that multicall binary embeds all utility locale files
+        echo "Validating multicall binary locale embedding..."
+        if [ "$multi_locales" -ge 80 ]; then
+          echo "✓ SUCCESS: multicall binary has all locales ($multi_locales files)"
+        else
+          echo "✗ FAILURE: multicall binary has too few embedded locale files ($multi_locales). Expected ≥ 80."
+          echo "This indicates the multicall binary is not getting all required locales."
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Finalize locale embedding tests
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        ## Clean up and report overall test results
+        rm -f test.txt target/uucore_target_util.txt
+        echo "✓ All locale embedding regression tests passed"
+        echo "Summary:"
+        echo "  - cat binary: $cat_locales locale files (targeted embedding)"
+        echo "  - ls binary: $ls_locales locale files (targeted embedding)"
+        echo "  - multicall binary: $multi_locales locale files (full embedding)"
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 318c29ba9..14126677e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4083,6 +4083,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dns-lookup",
  "dunce",
  "fluent",
+ "fluent-bundle",
  "fluent-syntax",
  "glob",
  "hex",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b5e01e6b8..a4540cb19 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ digest = "0.10.7"
 
 # Fluent dependencies
 fluent = "0.17.0"
+fluent-bundle = "0.16.0"
 unic-langid = "0.9.6"
 fluent-syntax = "0.12.0"
 
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index e80d3aa7a..3832f1634 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -418,25 +418,29 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(LOCALES),y)
 locales:
-	$(foreach prog, $(INSTALLEES), \
-		if [ -d "$(BASEDIR)/src/uu/$(prog)/locales" ]; then \
-			mkdir -p "$(BUILDDIR)/locales/$(prog)"; \
-			for locale_file in "$(BASEDIR)"/src/uu/$(prog)/locales/*.ftl; do \
-				$(INSTALL) -v "$$locale_file" "$(BUILDDIR)/locales/$(prog)/"; \
+	@for prog in $(INSTALLEES); do \
+		if [ -d "$(BASEDIR)/src/uu/$$prog/locales" ]; then \
+			mkdir -p "$(BUILDDIR)/locales/$$prog"; \
+			for locale_file in "$(BASEDIR)"/src/uu/$$prog/locales/*.ftl; do \
+				if [ "$$(basename "$$locale_file")" != "en-US.ftl" ]; then \
+					$(INSTALL) -v "$$locale_file" "$(BUILDDIR)/locales/$$prog/"; \
+				fi; \
 			done; \
-		fi $(newline) \
-	)
+		fi; \
+	done
 
 
 install-locales:
-	$(foreach prog, $(INSTALLEES), \
-		if [ -d "$(BASEDIR)/src/uu/$(prog)/locales" ]; then \
-			mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(DATAROOTDIR)/locales/$(prog)"; \
-			for locale_file in "$(BASEDIR)"/src/uu/$(prog)/locales/*.ftl; do \
-				$(INSTALL) -v "$$locale_file" "$(DESTDIR)$(DATAROOTDIR)/locales/$(prog)/"; \
+	@for prog in $(INSTALLEES); do \
+		if [ -d "$(BASEDIR)/src/uu/$$prog/locales" ]; then \
+			mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$(DATAROOTDIR)/locales/$$prog"; \
+			for locale_file in "$(BASEDIR)"/src/uu/$$prog/locales/*.ftl; do \
+				if [ "$$(basename "$$locale_file")" != "en-US.ftl" ]; then \
+					$(INSTALL) -v "$$locale_file" "$(DESTDIR)$(DATAROOTDIR)/locales/$$prog/"; \
+				fi; \
 			done; \
-		fi $(newline) \
-	)
+		fi; \
+	done
 else
 install-locales:
 endif
diff --git a/docs/src/l10n.md b/docs/src/l10n.md
index ec9c1db03..5704004ce 100644
--- a/docs/src/l10n.md
+++ b/docs/src/l10n.md
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 
 This guide explains how localization (L10n) is implemented in the **Rust-based coreutils project**, detailing the use of [Fluent](https://projectfluent.org/) files, runtime behavior, and developer integration.
 
+## 🏗️ Architecture Overview
+
+**English (US) locale files (`en-US.ftl`) are embedded directly in the binary**, ensuring that English always works regardless of how the software is installed. Other language locale files are loaded from the filesystem at runtime.
+
+### Source Repository Structure
+
+- **Main repository**: Contains English (`en-US.ftl`) locale files embedded in binaries
+- **Translation repository**: [uutils/coreutils-l10n](https://github.com/uutils/coreutils-l10n) contains all other language translations
+
 ---
 
 ## 📁 Fluent File Layout
@@ -15,8 +24,8 @@ Each utility has its own set of translation files under:
 Examples:
 
 ```
-    src/uu/ls/locales/en-US.ftl
-    src/uu/ls/locales/fr-FR.ftl
+    src/uu/ls/locales/en-US.ftl    # Embedded in binary
+    src/uu/ls/locales/fr-FR.ftl    # Loaded from filesystem
 ```
 
 These files follow Fluent syntax and contain localized message patterns.
@@ -31,12 +40,11 @@ Localization must be explicitly initialized at runtime using:
     setup_localization(path)
 ```
 
-
 This is typically done:
 - In `src/bin/coreutils.rs` for **multi-call binaries**
 - In `src/uucore/src/lib.rs` for **single-call utilities**
 
-The string parameter determines the lookup path for Fluent files.
+The string parameter determines the lookup path for Fluent files. **English always works** because it's embedded, but other languages need their `.ftl` files to be available at runtime.
 
 ---
 
@@ -155,9 +163,13 @@ In release mode, **paths are resolved relative to the executable**:
 
 ```
     <executable_dir>/locales/<utility>/
+    <prefix>/share/locales/<utility>/
+    ~/.local/share/coreutils/locales/<utility>/
+    ~/.cargo/share/coreutils/locales/<utility>/
+    /usr/share/coreutils/locales/<utility>/
 ```
 
-If both fallback paths fail, an error is returned during `setup_localization()`.
+If external locale files aren't found, the system falls back to embedded English locales.
 
 ---
 
@@ -184,3 +196,15 @@ Fluent default (disabled here):
 ```
     "\u{2068}Alice\u{2069}"
 ```
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Embedded English Locales
+
+English locale files are always embedded directly in the binary during the build process. This ensures that:
+
+- **English always works** regardless of installation method (e.g., `cargo install`)
+- **No runtime dependency** on external `.ftl` files for English
+- **Fallback behavior** when other language files are missing
+
+The embedded English locales are generated at build time and included in the binary, providing a reliable fallback while still supporting full localization for other languages when their `.ftl` files are available.
diff --git a/fuzz/Cargo.lock b/fuzz/Cargo.lock
index 474332095..df591e763 100644
--- a/fuzz/Cargo.lock
+++ b/fuzz/Cargo.lock
@@ -1606,6 +1606,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "digest",
  "dunce",
  "fluent",
+ "fluent-bundle",
  "fluent-syntax",
  "glob",
  "hex",
diff --git a/src/uucore/Cargo.toml b/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
index 381a3041e..a316d1f0a 100644
--- a/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src/uucore/Cargo.toml
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@ icu_decimal = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = [
 icu_locale = { workspace = true, optional = true, features = ["compiled_data"] }
 icu_provider = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
-# Fluent dependencies
+# Fluent dependencies (always available for localization)
 fluent = { workspace = true }
 fluent-syntax = { workspace = true }
 unic-langid = { workspace = true }
+fluent-bundle = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 walkdir = { workspace = true, optional = true }
diff --git a/src/uucore/build.rs b/src/uucore/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fa88d93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/uucore/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+// This file is part of the uutils coreutils package.
+//
+// For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+// file that was distributed with this source code.
+
+use std::env;
+use std::fs::File;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+pub fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR")?;
+
+    let mut embedded_file = File::create(Path::new(&out_dir).join("embedded_locales.rs"))?;
+
+    writeln!(embedded_file, "// Generated at compile time - do not edit")?;
+    writeln!(
+        embedded_file,
+        "// This file contains embedded English locale files"
+    )?;
+    writeln!(embedded_file)?;
+    writeln!(embedded_file, "use std::collections::HashMap;")?;
+    writeln!(embedded_file)?;
+
+    // Start the function that returns embedded locales
+    writeln!(
+        embedded_file,
+        "pub fn get_embedded_locales() -> HashMap<&'static str, &'static str> {{"
+    )?;
+    writeln!(embedded_file, "    let mut locales = HashMap::new();")?;
+    writeln!(embedded_file)?;
+
+    // Try to detect if we're building for a specific utility by checking build configuration
+    // This attempts to identify individual utility builds vs multicall binary builds
+    let target_utility = detect_target_utility();
+
+    match target_utility {
+        Some(util_name) => {
+            // Embed only the specific utility's locale (cat.ftl for cat for example)
+            embed_single_utility_locale(&mut embedded_file, &project_root()?, &util_name)?;
+        }
+        None => {
+            // Embed all utilities locales (multicall binary or fallback)
+            embed_all_utilities_locales(&mut embedded_file, &project_root()?)?;
+        }
+    }
+
+    writeln!(embedded_file)?;
+    writeln!(embedded_file, "    locales")?;
+    writeln!(embedded_file, "}}")?;
+
+    embedded_file.flush()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Get the project root directory
+fn project_root() -> Result<std::path::PathBuf, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let manifest_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")?;
+    let uucore_path = std::path::Path::new(&manifest_dir);
+
+    // Navigate from src/uucore to project root
+    let project_root = uucore_path
+        .parent() // src/
+        .and_then(|p| p.parent()) // project root
+        .ok_or("Could not determine project root")?;
+
+    Ok(project_root.to_path_buf())
+}
+
+/// Attempt to detect which specific utility is being built
+fn detect_target_utility() -> Option<String> {
+    use std::fs;
+
+    // First check if an explicit environment variable was set
+    if let Ok(target_util) = env::var("UUCORE_TARGET_UTIL") {
+        if !target_util.is_empty() {
+            return Some(target_util);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Check for a build configuration file in the target directory
+    if let Ok(target_dir) = env::var("CARGO_TARGET_DIR") {
+        let config_path = std::path::Path::new(&target_dir).join("uucore_target_util.txt");
+        if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&config_path) {
+            let util_name = content.trim();
+            if !util_name.is_empty() && util_name != "multicall" {
+                return Some(util_name.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Fallback: Check the default target directory
+    if let Ok(project_root) = project_root() {
+        let config_path = project_root.join("target/uucore_target_util.txt");
+        if let Ok(content) = fs::read_to_string(&config_path) {
+            let util_name = content.trim();
+            if !util_name.is_empty() && util_name != "multicall" {
+                return Some(util_name.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // If no configuration found, assume multicall build
+    None
+}
+
+/// Embed locale for a single specific utility
+fn embed_single_utility_locale(
+    embedded_file: &mut std::fs::File,
+    project_root: &Path,
+    util_name: &str,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    use std::fs;
+
+    // Embed the specific utility's locale
+    let locale_path = project_root
+        .join("src/uu")
+        .join(util_name)
+        .join("locales/en-US.ftl");
+
+    if locale_path.exists() {
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(&locale_path)?;
+        writeln!(embedded_file, "    // Locale for {util_name}")?;
+        writeln!(
+            embedded_file,
+            "    locales.insert(\"{util_name}/en-US.ftl\", r###\"{content}\"###);"
+        )?;
+        writeln!(embedded_file)?;
+
+        // Tell Cargo to rerun if this file changes
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", locale_path.display());
+    }
+
+    // Always embed uucore locale file if it exists
+    let uucore_locale_path = project_root.join("src/uucore/locales/en-US.ftl");
+    if uucore_locale_path.exists() {
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(&uucore_locale_path)?;
+        writeln!(embedded_file, "    // Common uucore locale")?;
+        writeln!(
+            embedded_file,
+            "    locales.insert(\"uucore/en-US.ftl\", r###\"{content}\"###);"
+        )?;
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", uucore_locale_path.display());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Embed locale files for all utilities (multicall binary)
+fn embed_all_utilities_locales(
+    embedded_file: &mut std::fs::File,
+    project_root: &Path,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    use std::fs;
+
+    // Discover all uu_* directories
+    let src_uu_dir = project_root.join("src/uu");
+    if !src_uu_dir.exists() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let mut util_dirs = Vec::new();
+    for entry in fs::read_dir(&src_uu_dir)? {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        if entry.file_type()?.is_dir() {
+            if let Some(dir_name) = entry.file_name().to_str() {
+                util_dirs.push(dir_name.to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    util_dirs.sort();
+
+    // Embed locale files for each utility
+    for util_name in &util_dirs {
+        let locale_path = src_uu_dir.join(util_name).join("locales/en-US.ftl");
+        if locale_path.exists() {
+            let content = fs::read_to_string(&locale_path)?;
+            writeln!(embedded_file, "    // Locale for {util_name}")?;
+            writeln!(
+                embedded_file,
+                "    locales.insert(\"{util_name}/en-US.ftl\", r###\"{content}\"###);"
+            )?;
+            writeln!(embedded_file)?;
+
+            // Tell Cargo to rerun if this file changes
+            println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", locale_path.display());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Also embed uucore locale file if it exists
+    let uucore_locale_path = project_root.join("src/uucore/locales/en-US.ftl");
+    if uucore_locale_path.exists() {
+        let content = fs::read_to_string(&uucore_locale_path)?;
+        writeln!(embedded_file, "    // Common uucore locale")?;
+        writeln!(
+            embedded_file,
+            "    locales.insert(\"uucore/en-US.ftl\", r###\"{content}\"###);"
+        )?;
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", uucore_locale_path.display());
+    }
+
+    embedded_file.flush()?;
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
index d3cfaccde..7519e6025 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ macro_rules! bin {
                         uucore::locale::LocalizationError::ParseResource {
                             error: err_msg,
                             snippet,
-                        } => eprintln!("Localization parse error at {snippet}: {err_msg}"),
+                        } => eprintln!("Localization parse error at {snippet}: {err_msg:?}"),
                         other => eprintln!("Could not init the localization system: {other}"),
                     }
                     std::process::exit(99)
diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/locale.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/locale.rs
index e92a2ae6b..6bb4c0202 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/locale.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/mods/locale.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ impl UError for LocalizationError {
 
 pub const DEFAULT_LOCALE: &str = "en-US";
 
+// Include embedded locale files as fallback
+include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/embedded_locales.rs"));
+
 // A struct to handle localization with optional English fallback
 struct Localizer {
     primary_bundle: FluentBundle<FluentResource>,
@@ -108,12 +111,22 @@ thread_local! {
 fn init_localization(
     locale: &LanguageIdentifier,
     locales_dir: &Path,
+    util_name: &str,
 ) -> Result<(), LocalizationError> {
-    let en_locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str(DEFAULT_LOCALE)
+    let default_locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str(DEFAULT_LOCALE)
         .expect("Default locale should always be valid");
 
-    let english_bundle = create_bundle(&en_locale, locales_dir)?;
-    let loc = if locale == &en_locale {
+    // Try to load English from embedded resources first, then fall back to filesystem.
+    // This ensures consistent behavior and faster loading since embedded resources
+    // are immediately available. The filesystem fallback allows for development
+    // and testing scenarios where locale files might be present in the filesystem.
+    let english_bundle =
+        create_english_bundle_from_embedded(&default_locale, util_name).or_else(|_| {
+            // Try filesystem as fallback (useful for development/testing)
+            create_bundle(&default_locale, locales_dir)
+        })?;
+
+    let loc = if locale == &default_locale {
         // If requesting English, just use English as primary (no fallback needed)
         Localizer::new(english_bundle)
     } else {
@@ -180,6 +193,56 @@ fn create_bundle(
     Ok(bundle)
 }
 
+/// Create a bundle from embedded English locale files
+fn create_english_bundle_from_embedded(
+    locale: &LanguageIdentifier,
+    util_name: &str,
+) -> Result<FluentBundle<FluentResource>, LocalizationError> {
+    // Only support English from embedded files
+    if *locale != "en-US" {
+        return Err(LocalizationError::LocalesDirNotFound(
+            "Embedded locales only support en-US".to_string(),
+        ));
+    }
+
+    let embedded_locales = get_embedded_locales();
+    let locale_key = format!("{util_name}/en-US.ftl");
+
+    let ftl_content = embedded_locales.get(locale_key.as_str()).ok_or_else(|| {
+        LocalizationError::LocalesDirNotFound(format!("No embedded locale found for {util_name}"))
+    })?;
+
+    let resource = FluentResource::try_new(ftl_content.to_string()).map_err(
+        |(_partial_resource, errs): (FluentResource, Vec<ParserError>)| {
+            if let Some(first_err) = errs.into_iter().next() {
+                let snippet = first_err
+                    .slice
+                    .clone()
+                    .and_then(|range| ftl_content.get(range))
+                    .unwrap_or("")
+                    .to_string();
+                LocalizationError::ParseResource {
+                    error: first_err,
+                    snippet,
+                }
+            } else {
+                LocalizationError::LocalesDirNotFound("Parse error without details".to_string())
+            }
+        },
+    )?;
+
+    let mut bundle = FluentBundle::new(vec![locale.clone()]);
+    bundle.set_use_isolating(false);
+
+    bundle.add_resource(resource).map_err(|errs| {
+        LocalizationError::Bundle(format!(
+            "Failed to add embedded resource to bundle for {locale}: {errs:?}",
+        ))
+    })?;
+
+    Ok(bundle)
+}
+
 fn get_message_internal(id: &str, args: Option<FluentArgs>) -> String {
     LOCALIZER.with(|lock| {
         lock.get()
@@ -305,8 +368,25 @@ pub fn setup_localization(p: &str) -> Result<(), LocalizationError> {
         LanguageIdentifier::from_str(DEFAULT_LOCALE).expect("Default locale should always be valid")
     });
 
-    let locales_dir = get_locales_dir(p)?;
-    init_localization(&locale, &locales_dir)
+    // Try to find the locales directory. If found, use init_localization which
+    // will prioritize embedded resources but can also load from filesystem.
+    // If no locales directory exists, directly use embedded English resources.
+    match get_locales_dir(p) {
+        Ok(locales_dir) => init_localization(&locale, &locales_dir, p),
+        Err(_) => {
+            // No locales directory found, use embedded English directly
+            let default_locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str(DEFAULT_LOCALE)
+                .expect("Default locale should always be valid");
+            let english_bundle = create_english_bundle_from_embedded(&default_locale, p)?;
+            let localizer = Localizer::new(english_bundle);
+
+            LOCALIZER.with(|lock| {
+                lock.set(localizer)
+                    .map_err(|_| LocalizationError::Bundle("Localizer already initialized".into()))
+            })?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
@@ -603,6 +683,7 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
 
     #[test]
     fn test_localizer_format_with_args() {
+        use fluent::FluentArgs;
         let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
         let en_bundle = create_bundle(
             &LanguageIdentifier::from_str("en-US").unwrap(),
@@ -664,7 +745,10 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("en-US").unwrap();
 
-            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util");
+            if let Err(e) = &result {
+                eprintln!("Init localization failed: {}", e);
+            }
             assert!(result.is_ok());
 
             // Test that we can get messages
@@ -681,7 +765,7 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("fr-FR").unwrap();
 
-            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util");
             assert!(result.is_ok());
 
             // Test French message
@@ -702,7 +786,7 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("de-DE").unwrap(); // No German file
 
-            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util");
             assert!(result.is_ok());
 
             // Should use English as primary since German failed to load
@@ -720,11 +804,11 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("en-US").unwrap();
 
             // Initialize once
-            let result1 = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result1 = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "test");
             assert!(result1.is_ok());
 
             // Try to initialize again - should fail
-            let result2 = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result2 = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "test");
             assert!(result2.is_err());
 
             match result2 {
@@ -744,7 +828,7 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("fr-FR").unwrap();
 
-            init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path()).unwrap();
+            init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util").unwrap();
 
             let message = get_message("greeting");
             assert_eq!(message, "Bonjour, le monde!");
@@ -765,11 +849,12 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
 
     #[test]
     fn test_get_message_with_args() {
+        use fluent::FluentArgs;
         std::thread::spawn(|| {
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("en-US").unwrap();
 
-            init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path()).unwrap();
+            init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util").unwrap();
 
             let mut args = FluentArgs::new();
             args.set("name".to_string(), "Bob".to_string());
@@ -783,11 +868,12 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
 
     #[test]
     fn test_get_message_with_args_pluralization() {
+        use fluent::FluentArgs;
         std::thread::spawn(|| {
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("en-US").unwrap();
 
-            init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path()).unwrap();
+            init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util").unwrap();
 
             // Test singular
             let mut args1 = FluentArgs::new();
@@ -804,37 +890,26 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
         .join()
         .unwrap();
     }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_detect_system_locale_from_lang_env() {
-        // Save current LANG value
-        let original_lang = env::var("LANG").ok();
+        // Test locale parsing logic directly instead of relying on environment variables
+        // which can have race conditions in multi-threaded test environments
 
-        // Test with a valid locale
-        unsafe {
-            env::set_var("LANG", "fr-FR.UTF-8");
-        }
-        let result = detect_system_locale();
-        assert!(result.is_ok());
-        assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), "fr-FR");
+        // Test parsing logic with UTF-8 encoding
+        let locale_with_encoding = "fr-FR.UTF-8";
+        let parsed = locale_with_encoding.split('.').next().unwrap();
+        let lang_id = LanguageIdentifier::from_str(parsed).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(lang_id.to_string(), "fr-FR");
 
-        // Test with locale without encoding
-        unsafe {
-            env::set_var("LANG", "es-ES");
-        }
-        let result = detect_system_locale();
-        assert!(result.is_ok());
-        assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), "es-ES");
+        // Test parsing logic without encoding
+        let locale_without_encoding = "es-ES";
+        let lang_id = LanguageIdentifier::from_str(locale_without_encoding).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(lang_id.to_string(), "es-ES");
 
-        // Restore original LANG value
-        if let Some(val) = original_lang {
-            unsafe {
-                env::set_var("LANG", val);
-            }
-        } else {
-            unsafe {
-                env::remove_var("LANG");
-            }
-        }
+        // Test that DEFAULT_LOCALE is valid
+        let default_lang_id = LanguageIdentifier::from_str(DEFAULT_LOCALE).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(default_lang_id.to_string(), "en-US");
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -928,19 +1003,24 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_setup_localization_missing_english_file() {
+    fn test_setup_localization_fallback_to_embedded() {
         std::thread::spawn(|| {
-            let temp_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap(); // Empty directory
-
-            let result = setup_localization(temp_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
-            assert!(result.is_err());
-
-            match result {
-                Err(LocalizationError::Io { source: _, path }) => {
-                    assert!(path.to_string_lossy().contains("en-US.ftl"));
-                }
-                _ => panic!("Expected IO error for missing English file"),
+            // Force English locale for this test
+            unsafe {
+                std::env::set_var("LANG", "en-US");
             }
+
+            // Test with a utility name that has embedded locales
+            // This should fall back to embedded English when filesystem files aren't found
+            let result = setup_localization("test");
+            if let Err(e) = &result {
+                eprintln!("Setup localization failed: {e}");
+            }
+            assert!(result.is_ok());
+
+            // Verify we can get messages (using embedded English)
+            let message = get_message("test-about");
+            assert_eq!(message, "Check file types and compare values."); // Should use embedded English
         })
         .join()
         .unwrap();
@@ -956,7 +1036,7 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
         let temp_path_main = temp_dir.path().to_path_buf();
         let main_handle = thread::spawn(move || {
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("fr-FR").unwrap();
-            init_localization(&locale, &temp_path_main).unwrap();
+            init_localization(&locale, &temp_path_main, "nonexistent_test_util").unwrap();
             let main_message = get_message("greeting");
             assert_eq!(main_message, "Bonjour, le monde!");
         });
@@ -971,7 +1051,7 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
 
             // Initialize in this thread with English
             let en_locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("en-US").unwrap();
-            init_localization(&en_locale, &temp_path).unwrap();
+            init_localization(&en_locale, &temp_path, "nonexistent_test_util").unwrap();
             let thread_message_after_init = get_message("greeting");
             assert_eq!(thread_message_after_init, "Hello, world!");
         });
@@ -989,11 +1069,12 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
 
     #[test]
     fn test_japanese_localization() {
+        use fluent::FluentArgs;
         std::thread::spawn(|| {
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("ja-JP").unwrap();
 
-            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util");
             assert!(result.is_ok());
 
             // Test Japanese greeting
@@ -1018,11 +1099,12 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
 
     #[test]
     fn test_arabic_localization() {
+        use fluent::FluentArgs;
         std::thread::spawn(|| {
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("ar-SA").unwrap();
 
-            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util");
             assert!(result.is_ok());
 
             // Test Arabic greeting (RTL text)
@@ -1077,7 +1159,7 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("ar-SA").unwrap();
 
-            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util");
             assert!(result.is_ok());
 
             // Test Arabic greeting (RTL text)
@@ -1118,7 +1200,7 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("ar-SA").unwrap();
 
-            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path());
+            let result = init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util");
             assert!(result.is_ok());
 
             // Test Arabic message exists
@@ -1132,13 +1214,15 @@ invalid-syntax = This is { $missing
         .join()
         .unwrap();
     }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_unicode_directional_isolation_disabled() {
+        use fluent::FluentArgs;
         std::thread::spawn(|| {
             let temp_dir = create_test_locales_dir();
             let locale = LanguageIdentifier::from_str("ar-SA").unwrap();
 
-            init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path()).unwrap();
+            init_localization(&locale, temp_dir.path(), "nonexistent_test_util").unwrap();
 
             // Test that Latin script names are NOT isolated in RTL context
             // since we disabled Unicode directional isolation