// Get the user's home dir (caller must copy --- volatile)
// returns NULL is no HOME dir is known
+#if defined(__UNIX__) && wxUSE_UNICODE
+WXDLLEXPORT const wxMB2WXbuf wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
+#else
WXDLLEXPORT wxChar* wxGetUserHome(const wxString& user = wxEmptyString);
+#endif
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Strip out any menu codes