# Libiconv and errno (Win32) - Thread: https://externals.io/message/1643 - Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/1643 - Started by l0t3k on 2003-05-17T23:50:54+00:00 - Messages: 4 - Reply by email to internals@lists.php.net - More for agents: search with https://externals.io/search.md?q={query} · JSON API at https://externals.io/api · documentation at https://externals.io/llms.txt --- ## #1643 — l0t3k — 2003-05-17T23:50:54+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/1643#1643 im developing an extension under Win32 which links to libiconv, but i'm having a slight problem. i have a conversion which fails (iconv returns (size_t)-1), but errno is set to 0. any clues as to what is happening ? not that it matters, but the conversion is from ISO-8859-1 to UTF-16 . l0t3k --- ## #1648 — Moriyoshi Koizumi — 2003-05-18T01:12:03+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/1643#1648 · In reply to: #1643 Hi, "l0t3k" wrote: > im developing an extension under Win32 which links to libiconv, but i'm > having a slight problem. i have a conversion which fails (iconv returns > (size_t)-1), but errno is set to 0. > any clues as to what is happening ? > > not that it matters, but the conversion is from ISO-8859-1 to UTF-16 . That's most likely iconv.dll and your extension are linked to different libc dlls since errno variable is both dll specific and thread specific. It also fails to set a correct value to errno if your iconv.dll is statically linked to MS libc. Moriyoshi --- ## #1649 — l0t3k — 2003-05-18T01:24:27+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/1643#1649 · In reply to: #1648 thanks for the quick response. i guess i have some digging to do. by the way, how far along is the new mbstring ? libiconv is not too convenient or smart on chunked conversions (which is where my problem lies) my last look a mbstring made me believe that this is something you consciously address. since my extension is ZE2 specific, i have some time to play with. l0t3k "Moriyoshi Koizumi" wrote in message news:20030518101203WUqOgo@at.wakwak.com... > Hi, > > "l0t3k" wrote: --- ## #1650 — l0t3k — 2003-05-18T01:31:53+00:00 URL: https://externals.io/message/1643#1650 · In reply to: #1648 thanks for the quick response. i guess i have some digging to do. by the way, how far along is the new mbstring ? libiconv is not too convenient or smart on chunked conversions (which is where my problem lies) my last look a mbstring made me believe that this is something you consciously address. since my extension is ZE2 specific, i have some time to play with. l0t3k "Moriyoshi Koizumi" wrote in message news:20030518101203WUqOgo@at.wakwak.com... > Hi, > > "l0t3k" wrote: