[MERGE][Bug #116143] commit raises UnicodeError (traceback) if LANG is incorrect

[Ian Clatworthy]

Ian Clatworthy has voted approve.
Status is now: Approved
Comment:
I'll merge.

For details, see: 
http://bundlebuggy.aaronbentley.com/request/%3C1187701058.6453.3.camel%40lapbert%3E