[SVN-1537] on win32, use wide-char functions for console i/o to reduce data loss

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: all
• Fix Version/s: 1.9.0
• Component/s: unknown

Environment

Windows XP

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Branko Čibej
• Created: 24/Sep/03 05:29
• Updated: 27/Oct/18 19:29
• Resolved: 22/May/14 12:22

Description

On NT-class variants of Windows, we should use the wide-character functions for console I/O and use UTF-16 encoding. Using apr_app_initialize instead of apr_initialize would also help, because command-line arguments and environment strings would be made available in UTF-8, again avoiding the need for lossy conversion.

Issue Links

• depends upon: SVN-780 Check printf return values
• is blocked by: SVN-780 Check printf return values