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Re: Filename encoding

From: Mark H Weaver
Subject: Re: Filename encoding
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:36:57 -0500
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Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
> Windows stores file names on disk encoded in UTF-16, but converts them
> to the current codepage if you use Posix-style interfaces like 'open'
> and 'rename'.  (There are parallel APIs that accept UTF-16 encoded
> file names.)

Okay, so on Windows we should use the parallel APIs that accept UTF-16,
thus (apparently) completely avoiding the issue on that platform.

      Mark
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