2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/i18n.c b/src/i18n.c
index 0a9d3be..5d5c33a 100644
--- a/src/i18n.c
+++ b/src/i18n.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "catalog.h"
+
 #include "i18n.h"
 
 
@@ -47,3 +49,8 @@ MSGS[] = {
 	[MSG_ERR_VECTOR_OUT_OF_BOUNDS]=  "idx (%ld) is beyond bounds (%ld)\n",
 	NULL
 };
+
+const char *
+_(const int msg_id) {
+	return s(MSGS, msg_id);
+}
diff --git a/src/i18n.h b/src/i18n.h
index 2cf992e..0472079 100644
--- a/src/i18n.h
+++ b/src/i18n.h
@@ -42,4 +42,5 @@ enum MSGCATALOG_ID {
 extern const char *const
 MSGS[];
 
-#define _(msg_id) s(MSGS, msg_id)
+const char *
+_(const int msg_id);