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Convert UTF-16 to UTF-8 under Windows and Linux, in C

I was wondering if there is a recommended 'cross' Windows and Linux method for the purpose of converting strings from UTF-16LE to UTF-8? or one should use different methods for each environment?

I've managed to google few references to 'iconv' , but for somreason I can't find samples of basic conversions, such as - converting a wchar_t UTF-16 to UTF-8.

Anybody can recommend a method that would be 'cross', and if you know of references or a guide with samples, would very appreciate it.

Thanks, Doori Bar

Solution

  • Thanks guys, this is how I managed to solve the 'cross' windows and linux requirement:

    1. Downloaded and installed: MinGW , and MSYS
    2. Downloaded the libiconv source package
    3. Compiled libiconv via MSYS.

    That's about it.