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index 7109ffb22320160c00cda0408c30ae2efc5222b3..93f3ea020f59b445249f60d37040cab39bbb7bbe 100644 (file)
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ private:
         CPPUNIT_TEST( CP1252Tests ); // depends on UTF8 Decoder functioning correctly
         CPPUNIT_TEST( LibcTests );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( IconvTests );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( CP1252Tests ); // depends on UTF8 Decoder functioning correctly
         CPPUNIT_TEST( LibcTests );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( IconvTests );
+        CPPUNIT_TEST( Latin1Tests );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( FontmapTests );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( FontmapTests );
+        CPPUNIT_TEST( BufSize );
+        CPPUNIT_TEST( FromWCharTests );
 #ifdef HAVE_WCHAR_H
         CPPUNIT_TEST( UTF8_41 );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( UTF8_7f );
 #ifdef HAVE_WCHAR_H
         CPPUNIT_TEST( UTF8_41 );
         CPPUNIT_TEST( UTF8_7f );
@@ -112,7 +115,10 @@ private:
     void CP1252Tests();
     void LibcTests();
     void FontmapTests();
     void CP1252Tests();
     void LibcTests();
     void FontmapTests();
+    void BufSize();
+    void FromWCharTests();
     void IconvTests();
     void IconvTests();
+    void Latin1Tests();
 
     // verifies that the specified multibyte sequence decodes to the specified wchar_t sequence
     void TestDecoder(
 
     // verifies that the specified multibyte sequence decodes to the specified wchar_t sequence
     void TestDecoder(
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ private:
         size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
         const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
         const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
-        wxMBConv*      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+        wxMBConv&      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
         int            sizeofNull   // number of bytes occupied by terminating null in this encoding
         );
 
         int            sizeofNull   // number of bytes occupied by terminating null in this encoding
         );
 
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ private:
         size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
         const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
         const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
-        wxMBConv*      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+        wxMBConv&      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
         int            sizeofNull   // number of bytes occupied by terminating null in this encoding
         );
 
         int            sizeofNull   // number of bytes occupied by terminating null in this encoding
         );
 
@@ -142,7 +148,7 @@ private:
         size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
         const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
         const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
-        wxMBConv*      converter    // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+        wxMBConv&      converter    // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
         );
 
     // use wxTextOutputStream to exercise wxMBConv interface
         );
 
     // use wxTextOutputStream to exercise wxMBConv interface
@@ -152,7 +158,7 @@ private:
         size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
         const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
         const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
-        wxMBConv*      converter    // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+        wxMBConv&      converter    // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
         );
 #endif
 
         );
 #endif
 
@@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ private:
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         const char*    utf8Buffer,  // the same character sequence as multiBuffer, encoded as UTF-8
         size_t         utf8Bytes,   // the byte length of the UTF-8 encoded character sequence
         size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
         const char*    utf8Buffer,  // the same character sequence as multiBuffer, encoded as UTF-8
         size_t         utf8Bytes,   // the byte length of the UTF-8 encoded character sequence
-        wxMBConv*      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+        wxMBConv&      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
         int            sizeofNull   // the number of bytes occupied by a terminating null in the converter's encoding
         );
 
         int            sizeofNull   // the number of bytes occupied by a terminating null in the converter's encoding
         );
 
@@ -211,7 +217,8 @@ private:
 // register in the unnamed registry so that these tests are run by default
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION( MBConvTestCase );
 
 // register in the unnamed registry so that these tests are run by default
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_REGISTRATION( MBConvTestCase );
 
-// also include in it's own registry so that these tests can be run alone
+// also include in its own registry so that these tests can be run alone
+CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_NAMED_REGISTRATION( MBConvTestCase, "MBConvTestCase" );
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_NAMED_REGISTRATION( MBConvTestCase, "MBConv" );
 
 void MBConvTestCase::WC2CP1250()
 CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_NAMED_REGISTRATION( MBConvTestCase, "MBConv" );
 
 void MBConvTestCase::WC2CP1250()
@@ -241,11 +248,38 @@ void MBConvTestCase::WC2CP1250()
     }
 }
 
     }
 }
 
-// The following bytes represent the same string, containing Japanese and English 
+// Print an unsigned character array as a C unsigned character array.
+// NB: Please don't remove this function even though it's not used anywhere,
+//     it's very useful when debugging a failed test.
+wxString CByteArrayFormat( const void* data, size_t len, const wxChar* name )
+{
+    const unsigned char* bytes = (unsigned char*)data;
+    wxString result;
+
+    result.Printf( wxT("static const unsigned char %s[%i] = \n{"), name, (int)len );
+
+    for ( size_t i = 0; i < len; i++ )
+    {
+        if ( i != 0 )
+        {
+            result.append( wxT(",") );
+        }
+        if ((i%16)==0)
+        {
+            result.append( wxT("\n    ") );
+        }
+        wxString byte = wxString::Format( wxT("0x%02x"), bytes[i] );
+        result.append(byte);
+    }
+    result.append( wxT("\n};\n") );
+    return result;
+}
+
+// The following bytes represent the same string, containing Japanese and English
 // characters, encoded in several different formats.
 
 // encoded by iconv
 // characters, encoded in several different formats.
 
 // encoded by iconv
-const static unsigned char welcome_utf7_iconv[84] = 
+static const unsigned char welcome_utf7_iconv[84] =
 {
     0x57,0x65,0x6c,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,0x65,0x20,0x74,0x6f,0x20,0x6f,0x75,0x72,0x20,0x63,
     0x79,0x62,0x65,0x72,0x20,0x73,0x70,0x61,0x63,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x6f,0x72,0x63,0x65,
 {
     0x57,0x65,0x6c,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,0x65,0x20,0x74,0x6f,0x20,0x6f,0x75,0x72,0x20,0x63,
     0x79,0x62,0x65,0x72,0x20,0x73,0x70,0x61,0x63,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x6f,0x72,0x63,0x65,
@@ -255,7 +289,7 @@ const static unsigned char welcome_utf7_iconv[84] =
     0x57,0x54,0x41,0x43
 };
 // encoded by wxWindows (iconv can decode this successfully)
     0x57,0x54,0x41,0x43
 };
 // encoded by wxWindows (iconv can decode this successfully)
-const static unsigned char welcome_utf7_wx[109] = 
+static const unsigned char welcome_utf7_wx[109] =
 {
     0x57,0x65,0x6c,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,0x65,0x2b,0x41,0x43,0x41,0x2d,0x74,0x6f,0x2b,0x41,
     0x43,0x41,0x2d,0x6f,0x75,0x72,0x2b,0x41,0x43,0x41,0x2d,0x63,0x79,0x62,0x65,0x72,
 {
     0x57,0x65,0x6c,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,0x65,0x2b,0x41,0x43,0x41,0x2d,0x74,0x6f,0x2b,0x41,
     0x43,0x41,0x2d,0x6f,0x75,0x72,0x2b,0x41,0x43,0x41,0x2d,0x63,0x79,0x62,0x65,0x72,
@@ -266,7 +300,7 @@ const static unsigned char welcome_utf7_wx[109] =
     0x51,0x77,0x52,0x44,0x42,0x6e,0x4d,0x46,0x6b,0x77,0x41,0x67,0x2d
 };
 // encoded by iconv
     0x51,0x77,0x52,0x44,0x42,0x6e,0x4d,0x46,0x6b,0x77,0x41,0x67,0x2d
 };
 // encoded by iconv
-const static unsigned char welcome_utf8[89] = 
+static const unsigned char welcome_utf8[89] =
 {
     0x57,0x65,0x6c,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,0x65,0x20,0x74,0x6f,0x20,0x6f,0x75,0x72,0x20,0x63,
     0x79,0x62,0x65,0x72,0x20,0x73,0x70,0x61,0x63,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x6f,0x72,0x63,0x65,
 {
     0x57,0x65,0x6c,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,0x65,0x20,0x74,0x6f,0x20,0x6f,0x75,0x72,0x20,0x63,
     0x79,0x62,0x65,0x72,0x20,0x73,0x70,0x61,0x63,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x6f,0x72,0x63,0x65,
@@ -276,7 +310,7 @@ const static unsigned char welcome_utf8[89] =
     0xe3,0x81,0xa7,0xe3,0x81,0x99,0xe3,0x80,0x82
 };
 // encoded by iconv
     0xe3,0x81,0xa7,0xe3,0x81,0x99,0xe3,0x80,0x82
 };
 // encoded by iconv
-const static unsigned char welcome_utf16le[106] = 
+static const unsigned char welcome_utf16le[106] =
 {
     0x57,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x6c,0x00,0x63,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x6d,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x20,0x00,
     0x74,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x75,0x00,0x72,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x63,0x00,
 {
     0x57,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x6c,0x00,0x63,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x6d,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x20,0x00,
     0x74,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x75,0x00,0x72,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x63,0x00,
@@ -287,7 +321,7 @@ const static unsigned char welcome_utf16le[106] =
     0x44,0x30,0x44,0x30,0x67,0x30,0x59,0x30,0x02,0x30
 };
 // encoded by iconv
     0x44,0x30,0x44,0x30,0x67,0x30,0x59,0x30,0x02,0x30
 };
 // encoded by iconv
-const static unsigned char welcome_utf16be[106] = 
+static const unsigned char welcome_utf16be[106] =
 {
     0x00,0x57,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x6c,0x00,0x63,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x6d,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x20,
     0x00,0x74,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x75,0x00,0x72,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x63,
 {
     0x00,0x57,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x6c,0x00,0x63,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x6d,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x20,
     0x00,0x74,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x75,0x00,0x72,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x63,
@@ -298,7 +332,7 @@ const static unsigned char welcome_utf16be[106] =
     0x30,0x44,0x30,0x44,0x30,0x67,0x30,0x59,0x30,0x02
 };
 // encoded by iconv
     0x30,0x44,0x30,0x44,0x30,0x67,0x30,0x59,0x30,0x02
 };
 // encoded by iconv
-const static unsigned char welcome_utf32le[212] = 
+static const unsigned char welcome_utf32le[212] =
 {
     0x57,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x63,0x00,0x00,0x00,
     0x6f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6d,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00,
 {
     0x57,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x63,0x00,0x00,0x00,
     0x6f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6d,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x20,0x00,0x00,0x00,
@@ -316,7 +350,7 @@ const static unsigned char welcome_utf32le[212] =
     0x02,0x30,0x00,0x00
 };
 // encoded by iconv
     0x02,0x30,0x00,0x00
 };
 // encoded by iconv
-const static unsigned char welcome_utf32be[212] = 
+static const unsigned char welcome_utf32be[212] =
 {
     0x00,0x00,0x00,0x57,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x63,
     0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6d,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x20,
 {
     0x00,0x00,0x00,0x57,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6c,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x63,
     0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6f,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x6d,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x65,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x20,
@@ -334,7 +368,7 @@ const static unsigned char welcome_utf32be[212] =
     0x00,0x00,0x30,0x02
 };
 // encoded by iconv
     0x00,0x00,0x30,0x02
 };
 // encoded by iconv
-const static unsigned char welcome_cp932[71] = 
+static const unsigned char welcome_cp932[71] =
 {
     0x57,0x65,0x6c,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,0x65,0x20,0x74,0x6f,0x20,0x6f,0x75,0x72,0x20,0x63,
     0x79,0x62,0x65,0x72,0x20,0x73,0x70,0x61,0x63,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x6f,0x72,0x63,0x65,
 {
     0x57,0x65,0x6c,0x63,0x6f,0x6d,0x65,0x20,0x74,0x6f,0x20,0x6f,0x75,0x72,0x20,0x63,
     0x79,0x62,0x65,0x72,0x20,0x73,0x70,0x61,0x63,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x6f,0x72,0x63,0x65,
@@ -359,45 +393,51 @@ const static unsigned char welcome_cp932[71] =
 
 void MBConvTestCase::UTF7Tests()
 {
 
 void MBConvTestCase::UTF7Tests()
 {
+#if 0
+    wxCSConv convUTF7(wxFONTENCODING_UTF7);
+#else
+    wxMBConvUTF7 convUTF7;
+#endif
+
     TestDecoder
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf7_iconv, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf7_iconv), 
-        &wxConvUTF7,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf7_iconv,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf7_iconv),
+        convUTF7,
         1
         );
     TestDecoder
         1
         );
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf7_wx, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf7_wx), 
-        &wxConvUTF7,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf7_wx,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf7_wx),
+        convUTF7,
         1
         );
         1
         );
-#if 0 
-    // wxWidget's UTF-7 encoder generates different byte sequences than iconv's.  
+#if 0
+    // wxWidget's UTF-7 encoder generates different byte sequences than iconv's.
     // but both seem to be equally legal.
     // This test won't work and that's okay.
     TestEncoder
     // but both seem to be equally legal.
     // This test won't work and that's okay.
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf7_iconv, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf7_iconv), 
-        &wxConvUTF7,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf7_iconv,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf7_iconv),
+        convUTF7,
         1
         );
 #endif
     TestEncoder
         1
         );
 #endif
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf7_wx, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf7_wx), 
-        &wxConvUTF7,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf7_wx,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf7_wx),
+        convUTF7,
         1
         );
 }
         1
         );
 }
@@ -405,21 +445,21 @@ void MBConvTestCase::UTF7Tests()
 void MBConvTestCase::UTF8Tests()
 {
     TestDecoder
 void MBConvTestCase::UTF8Tests()
 {
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf8, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf8), 
-        &wxConvUTF8,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf8,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf8),
+        wxConvUTF8,
         1
         );
     TestEncoder
         1
         );
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf8, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf8), 
-        &wxConvUTF8,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf8,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf8),
+        wxConvUTF8,
         1
         );
 }
         1
         );
 }
@@ -428,21 +468,21 @@ void MBConvTestCase::UTF16LETests()
 {
     wxMBConvUTF16LE convUTF16LE;
     TestDecoder
 {
     wxMBConvUTF16LE convUTF16LE;
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf16le, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf16le), 
-        &convUTF16LE,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf16le,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf16le),
+        convUTF16LE,
         2
         );
     TestEncoder
         2
         );
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf16le, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf16le), 
-        &convUTF16LE,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf16le,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf16le),
+        convUTF16LE,
         2
         );
 }
         2
         );
 }
@@ -451,21 +491,21 @@ void MBConvTestCase::UTF16BETests()
 {
     wxMBConvUTF16BE convUTF16BE;
     TestDecoder
 {
     wxMBConvUTF16BE convUTF16BE;
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf16be, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf16be), 
-        &convUTF16BE,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf16be,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf16be),
+        convUTF16BE,
         2
         );
     TestEncoder
         2
         );
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf16be, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf16be), 
-        &convUTF16BE,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf16be,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf16be),
+        convUTF16BE,
         2
         );
 }
         2
         );
 }
@@ -474,21 +514,21 @@ void MBConvTestCase::UTF32LETests()
 {
     wxMBConvUTF32LE convUTF32LE;
     TestDecoder
 {
     wxMBConvUTF32LE convUTF32LE;
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf32le, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf32le), 
-        &convUTF32LE,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf32le,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf32le),
+        convUTF32LE,
         4
         );
     TestEncoder
         4
         );
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf32le, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf32le), 
-        &convUTF32LE,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf32le,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf32le),
+        convUTF32LE,
         4
         );
 }
         4
         );
 }
@@ -497,21 +537,21 @@ void MBConvTestCase::UTF32BETests()
 {
     wxMBConvUTF32BE convUTF32BE;
     TestDecoder
 {
     wxMBConvUTF32BE convUTF32BE;
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf32be, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf32be), 
-        &convUTF32BE,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf32be,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf32be),
+        convUTF32BE,
         4
         );
     TestEncoder
         4
         );
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_utf32be, 
-        sizeof(welcome_utf32be), 
-        &convUTF32BE,
+        (const char*)welcome_utf32be,
+        sizeof(welcome_utf32be),
+        convUTF32BE,
         4
         );
 }
         4
         );
 }
@@ -520,27 +560,27 @@ void MBConvTestCase::CP932Tests()
 {
     wxCSConv convCP932( wxFONTENCODING_CP932 );
     TestDecoder
 {
     wxCSConv convCP932( wxFONTENCODING_CP932 );
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_cp932, 
-        sizeof(welcome_cp932), 
-        &convCP932,
+        (const char*)welcome_cp932,
+        sizeof(welcome_cp932),
+        convCP932,
         1
         );
     TestEncoder
         1
         );
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t, 
+        (
+        (const wchar_t*)welcome_wchar_t,
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
         sizeof(welcome_wchar_t)/sizeof(wchar_t),
-        (const char*)welcome_cp932, 
-        sizeof(welcome_cp932), 
-        &convCP932,
+        (const char*)welcome_cp932,
+        sizeof(welcome_cp932),
+        convCP932,
         1
         );
 }
 
 // a character sequence encoded as iso8859-1 (iconv)
         1
         );
 }
 
 // a character sequence encoded as iso8859-1 (iconv)
-static const unsigned char iso8859_1[251] = 
+static const unsigned char iso8859_1[251] =
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
@@ -560,7 +600,7 @@ static const unsigned char iso8859_1[251] =
     0xf5,0xf6,0xf7,0xf8,0xf9,0xfa,0xfb,0xfc,0xfd,0xfe,0xff
 };
 // the above character sequence encoded as UTF-8 (iconv)
     0xf5,0xf6,0xf7,0xf8,0xf9,0xfa,0xfb,0xfc,0xfd,0xfe,0xff
 };
 // the above character sequence encoded as UTF-8 (iconv)
-static const unsigned char iso8859_1_utf8[379] = 
+static const unsigned char iso8859_1_utf8[379] =
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
@@ -589,7 +629,7 @@ static const unsigned char iso8859_1_utf8[379] =
 };
 
 // a character sequence encoded as CP1252 (iconv)
 };
 
 // a character sequence encoded as CP1252 (iconv)
-static const unsigned char CP1252[246] = 
+static const unsigned char CP1252[246] =
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
@@ -609,7 +649,7 @@ static const unsigned char CP1252[246] =
     0x85,0x89,0x8b,0x9b,0x80,0x99
 };
 // the above character sequence encoded as UTF-8 (iconv)
     0x85,0x89,0x8b,0x9b,0x80,0x99
 };
 // the above character sequence encoded as UTF-8 (iconv)
-static const unsigned char CP1252_utf8[386] = 
+static const unsigned char CP1252_utf8[386] =
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
@@ -638,8 +678,11 @@ static const unsigned char CP1252_utf8[386] =
     0x84,0xa2
 };
 
     0x84,0xa2
 };
 
+// this is unused currently so avoid warnings about this
+#if 0
+
 // a character sequence encoded as iso8859-5 (iconv)
 // a character sequence encoded as iso8859-5 (iconv)
-static const unsigned char iso8859_5[251] = 
+static const unsigned char iso8859_5[251] =
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
@@ -659,7 +702,7 @@ static const unsigned char iso8859_5[251] =
     0xf5,0xf6,0xf7,0xf8,0xf9,0xfa,0xfb,0xfc,0xfe,0xff,0xf0
 };
 // the above character sequence encoded as UTF-8 (iconv)
     0xf5,0xf6,0xf7,0xf8,0xf9,0xfa,0xfb,0xfc,0xfe,0xff,0xf0
 };
 // the above character sequence encoded as UTF-8 (iconv)
-static const unsigned char iso8859_5_utf8[380] = 
+static const unsigned char iso8859_5_utf8[380] =
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
 {
     0x05,0x06,0x07,0x08,0x09,0x0a,0x0b,0x0c,0x0d,0x0e,0x0f,0x10,0x11,0x12,0x13,0x14,
     0x15,0x16,0x17,0x18,0x19,0x1a,0x1b,0x1c,0x1d,0x1e,0x1f,0x20,0x21,0x22,0x23,0x24,
@@ -686,6 +729,7 @@ static const unsigned char iso8859_5_utf8[380] =
     0x92,0xd1,0x93,0xd1,0x94,0xd1,0x95,0xd1,0x96,0xd1,0x97,0xd1,0x98,0xd1,0x99,0xd1,
     0x9a,0xd1,0x9b,0xd1,0x9c,0xd1,0x9e,0xd1,0x9f,0xe2,0x84,0x96
 };
     0x92,0xd1,0x93,0xd1,0x94,0xd1,0x95,0xd1,0x96,0xd1,0x97,0xd1,0x98,0xd1,0x99,0xd1,
     0x9a,0xd1,0x9b,0xd1,0x9c,0xd1,0x9e,0xd1,0x9f,0xe2,0x84,0x96
 };
+#endif // 0
 
 // DecodeUTF8
 // decodes the specified *unterminated* UTF-8 byte array
 
 // DecodeUTF8
 // decodes the specified *unterminated* UTF-8 byte array
@@ -715,7 +759,7 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestCoder(
     size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     const char*    utf8Buffer,  // the same character sequence as multiBuffer, encoded as UTF-8
     size_t         utf8Bytes,   // the byte length of the UTF-8 encoded character sequence
     size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     const char*    utf8Buffer,  // the same character sequence as multiBuffer, encoded as UTF-8
     size_t         utf8Bytes,   // the byte length of the UTF-8 encoded character sequence
-    wxMBConv*      converter,   // the wxMBConv object thta can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+    wxMBConv&      converter,   // the wxMBConv object thta can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
     int            sizeofNull   // the number of bytes occupied by a terminating null in the converter's encoding
     )
 {
     int            sizeofNull   // the number of bytes occupied by a terminating null in the converter's encoding
     )
 {
@@ -724,24 +768,23 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestCoder(
     // so we should store the wide character version as UTF-8 and depend on
     // the UTF-8 converter's ability to decode it to platform specific wide characters
     // this test is invalid if the UTF-8 converter can't decode
     // so we should store the wide character version as UTF-8 and depend on
     // the UTF-8 converter's ability to decode it to platform specific wide characters
     // this test is invalid if the UTF-8 converter can't decode
-    wxWCharBuffer wideBuffer((size_t)0);
-    wideBuffer = DecodeUTF8( utf8Buffer, utf8Bytes );
-    size_t wideChars = wxWcslen( wideBuffer.data() );
+    const wxWCharBuffer wideBuffer(DecodeUTF8(utf8Buffer, utf8Bytes));
+    const size_t wideChars = wxWcslen(wideBuffer);
 
     TestDecoder
 
     TestDecoder
-        ( 
-        wideBuffer.data(), 
+        (
+        wideBuffer.data(),
         wideChars,
         wideChars,
-        (const char*)multiBuffer, 
+        multiBuffer,
         multiBytes,
         converter,
         sizeofNull
         );
     TestEncoder
         multiBytes,
         converter,
         sizeofNull
         );
     TestEncoder
-        ( 
-        wideBuffer.data(), 
+        (
+        wideBuffer.data(),
         wideChars,
         wideChars,
-        (const char*)multiBuffer, 
+        multiBuffer,
         multiBytes,
         converter,
         sizeofNull
         multiBytes,
         converter,
         sizeofNull
@@ -749,12 +792,12 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestCoder(
 }
 
 
 }
 
 
-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMBConv* new_wxMBConv_wxwin( const wxChar* name );
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMBConv* new_wxMBConv_wxwin( const char* name );
 
 void MBConvTestCase::FontmapTests()
 {
 #ifdef wxUSE_FONTMAP
 
 void MBConvTestCase::FontmapTests()
 {
 #ifdef wxUSE_FONTMAP
-    wxMBConv* converter = new_wxMBConv_wxwin( _T("CP1252") );
+    wxMBConv* converter = new_wxMBConv_wxwin("CP1252");
     if ( !converter )
     {
         return;
     if ( !converter )
     {
         return;
@@ -764,20 +807,134 @@ void MBConvTestCase::FontmapTests()
         sizeof(CP1252),
         (const char*)CP1252_utf8,
         sizeof(CP1252_utf8),
         sizeof(CP1252),
         (const char*)CP1252_utf8,
         sizeof(CP1252_utf8),
-        converter,
+        *converter,
         1
         );
     delete converter;
 #endif
 }
 
         1
         );
     delete converter;
 #endif
 }
 
+void MBConvTestCase::BufSize()
+{
+    wxCSConv conv1251(wxT("CP1251"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( conv1251.IsOk() );
+    const char *cp1251text =
+        "\313\301\326\305\324\323\321 \325\304\301\336\316\331\315";
+
+    const size_t lenW = conv1251.MB2WC(NULL, cp1251text, 0);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( strlen(cp1251text), lenW );
+    wxWCharBuffer wbuf(lenW + 1); // allocates lenW + 2 characters
+    wbuf.data()[lenW + 1] = L'!';
+
+    // lenW is not enough because it's the length and we need the size
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(
+        wxCONV_FAILED, conv1251.MB2WC(wbuf.data(), cp1251text, lenW) );
+
+    // lenW+1 is just fine
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(
+        conv1251.MB2WC(wbuf.data(), cp1251text, lenW + 1) != wxCONV_FAILED );
+
+    // of course, greater values work too
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(
+        conv1251.MB2WC(wbuf.data(), cp1251text, lenW + 2) != wxCONV_FAILED );
+
+    // but they shouldn't write more stuff to the buffer
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( L'!', wbuf[lenW + 1] );
+
+
+    // test in the other direction too, using an encoding with multibyte NUL
+    wxCSConv convUTF16(wxT("UTF-16LE"));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( convUTF16.IsOk() );
+    const wchar_t *utf16text = L"Hello";
+
+    const size_t lenMB = convUTF16.WC2MB(NULL, utf16text, 0);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wcslen(utf16text)*2, lenMB );
+    wxCharBuffer buf(lenMB + 2); // it only adds 1 for NUL on its own, we need 2
+                                 // for NUL and an extra one for the guard byte
+    buf.data()[lenMB + 2] = '?';
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(
+        wxCONV_FAILED, convUTF16.WC2MB(buf.data(), utf16text, lenMB) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(
+        wxCONV_FAILED, convUTF16.WC2MB(buf.data(), utf16text, lenMB + 1) );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(
+        convUTF16.WC2MB(buf.data(), utf16text, lenMB + 2) != wxCONV_FAILED );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(
+        convUTF16.WC2MB(buf.data(), utf16text, lenMB + 3) != wxCONV_FAILED );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '?', buf[lenMB + 2] );
+}
 
 
-WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMBConv* new_wxMBConv_iconv( const wxChar* name );
+void MBConvTestCase::FromWCharTests()
+{
+    wxCSConv conv950("CP950");
+    char mbuf[10];
+    // U+4e00 is 2 bytes (0xa4 0x40) in cp950
+    wchar_t wbuf[] = { 0x4e00, 0, 0x4e00, 0 };
+
+    // test simple ASCII text
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wxCONV_FAILED, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 0, L"a", 1));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '!', mbuf[0]);
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 1, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 1, L"a", 1));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 'a', mbuf[0]);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '!', mbuf[1]);
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wxCONV_FAILED, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 1, L"a", 2));
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 2, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 2, L"a", 2));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 'a', mbuf[0]);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '\0', mbuf[1]);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '!', mbuf[2]);
+
+    // test non-ASCII text, 1 wchar -> 2 char
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wxCONV_FAILED, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 0, wbuf, 1));
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wxCONV_FAILED, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 1, wbuf, 1));
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 2, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 2, wbuf, 1));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '!', mbuf[2]);
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wxCONV_FAILED, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 2, wbuf, 2));
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 3, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 3, wbuf, 2));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '\0', mbuf[2]);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '!', mbuf[3]);
+
+    // test text with embedded NUL-character and srcLen specified
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wxCONV_FAILED, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 3, wbuf, 3));
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wxCONV_FAILED, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 4, wbuf, 3));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 5, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 5, wbuf, 3));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '\0', mbuf[2]);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '!', mbuf[5]);
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wxCONV_FAILED, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 5, wbuf, 4));
+
+    memset(mbuf, '!', sizeof(mbuf));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 6, conv950.FromWChar(mbuf, 6, wbuf, 4));
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '\0', mbuf[2]);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '\0', mbuf[5]);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( '!', mbuf[6]);
+}
+
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxMBConv* new_wxMBConv_iconv( const char* name );
 
 void MBConvTestCase::IconvTests()
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_ICONV
 
 void MBConvTestCase::IconvTests()
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_ICONV
-    wxMBConv* converter = new_wxMBConv_iconv( _T("CP932") );
+    wxMBConv* converter = new_wxMBConv_iconv("CP932");
     if ( !converter )
     {
         return;
     if ( !converter )
     {
         return;
@@ -787,13 +944,31 @@ void MBConvTestCase::IconvTests()
         sizeof(welcome_cp932),
         (const char*)welcome_utf8,
         sizeof(welcome_utf8),
         sizeof(welcome_cp932),
         (const char*)welcome_utf8,
         sizeof(welcome_utf8),
-        converter,
+        *converter,
         1
         );
     delete converter;
 #endif
 }
 
         1
         );
     delete converter;
 #endif
 }
 
+void MBConvTestCase::Latin1Tests()
+{
+    TestCoder(
+        (const char*)iso8859_1,
+        sizeof(iso8859_1),
+        (const char*)iso8859_1_utf8,
+        sizeof(iso8859_1_utf8),
+        wxConvISO8859_1,
+        1
+        );
+
+    static const char nulstr[] = "foo\0bar\0";
+    static const size_t mbLen = WXSIZEOF(nulstr) - 1;
+    size_t wcLen;
+    wxConvISO8859_1.cMB2WC(nulstr, mbLen, &wcLen);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( mbLen, wcLen );
+}
+
 void MBConvTestCase::CP1252Tests()
 {
     wxCSConv convCP1252( wxFONTENCODING_CP1252 );
 void MBConvTestCase::CP1252Tests()
 {
     wxCSConv convCP1252( wxFONTENCODING_CP1252 );
@@ -802,42 +977,30 @@ void MBConvTestCase::CP1252Tests()
         sizeof(CP1252),
         (const char*)CP1252_utf8,
         sizeof(CP1252_utf8),
         sizeof(CP1252),
         (const char*)CP1252_utf8,
         sizeof(CP1252_utf8),
-        &convCP1252,
+        convCP1252,
         1
         );
 }
 
 void MBConvTestCase::LibcTests()
 {
         1
         );
 }
 
 void MBConvTestCase::LibcTests()
 {
-    // There isn't a locale that all systems support (except "C"), so leave
-    // this one disabled for non-Windows systems for the moment, until
-    // a solution can be found.
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-    setlocale( LC_ALL, "English_United States.1252" );
-    const unsigned char* systemMB = CP1252;
-    size_t systemMB_size = sizeof(CP1252);
-    const unsigned char* systemMB_utf8 = CP1252_utf8;
-    size_t systemMB_utf8_size = sizeof(CP1252_utf8);
-#else
-    setlocale( LC_ALL, "en_US.iso8859-1" );
-    const unsigned char* systemMB = iso8859_1;
-    size_t systemMB_size = sizeof(iso8859_1);
-    const unsigned char* systemMB_utf8 = iso8859_1_utf8;
-    size_t systemMB_utf8_size = sizeof(iso8859_1_utf8);
-#endif
+    // The locale name are OS-dependent so this test is done only under Windows
+    // when using MSVC (surprisingly it fails with MinGW, even though it's
+    // supposed to use the same CRT -- no idea why and unfortunately gdb is too
+    // flaky to debug it)
+#ifdef __VISUALC__
+    LocaleSetter loc("English_United States.1252");
+
     wxMBConvLibc convLibc;
     TestCoder(
     wxMBConvLibc convLibc;
     TestCoder(
-        (const char*)systemMB, 
-        systemMB_size,
-        (const char*)systemMB_utf8, 
-        systemMB_utf8_size,
-        &convLibc,
+        (const char*)CP1252,
+        sizeof(CP1252),
+        (const char*)CP1252_utf8,
+        sizeof(CP1252_utf8),
+        convLibc,
         1
         );
         1
         );
-
-#endif // __WXMSW__
+#endif // __VISUALC__
 }
 
 // verifies that the specified mb sequences decode to the specified wc sequence
 }
 
 // verifies that the specified mb sequences decode to the specified wc sequence
@@ -846,7 +1009,7 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestDecoder(
     size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
     const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
     const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
-    wxMBConv*      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+    wxMBConv&      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
     int            sizeofNull   // number of bytes occupied by terminating null in this encoding
     )
 {
     int            sizeofNull   // number of bytes occupied by terminating null in this encoding
     )
 {
@@ -858,14 +1021,19 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestDecoder(
     memset( &inputCopy.data()[multiBytes], 0, sizeofNull );
 
     // calculate the output size
     memset( &inputCopy.data()[multiBytes], 0, sizeofNull );
 
     // calculate the output size
-    size_t outputWritten = converter->MB2WC
-        ( 
-        0, 
-        (const char*)inputCopy.data(), 
+    size_t outputWritten = converter.MB2WC
+        (
+        0,
+        (const char*)inputCopy.data(),
         0
         );
     // make sure the correct output length was calculated
         0
         );
     // make sure the correct output length was calculated
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( outputWritten == wideChars );
+    WX_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE
+    (
+        ("while converting \"%s\"", multiBuffer),
+        wideChars,
+        outputWritten
+    );
 
     // convert the string
     size_t guardChars = 8; // to make sure we're not overrunning the output buffer
 
     // convert the string
     size_t guardChars = 8; // to make sure we're not overrunning the output buffer
@@ -874,14 +1042,14 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestDecoder(
     wxWCharBuffer outputBuffer(outputBufferChars);
     memset( outputBuffer.data(), UNINITIALIZED, outputBufferChars*sizeof(wchar_t) );
 
     wxWCharBuffer outputBuffer(outputBufferChars);
     memset( outputBuffer.data(), UNINITIALIZED, outputBufferChars*sizeof(wchar_t) );
 
-    outputWritten = converter->MB2WC
-        ( 
-        outputBuffer.data(), 
-        (const char*)inputCopy.data(), 
+    outputWritten = converter.MB2WC
+        (
+        outputBuffer.data(),
+        (const char*)inputCopy.data(),
         outputBufferChars
         );
     // make sure the correct number of characters were outputs
         outputBufferChars
         );
     // make sure the correct number of characters were outputs
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( outputWritten == wideChars );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( wideChars, outputWritten );
 
     // make sure the characters generated are correct
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( 0 == memcmp( outputBuffer, wideBuffer, wideChars*sizeof(wchar_t) ) );
 
     // make sure the characters generated are correct
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( 0 == memcmp( outputBuffer, wideBuffer, wideChars*sizeof(wchar_t) ) );
@@ -906,7 +1074,7 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestEncoder(
     size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
     const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
     const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
-    wxMBConv*      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+    wxMBConv&      converter,   // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
     int            sizeofNull   // number of bytes occupied by terminating null in this encoding
     )
 {
     int            sizeofNull   // number of bytes occupied by terminating null in this encoding
     )
 {
@@ -918,14 +1086,14 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestEncoder(
     inputCopy.data()[wideChars] = 0;
 
     // calculate the output size
     inputCopy.data()[wideChars] = 0;
 
     // calculate the output size
-    size_t outputWritten = converter->WC2MB
-        ( 
-        0, 
-        (const wchar_t*)inputCopy.data(), 
+    size_t outputWritten = converter.WC2MB
+        (
+        0,
+        (const wchar_t*)inputCopy.data(),
         0
         );
     // make sure the correct output length was calculated
         0
         );
     // make sure the correct output length was calculated
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( outputWritten == multiBytes );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( multiBytes, outputWritten );
 
     // convert the string
     size_t guardBytes = 8; // to make sure we're not overrunning the output buffer
 
     // convert the string
     size_t guardBytes = 8; // to make sure we're not overrunning the output buffer
@@ -933,15 +1101,15 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestEncoder(
     wxCharBuffer outputBuffer(outputBufferSize);
     memset( outputBuffer.data(), UNINITIALIZED, outputBufferSize );
 
     wxCharBuffer outputBuffer(outputBufferSize);
     memset( outputBuffer.data(), UNINITIALIZED, outputBufferSize );
 
-    outputWritten = converter->WC2MB
-        ( 
-        outputBuffer.data(), 
-        (const wchar_t*)inputCopy.data(), 
-        outputBufferSize 
+    outputWritten = converter.WC2MB
+        (
+        outputBuffer.data(),
+        (const wchar_t*)inputCopy.data(),
+        outputBufferSize
         );
 
     // make sure the correct number of characters were output
         );
 
     // make sure the correct number of characters were output
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT( outputWritten == multiBytes );
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( multiBytes, outputWritten );
 
     // make sure the characters generated are correct
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( 0 == memcmp( outputBuffer, multiBuffer, multiBytes ) );
 
     // make sure the characters generated are correct
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( 0 == memcmp( outputBuffer, multiBuffer, multiBytes ) );
@@ -973,18 +1141,22 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestStreamDecoder(
                                        size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
                                        const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
                                        size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
                                        size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
                                        const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
                                        size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
-                                       wxMBConv*      converter    // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+                                       wxMBConv&      converter    // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
                                        )
 {
     // this isn't meant to test wxMemoryInputStream or wxTextInputStream
     // it's meant to test the way wxTextInputStream uses wxMBConv
     // (which has exposed some problems with wxMBConv)
     wxMemoryInputStream memoryInputStream( multiBuffer, multiBytes );
                                        )
 {
     // this isn't meant to test wxMemoryInputStream or wxTextInputStream
     // it's meant to test the way wxTextInputStream uses wxMBConv
     // (which has exposed some problems with wxMBConv)
     wxMemoryInputStream memoryInputStream( multiBuffer, multiBytes );
-    wxTextInputStream textInputStream( memoryInputStream, wxT(""), *converter );
+    wxTextInputStream textInputStream( memoryInputStream, wxT(""), converter );
     for ( size_t i = 0; i < wideChars; i++ )
     {
         wxChar wc = textInputStream.GetChar();
     for ( size_t i = 0; i < wideChars; i++ )
     {
         wxChar wc = textInputStream.GetChar();
-        CPPUNIT_ASSERT( wc == wideBuffer[i] );
+        CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL_MESSAGE(
+            std::string(wxString::Format("At position %lu", (unsigned long)i)),
+            wideBuffer[i],
+            wc
+        );
     }
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( 0 == textInputStream.GetChar() );
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( memoryInputStream.Eof() );
     }
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( 0 == textInputStream.GetChar() );
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( memoryInputStream.Eof() );
@@ -999,7 +1171,7 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestStreamEncoder(
     size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
     const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         wideChars,   // the number of wide characters at wideBuffer
     const char*    multiBuffer, // a multibyte encoded character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
     size_t         multiBytes,  // the byte length of the multibyte character sequence that can be decoded by "converter"
-    wxMBConv*      converter    // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
+    wxMBConv&      converter    // the wxMBConv object that can decode multiBuffer into a wide character sequence
     )
 {
     // this isn't meant to test wxMemoryOutputStream or wxTextOutputStream
     )
 {
     // this isn't meant to test wxMemoryOutputStream or wxTextOutputStream
@@ -1007,12 +1179,15 @@ void MBConvTestCase::TestStreamEncoder(
     // (which has exposed some problems with wxMBConv)
     wxMemoryOutputStream memoryOutputStream;
     // wxEOL_UNIX will pass \n \r unchanged
     // (which has exposed some problems with wxMBConv)
     wxMemoryOutputStream memoryOutputStream;
     // wxEOL_UNIX will pass \n \r unchanged
-    wxTextOutputStream textOutputStream( memoryOutputStream, wxEOL_UNIX, *converter );
+    wxTextOutputStream textOutputStream( memoryOutputStream, wxEOL_UNIX, converter );
     for ( size_t i = 0; i < wideChars; i++ )
     {
         textOutputStream.PutChar( wideBuffer[i] );
     }
     for ( size_t i = 0; i < wideChars; i++ )
     {
         textOutputStream.PutChar( wideBuffer[i] );
     }
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( (wxFileOffset)multiBytes, memoryOutputStream.TellO() );
+
+    textOutputStream.Flush();
+
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( multiBytes, size_t(memoryOutputStream.TellO()) );
     wxCharBuffer copy( memoryOutputStream.TellO() );
     memoryOutputStream.CopyTo( copy.data(), memoryOutputStream.TellO());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 0, memcmp( copy.data(), multiBuffer, multiBytes ) );
     wxCharBuffer copy( memoryOutputStream.TellO() );
     memoryOutputStream.CopyTo( copy.data(), memoryOutputStream.TellO());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL( 0, memcmp( copy.data(), multiBuffer, multiBytes ) );
@@ -1065,7 +1240,7 @@ void MBConvTestCase::UTF8Octal(const char *charSequence,
 //
 static wchar_t *wx_wcscpy(wchar_t *dest, const wchar_t *src)
 {
 //
 static wchar_t *wx_wcscpy(wchar_t *dest, const wchar_t *src)
 {
-    wchar_t *d = dest; 
+    wchar_t *d = dest;
     while ((*d++ = *src++) != 0)
         ;
     return dest;
     while ((*d++ = *src++) != 0)
         ;
     return dest;
@@ -1075,7 +1250,7 @@ static wchar_t *wx_wcscpy(wchar_t *dest, const wchar_t *src)
 //
 static wchar_t *wx_wcscat(wchar_t *dest, const wchar_t *src)
 {
 //
 static wchar_t *wx_wcscat(wchar_t *dest, const wchar_t *src)
 {
-    wchar_t *d = dest; 
+    wchar_t *d = dest;
     while (*d)
         d++;
     while ((*d++ = *src++) != 0)
     while (*d)
         d++;
     while ((*d++ = *src++) != 0)
@@ -1118,12 +1293,12 @@ void MBConvTestCase::UTF8(const char *charSequence,
     const size_t BUFSIZE = 128;
     wxASSERT(strlen(charSequence) * 3 + 10 < BUFSIZE);
     char bytes[BUFSIZE];
     const size_t BUFSIZE = 128;
     wxASSERT(strlen(charSequence) * 3 + 10 < BUFSIZE);
     char bytes[BUFSIZE];
-    
+
     // include the option in the error messages so it's possible to see
     // which test failed
     sprintf(bytes, " (with option == %d)", option);
     std::string errmsg(bytes);
     // include the option in the error messages so it's possible to see
     // which test failed
     sprintf(bytes, " (with option == %d)", option);
     std::string errmsg(bytes);
-    
+
     // put the charSequence at the start, middle and end of a string
     strcpy(bytes, charSequence);
     strcat(bytes, "ABC");
     // put the charSequence at the start, middle and end of a string
     strcpy(bytes, charSequence);
     strcat(bytes, "ABC");