+#if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_8
+ // lot of code out there doesn't explicitly include wx/wxchar.h, but uses
+ // CRT wrappers that are now declared in wx/wxcrt.h and wx/wxcrtvararg.h,
+ // so let's include this header now that wxString is defined and it's safe
+ // to do it:
+ #include "wx/wxchar.h"
+#endif
+