Reduce gettext wide/narrow and string/char* conversions

15 files changed, 125 insertions, 141 deletions

diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index cb6419fad..2f70d624c 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -2716,7 +2716,7 @@ void Client::afterContentReceived(IrrlichtDevice *device, gui::IGUIFont* font)
 	assert(m_nodedef_received);
 	assert(mediaReceived());
 
-	wchar_t* text = wgettext("Loading textures...");
+	const wchar_t* text = wgettext("Loading textures...");
 
 	// Rebuild inherited images and recreate textures
 	infostream<<"- Rebuilding images and textures"<<std::endl;
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index acc7a3a31..b674fd83b 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -1806,9 +1806,7 @@ void Game::run()
 
 void Game::shutdown()
 {
-	wchar_t *msg = wgettext("Shutting down...");
-	showOverlayMessage(msg, 0, 0, false);
-	delete [] msg;
+	showOverlayMessage(wgettext("Shutting down..."), 0, 0, false);
 
 	if (clouds)
 		clouds->drop();
@@ -1857,9 +1855,7 @@ bool Game::init(
 		u16 port,
 		const SubgameSpec &gamespec)
 {
-	wchar_t *msg = wgettext("Loading...");
-	showOverlayMessage(msg, 0, 0);
-	delete [] msg;
+	showOverlayMessage(wgettext("Loading..."), 0, 0);
 
 	texture_src = createTextureSource(device);
 	shader_src = createShaderSource(device);
@@ -1916,9 +1912,7 @@ bool Game::initSound()
 bool Game::createSingleplayerServer(const std::string map_dir,
 		const SubgameSpec &gamespec, u16 port, std::string *address)
 {
-	wchar_t *msg = wgettext("Creating server...");
-	showOverlayMessage(msg, 0, 5);
-	delete [] msg;
+	showOverlayMessage(wgettext("Creating server..."), 0, 5);
 
 	std::string bind_str = g_settings->get("bind_address");
 	Address bind_addr(0, 0, 0, 0, port);
@@ -1955,9 +1949,7 @@ bool Game::createClient(const std::string &playername,
 		const std::string &password, std::string *address, u16 port,
 		std::wstring *error_message)
 {
-	wchar_t *msg = wgettext("Creating client...");
-	showOverlayMessage(msg, 0, 10);
-	delete [] msg;
+	showOverlayMessage(wgettext("Creating client..."), 0, 10);
 
 	draw_control = new MapDrawControl;
 	if (!draw_control)
@@ -2130,9 +2122,7 @@ bool Game::connectToServer(const std::string &playername,
 	*aborted = false;
 	bool local_server_mode = false;
 
-	wchar_t *msg = wgettext("Resolving address...");
-	showOverlayMessage(msg, 0, 15);
-	delete [] msg;
+	showOverlayMessage(wgettext("Resolving address..."), 0, 15);
 
 	Address connect_address(0, 0, 0, 0, port);
 
@@ -2223,9 +2213,7 @@ bool Game::connectToServer(const std::string &playername,
 			}
 
 			// Update status
-			wchar_t *msg = wgettext("Connecting to server...");
-			showOverlayMessage(msg, dtime, 20);
-			delete [] msg;
+			showOverlayMessage(wgettext("Connecting to server..."), dtime, 20);
 		}
 	} catch (con::PeerNotFoundException &e) {
 		// TODO: Should something be done here? At least an info/error
@@ -2283,12 +2271,12 @@ bool Game::getServerContent(bool *aborted)
 		int progress = 25;
 
 		if (!client->itemdefReceived()) {
-			wchar_t *text = wgettext("Item definitions...");
+			const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Item definitions...");
 			progress = 25;
 			draw_load_screen(text, device, guienv, dtime, progress);
 			delete[] text;
 		} else if (!client->nodedefReceived()) {
-			wchar_t *text = wgettext("Node definitions...");
+			const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Node definitions...");
 			progress = 30;
 			draw_load_screen(text, device, guienv, dtime, progress);
 			delete[] text;
@@ -2311,7 +2299,7 @@ bool Game::getServerContent(bool *aborted)
 			}
 
 			progress = 30 + client->mediaReceiveProgress() * 35 + 0.5;
-			draw_load_screen(narrow_to_wide(message.str().c_str()), device,
+			draw_load_screen(narrow_to_wide(message.str()), device,
 					guienv, dtime, progress);
 		}
 	}
@@ -4127,6 +4115,7 @@ void Game::showOverlayMessage(const wchar_t *msg, float dtime,
 		int percent, bool draw_clouds)
 {
 	draw_load_screen(msg, device, guienv, dtime, percent, draw_clouds);
+	delete[] msg;
 }
 
 
@@ -4206,8 +4195,7 @@ void the_game(bool *kill,
 		errorstream << "ServerError: " << e.what() << std::endl;
 	} catch (ModError &e) {
 		errorstream << "ModError: " << e.what() << std::endl;
-		wchar_t *check_msg = wgettext("\nCheck debug.txt for details.");
-		error_message = narrow_to_wide(e.what()) + check_msg;
-		delete [] check_msg;
+		error_message = narrow_to_wide(e.what()) + wstrgettext("\nCheck debug.txt for details.");
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/src/gettext.cpp b/src/gettext.cpp
index 0c0e520ca..688a22570 100644
--- a/src/gettext.cpp
+++ b/src/gettext.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "gettext.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
+#include "log.h"
 
 #if USE_GETTEXT && defined(_MSC_VER)
 #include <WinNls.h>
@@ -116,9 +117,9 @@ const char* MSVC_LocaleLookup(const char* raw_shortname) {
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-void init_gettext(const char *path,std::string configured_language,int argc, char** argv) {
+void init_gettext(const char *path, const std::string &configured_language, int argc, char** argv) {
 #else
-void init_gettext(const char *path,std::string configured_language) {
+void init_gettext(const char *path, const std::string &configured_language) {
 #endif
 #if USE_GETTEXT
 	/** first try to set user override environment **/
@@ -173,15 +174,15 @@ void init_gettext(const char *path,std::string configured_language) {
 			}
 
 			if (!CreateProcess(appname.c_str(),
-								(char*) ptr_parameters,
-								NULL,
-								NULL,
-								false,
-								DETACHED_PROCESS | CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT,
-								NULL,
-								NULL,
-								&startupinfo,
-								&processinfo)) {
+					(char*) ptr_parameters,
+					NULL,
+					NULL,
+					false,
+					DETACHED_PROCESS | CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT,
+					NULL,
+					NULL,
+					&startupinfo,
+					&processinfo)) {
 				char buffer[1024];		
 				FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM,
 					NULL,
@@ -261,9 +262,6 @@ void init_gettext(const char *path,std::string configured_language) {
 
 	setlocale(LC_NUMERIC,"C");
 	infostream << "Message locale is now set to: "
-			<< setlocale(LC_ALL,0) << std::endl;
+			<< setlocale(LC_ALL, 0) << std::endl;
 }
 
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/gettext.h b/src/gettext.h
index 81510aed6..77fab895b 100644
--- a/src/gettext.h
+++ b/src/gettext.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #ifndef GETTEXT_HEADER
 #define GETTEXT_HEADER
 
-#include "config.h" // for USE_GETTEXT
-#include "log.h"
+//#include "config.h" // for USE_GETTEXT
 
 #if USE_GETTEXT
 #include <libintl.h>
@@ -33,64 +32,30 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #define gettext_noop(String) String
 #define N_(String) gettext_noop (String)
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
-	#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
-#endif
-#include <windows.h>
-
-#endif // #if defined(_WIN32)
-
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-void init_gettext(const char *path,std::string configured_language,int argc, char** argv);
+void init_gettext(const char *path, const std::string &configured_language, int argc, char** argv);
 #else
-void init_gettext(const char *path,std::string configured_language);
+void init_gettext(const char *path, const std::string &configured_language);
 #endif
 
-extern std::wstring narrow_to_wide(const std::string& mbs);
-#include "util/numeric.h"
+extern const wchar_t *narrow_to_wide_c(const char *mbs);
+extern std::wstring narrow_to_wide(const std::string &mbs);
 
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-inline wchar_t* chartowchar_t(const char *str)
+// You must free the returned string!
+inline const wchar_t *wgettext(const char *str)
 {
-	wchar_t* nstr = 0;
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-	int nResult = MultiByteToWideChar( CP_UTF8, 0, (LPCSTR) str, -1, 0, 0 );
-	if( nResult == 0 )
-	{
-		errorstream<<"gettext: MultiByteToWideChar returned null"<<std::endl;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		nstr = new wchar_t[nResult];
-		MultiByteToWideChar( CP_UTF8, 0, (LPCSTR) str, -1, (WCHAR *) nstr, nResult );
-	}
-#else
-	size_t l = strlen(str);
-	nstr = new wchar_t[l+1];
-
-	std::wstring intermediate = narrow_to_wide(str);
-	memset(nstr, 0, (l+1)*sizeof(wchar_t));
-	memcpy(nstr, intermediate.c_str(), l*sizeof(wchar_t));
-#endif
-
-	return nstr;
+	return narrow_to_wide_c(gettext(str));
 }
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-inline wchar_t* wgettext(const char *str)
+inline std::wstring wstrgettext(const std::string &text)
 {
-	return chartowchar_t(gettext(str));
+	return narrow_to_wide(gettext(text.c_str()));
 }
 
-/******************************************************************************/
-inline std::wstring wstrgettext(std::string text) {
-	wchar_t* wlabel = wgettext(text.c_str());
-	std::wstring out = (std::wstring)wlabel;
-	delete[] wlabel;
-	return out;
+inline std::string strgettext(const std::string &text)
+{
+	return gettext(text.c_str());
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/guiChatConsole.cpp b/src/guiChatConsole.cpp
index 19d9e3007..bdce7c872 100644
--- a/src/guiChatConsole.cpp
+++ b/src/guiChatConsole.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "porting.h"
 #include "tile.h"
 #include "fontengine.h"
-#include <string>
-
+#include "log.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
+#include <string>
 
 #if USE_FREETYPE
 #include "xCGUITTFont.h"
diff --git a/src/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp b/src/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
index c85bc16d7..20c9ecde7 100644
--- a/src/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/guiFormSpecMenu.cpp
@@ -2000,7 +2000,7 @@ void GUIFormSpecMenu::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 			mydata.rect =
 					core::rect<s32>(size.X/2-70, pos.Y,
 							(size.X/2-70)+140, pos.Y + (m_btn_height*2));
-			wchar_t* text = wgettext("Proceed");
+			const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Proceed");
 			Environment->addButton(mydata.rect, this, 257, text);
 			delete[] text;
 		}
diff --git a/src/guiKeyChangeMenu.cpp b/src/guiKeyChangeMenu.cpp
index 8b0bb8278..9bc8118a1 100644
--- a/src/guiKeyChangeMenu.cpp
+++ b/src/guiKeyChangeMenu.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void GUIKeyChangeMenu::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 		core::rect < s32 > rect(0, 0, 600, 40);
 		rect += topleft + v2s32(25, 3);
 		//gui::IGUIStaticText *t =
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("Keybindings. (If this menu screws up, remove stuff from minetest.conf)");
+		const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Keybindings. (If this menu screws up, remove stuff from minetest.conf)");
 		Environment->addStaticText(text,
 								   rect, false, true, this, -1);
 		delete[] text;
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ void GUIKeyChangeMenu::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 		{
 			core::rect < s32 > rect(0, 0, 100, 30);
 			rect += topleft + v2s32(offset.X + 105, offset.Y - 5);
-			wchar_t* text = wgettext(k->key.name());
-			k->button = Environment->addButton(rect, this, k->id, text );
+			const wchar_t *text = wgettext(k->key.name());
+			k->button = Environment->addButton(rect, this, k->id, text);
 			delete[] text;
 		}
 		if(i + 1 == KMaxButtonPerColumns)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void GUIKeyChangeMenu::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 		{
 			core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, option_w, 30);
 			rect += topleft + v2s32(option_x, option_y);
-			wchar_t* text = wgettext("\"Use\" = climb down");
+			const wchar_t *text = wgettext("\"Use\" = climb down");
 			Environment->addCheckBox(g_settings->getBool("aux1_descends"), rect, this,
 					GUI_ID_CB_AUX1_DESCENDS, text);
 			delete[] text;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void GUIKeyChangeMenu::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 		{
 			core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, option_w, 30);
 			rect += topleft + v2s32(option_x, option_y);
-			wchar_t* text = wgettext("Double tap \"jump\" to toggle fly");
+			const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Double tap \"jump\" to toggle fly");
 			Environment->addCheckBox(g_settings->getBool("doubletap_jump"), rect, this,
 					GUI_ID_CB_DOUBLETAP_JUMP, text);
 			delete[] text;
@@ -188,17 +188,17 @@ void GUIKeyChangeMenu::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	{
 		core::rect < s32 > rect(0, 0, 100, 30);
 		rect += topleft + v2s32(size.X - 100 - 20, size.Y - 40);
-		wchar_t* text =  wgettext("Save");
+		const wchar_t *text =  wgettext("Save");
 		Environment->addButton(rect, this, GUI_ID_BACK_BUTTON,
-							 text);
+				 text);
 		delete[] text;
 	}
 	{
 		core::rect < s32 > rect(0, 0, 100, 30);
 		rect += topleft + v2s32(size.X - 100 - 20 - 100 - 20, size.Y - 40);
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("Cancel");
+		const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Cancel");
 		Environment->addButton(rect, this, GUI_ID_ABORT_BUTTON,
-							 text );
+				text);
 		delete[] text;
 	}	
 }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ bool GUIKeyChangeMenu::resetMenu()
 			key_setting *k = key_settings.at(i);
 			if(k->id == activeKey)
 			{
-				wchar_t* text = wgettext(k->key.name());
+				const wchar_t *text = wgettext(k->key.name());
 				k->button->setText(text);
 				delete[] text;
 				break;
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ bool GUIKeyChangeMenu::OnEvent(const SEvent& event)
 		{
 			core::rect < s32 > rect(0, 0, 600, 40);
 			rect += v2s32(0, 0) + v2s32(25, 30);
-			wchar_t* text = wgettext("Key already in use");
+			const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Key already in use");
 			this->key_used_text = Environment->addStaticText(text,
-									rect, false, true, this, -1);
+					rect, false, true, this, -1);
 			delete[] text;
 			//infostream << "Key already in use" << std::endl;
 		}
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ bool GUIKeyChangeMenu::OnEvent(const SEvent& event)
 			}
 			assert(k);
 			k->key = kp;
-			wchar_t* text = wgettext(k->key.name());
+			const wchar_t *text = wgettext(k->key.name());
 			k->button->setText(text);
 			delete[] text;
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ bool GUIKeyChangeMenu::OnEvent(const SEvent& event)
 					resetMenu();
 					shift_down = false;
 					activeKey = event.GUIEvent.Caller->getID();
-					wchar_t* text = wgettext("press key");
+					const wchar_t *text = wgettext("press key");
 					k->button->setText(text);
 					delete[] text;
 					this->key_used.erase(std::remove(this->key_used.begin(),
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ bool GUIKeyChangeMenu::OnEvent(const SEvent& event)
 	return Parent ? Parent->OnEvent(event) : false;
 }
 
-void GUIKeyChangeMenu::add_key(int id, wchar_t* button_name, std::string setting_name)
+void GUIKeyChangeMenu::add_key(int id, const wchar_t *button_name, const std::string &setting_name)
 {
 	key_setting *k = new key_setting;
 	k->id = id;
@@ -412,3 +412,4 @@ void GUIKeyChangeMenu::init_keys()
 	this->add_key(GUI_ID_KEY_RANGE_BUTTON,     wgettext("Range select"),  "keymap_rangeselect");
 	this->add_key(GUI_ID_KEY_DUMP_BUTTON,      wgettext("Print stacks"),  "keymap_print_debug_stacks");
 }
+
diff --git a/src/guiKeyChangeMenu.h b/src/guiKeyChangeMenu.h
index 833514c1d..19a07620d 100644
--- a/src/guiKeyChangeMenu.h
+++ b/src/guiKeyChangeMenu.h
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-typedef struct {
+struct key_setting {
 	int id;
-	wchar_t *button_name;
+	const wchar_t *button_name;
 	KeyPress key;
 	std::string setting_name;
 	gui::IGUIButton *button;
-} key_setting;
+};
 
 
 class GUIKeyChangeMenu: public GUIModalMenu
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ private:
 
 	bool resetMenu();
 
-	void add_key(int id, wchar_t* button_name, std::string setting_name);
+	void add_key(int id, const wchar_t *button_name, const std::string &setting_name);
 
 	bool shift_down;
 	
diff --git a/src/guiPasswordChange.cpp b/src/guiPasswordChange.cpp
index c8a2214b6..d9a5cc48b 100644
--- a/src/guiPasswordChange.cpp
+++ b/src/guiPasswordChange.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ void GUIPasswordChange::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	v2s32 size = rect.getSize();
 	v2s32 topleft_client(40, 0);
 
+	const wchar_t *text;
+
 	/*
 		Add stuff
 	*/
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ void GUIPasswordChange::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	{
 		core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, 110, 20);
 		rect += topleft_client + v2s32(35, ypos+6);
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("Old Password");
+		text = wgettext("Old Password");
 		Environment->addStaticText(text, rect, false, true, this, -1);
 		delete[] text;
 	}
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ void GUIPasswordChange::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	{
 		core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, 110, 20);
 		rect += topleft_client + v2s32(35, ypos+6);
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("New Password");
+		text = wgettext("New Password");
 		Environment->addStaticText(text, rect, false, true, this, -1);
 		delete[] text;
 	}
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ void GUIPasswordChange::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	{
 		core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, 110, 20);
 		rect += topleft_client + v2s32(35, ypos+6);
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("Confirm Password");
+		text = wgettext("Confirm Password");
 		Environment->addStaticText(text, rect, false, true, this, -1);
 		delete[] text;
 	}
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ void GUIPasswordChange::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	{
 		core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, 140, 30);
 		rect = rect + v2s32(size.X/2-140/2, ypos);
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("Change");
+		text = wgettext("Change");
 		Environment->addButton(rect, this, ID_change, text);
 		delete[] text;
 	}
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ void GUIPasswordChange::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	{
 		core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, 300, 20);
 		rect += topleft_client + v2s32(35, ypos);
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("Passwords do not match!");
+		text = wgettext("Passwords do not match!");
 		IGUIElement *e = 
 		Environment->addStaticText(
 			text,
diff --git a/src/guiVolumeChange.cpp b/src/guiVolumeChange.cpp
index f31c650f3..b31b99a98 100644
--- a/src/guiVolumeChange.cpp
+++ b/src/guiVolumeChange.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void GUIVolumeChange::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	{
 		core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, 120, 20);
 		rect = rect + v2s32(size.X/2-60, size.Y/2-35);
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("Sound Volume: ");
+		const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Sound Volume: ");
 		Environment->addStaticText(text, rect, false,
 				true, this, ID_soundText1);
 		delete[] text;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void GUIVolumeChange::regenerateGui(v2u32 screensize)
 	{
 		core::rect<s32> rect(0, 0, 80, 30);
 		rect = rect + v2s32(size.X/2-80/2, size.Y/2+55);
-		wchar_t* text = wgettext("Exit");
+		const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Exit");
 		Environment->addButton(rect, this, ID_soundExitButton,
 			text);
 		delete[] text;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e7108a3e8..bbf88e80d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ bool ClientLauncher::run(GameParams &game_params, const Settings &cmd_args)
 	while (device->run() && !*kill && !g_gamecallback->shutdown_requested)
 	{
 		// Set the window caption
-		wchar_t *text = wgettext("Main Menu");
+		const wchar_t *text = wgettext("Main Menu");
 		device->setWindowCaption((std::wstring(L"Minetest [") + text + L"]").c_str());
 		delete[] text;
 
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
index 0f903ba5e..28c3d193d 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "sound.h"
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "main.h" // for g_settings
+#include "log.h"
 #include "EDriverTypes.h"
 
 #include <IFileArchive.h>
diff --git a/src/util/string.cpp b/src/util/string.cpp
index 1d9560608..b4908d62d 100644
--- a/src/util/string.cpp
+++ b/src/util/string.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <map>
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#include <windows.h>  // MultiByteToWideChar
+#endif
+
 static bool parseHexColorString(const std::string &value, video::SColor &color);
 static bool parseNamedColorString(const std::string &value, video::SColor &color);
 
@@ -58,51 +62,72 @@ int wctomb(char *s, wchar_t wc)
 
 int mbtowc(wchar_t *pwc, const char *s, size_t n)
 {
-	std::wstring intermediate = narrow_to_wide(s);
+	wchar_t *intermediate = narrow_to_wide(s);
 
 	if (intermediate.length() > 0) {
 		*pwc = intermediate[0];
 		return 1;
-	}
-	else {
+	} else {
 		return -1;
 	}
 }
+// You must free the returned string!
+const wchar_t *narrow_to_wide_c(const char *mbs)
+{
+	size_t mbl = strlen(mbs);
+	wchar_t wcs = new wchar_t[mbl + 1];
 
-std::wstring narrow_to_wide(const std::string& mbs) {
-	size_t wcl = mbs.size();
-
-	std::wstring retval = L"";
-
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < wcl; i++) {
-		if (((unsigned char) mbs[i] >31) &&
-		 ((unsigned char) mbs[i] < 127)) {
-
-			retval += wide_chars[(unsigned char) mbs[i] -32];
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < mbl; i++) {
+		if (((unsigned char) mbs[i] > 31) &&
+				((unsigned char) mbs[i] < 127)) {
+			wcs[i] = wide_chars[(unsigned char) mbs[i] - 32];
 		}
 		//handle newline
 		else if (mbs[i] == '\n') {
-			retval += L'\n';
+			wcs[i] = L'\n';
 		}
 	}
 
-	return retval;
+	return wcs;
 }
+
 #else
 
-std::wstring narrow_to_wide(const std::string& mbs)
+// You must free the returned string!
+const wchar_t *narrow_to_wide_c(const char *mbs)
 {
-	size_t wcl = mbs.size();
-	Buffer<wchar_t> wcs(wcl+1);
-	size_t l = mbstowcs(*wcs, mbs.c_str(), wcl);
-	if(l == (size_t)(-1))
-		return L"<invalid multibyte string>";
-	wcs[l] = 0;
-	return *wcs;
+	wchar_t *wcs = NULL;
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+	int wcl = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, (LPCSTR) mbs, -1, NULL, 0);
+	if (!wcl)
+		return NULL;
+	wcs = new wchar_t[wcl];
+	MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, (LPCSTR) mbs, -1, (WCHAR *) wcs, wcl);
+#else
+	size_t wcl = mbstowcs(NULL, mbs, 0);
+	if (wcl == (size_t) -1)
+		return NULL;
+	wcs = new wchar_t[wcl + 1];
+	size_t l = mbstowcs(wcs, mbs, wcl);
+	assert(l != (size_t) -1); // Should never happen if the last call worked
+	wcs[l] = '\0';
+#endif
+
+	return wcs;
 }
 
 #endif
 
+std::wstring narrow_to_wide(const std::string& mbs)
+{
+	const wchar_t *wcs = narrow_to_wide_c(mbs.c_str());
+	if (!wcs)
+		return L"<invalid multibyte string>";
+	std::wstring wstr(wcs);
+	delete [] wcs;
+	return wstr;
+}
+
 #ifdef __ANDROID__
 std::string wide_to_narrow(const std::wstring& wcs) {
 	size_t mbl = wcs.size()*4;
diff --git a/src/util/string.h b/src/util/string.h
index 3ece2371d..388184ca4 100644
--- a/src/util/string.h
+++ b/src/util/string.h
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ struct FlagDesc {
 	u32 flag;
 };
 
+// You must free the returned string!
+const wchar_t *narrow_to_wide_c(const char *mbs);
+
 std::wstring narrow_to_wide(const std::string& mbs);
 std::string wide_to_narrow(const std::wstring& wcs);
 std::string translatePassword(std::string playername, std::wstring password);
diff --git a/util/updatepo.sh b/util/updatepo.sh
index e9c113224..28755b1fe 100755
--- a/util/updatepo.sh
+++ b/util/updatepo.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ xgettext --package-name=minetest \
 	--keyword=N_ \
 	--keyword=wgettext \
 	--keyword=fgettext \
+	--keyword=strgettext \
 	--keyword=wstrgettext \
 	--output $potfile \
 	`find src/ -name '*.cpp' -o -name '*.h'` \