diff liboctave/system/lo-sysdep.cc @ 31607:aac27ad79be6 stable

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author Rik <rik@octave.org>
date Thu, 01 Dec 2022 18:02:15 -0800
parents e88a07dec498
children 597f3ee61a48
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--- a/liboctave/system/lo-sysdep.cc	Thu Dec 01 14:23:45 2022 -0800
+++ b/liboctave/system/lo-sysdep.cc	Thu Dec 01 18:02:15 2022 -0800
@@ -55,136 +55,284 @@
 
 OCTAVE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(sys)
 
-    int
-    system (const std::string& cmd_str)
-    {
+int
+system (const std::string& cmd_str)
+{
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
-      const std::wstring wcmd_str =  u8_to_wstring (cmd_str);
+  const std::wstring wcmd_str =  u8_to_wstring (cmd_str);
 
-      return _wsystem (wcmd_str.c_str ());
+  return _wsystem (wcmd_str.c_str ());
 #else
-      return ::system (cmd_str.c_str ());
+  return ::system (cmd_str.c_str ());
 #endif
-    }
+}
 
-    std::string
-    getcwd (void)
-    {
-      std::string retval;
+std::string
+getcwd (void)
+{
+  std::string retval;
 
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
-      wchar_t *tmp = _wgetcwd (nullptr, 0);
+  wchar_t *tmp = _wgetcwd (nullptr, 0);
 
-      if (! tmp)
-        (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("unable to find current directory");
+  if (! tmp)
+    (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("unable to find current directory");
 
-      std::wstring tmp_wstr (tmp);
-      free (tmp);
+  std::wstring tmp_wstr (tmp);
+  free (tmp);
 
-      std::string tmp_str = u8_from_wstring (tmp_wstr);
+  std::string tmp_str = u8_from_wstring (tmp_wstr);
 
-      retval = tmp_str;
+  retval = tmp_str;
 
 #else
-      // Using octave_getcwd_wrapper ensures that we have a getcwd that
-      // will allocate a buffer as large as necessary if buf and size are
-      // both 0.
+  // Using octave_getcwd_wrapper ensures that we have a getcwd that
+  // will allocate a buffer as large as necessary if buf and size are
+  // both 0.
 
-      char *tmp = octave_getcwd_wrapper (nullptr, 0);
+  char *tmp = octave_getcwd_wrapper (nullptr, 0);
+
+  if (! tmp)
+    (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("unable to find current directory");
 
-      if (! tmp)
-        (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("unable to find current directory");
+  retval = tmp;
+  free (tmp);
+#endif
+
+  return retval;
+}
 
-      retval = tmp;
-      free (tmp);
+int
+chdir (const std::string& path_arg)
+{
+  std::string path = sys::file_ops::tilde_expand (path_arg);
+
+#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
+  if (path.length () == 2 && path[1] == ':')
+    path += '\\';
 #endif
 
-      return retval;
+  return octave_chdir_wrapper (path.c_str ());
+}
+
+bool
+get_dirlist (const std::string& dirname, string_vector& dirlist,
+             std::string& msg)
+{
+  dirlist = "";
+  msg = "";
+#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
+  _WIN32_FIND_DATAW ffd;
+
+  std::string path_name (dirname);
+  if (path_name.empty ())
+    return true;
+
+  if (path_name.back () == '\\' || path_name.back () == '/')
+    path_name.push_back ('*');
+  else
+    path_name.append (R"(\*)");
+
+  // Find first file in directory.
+  std::wstring wpath_name = u8_to_wstring (path_name);
+  HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFileW (wpath_name.c_str (), &ffd);
+  if (INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE == hFind)
+    {
+      DWORD errCode = GetLastError ();
+      char *errorText = nullptr;
+      FormatMessageA (FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
+                      FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER |
+                      FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
+                      nullptr, errCode,
+                      MAKELANGID (LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
+                      reinterpret_cast <char *> (&errorText), 0, nullptr);
+      if (errorText != nullptr)
+        {
+          msg = std::string (errorText);
+          LocalFree (errorText);
+        }
+      return false;
     }
 
-    int
-    chdir (const std::string& path_arg)
-    {
-      std::string path = sys::file_ops::tilde_expand (path_arg);
+  std::list<std::string> dirlist_str;
+  do
+    dirlist_str.push_back (u8_from_wstring (ffd.cFileName));
+  while (FindNextFileW (hFind, &ffd) != 0);
+
+  FindClose(hFind);
+
+  dirlist = string_vector (dirlist_str);
 
-#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
-      if (path.length () == 2 && path[1] == ':')
-        path += '\\';
-#endif
+#else
+
+  dir_entry dir (dirname);
 
-      return octave_chdir_wrapper (path.c_str ());
+  if (! dir)
+    {
+      msg = dir.error ();
+      return false;
     }
 
-    bool
-    get_dirlist (const std::string& dirname, string_vector& dirlist,
-                 std::string& msg)
-    {
-      dirlist = "";
-      msg = "";
+  dirlist = dir.read ();
+
+  dir.close ();
+#endif
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
-      _WIN32_FIND_DATAW ffd;
 
-      std::string path_name (dirname);
-      if (path_name.empty ())
-        return true;
+static bool check_fseek_ftell_workaround_needed (bool set_nonbuffered_mode)
+{
+  // To check whether the workaround is needed:
+  //
+  //   * Create a tmp file with LF line endings only.
+  //
+  //   * Open that file for reading in text mode.
+  //
+  //   * Read a line.
+  //
+  //   * Use ftello to record the position of the beginning of the
+  //     second line.
+  //
+  //   * Read and save the contents of the second line.
+  //
+  //   * Use fseeko to return to the saved position.
+  //
+  //   * Read the second line again and compare to the previously
+  //     saved text.
+  //
+  //   * If the lines are different, we need to set non-buffered
+  //     input mode for files opened in text mode.
 
-      if (path_name.back () == '\\' || path_name.back () == '/')
-        path_name.push_back ('*');
-      else
-        path_name.append (R"(\*)");
+  std::string tmpname = sys::tempnam ("", "oct-");
 
-      // Find first file in directory.
-      std::wstring wpath_name = u8_to_wstring (path_name);
-      HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFileW (wpath_name.c_str (), &ffd);
-      if (INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE == hFind)
+  if (tmpname.empty ())
+    {
+      (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
+        ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (tmp name creation)!");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  std::FILE *fptr = std::fopen (tmpname.c_str (), "wb");
+
+  if (! fptr)
+    {
+      (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
+        ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (opening tmp file for writing)!");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  fprintf (fptr, "%s", "foo\nbar\nbaz\n");
+
+  std::fclose (fptr);
+
+  fptr = std::fopen (tmpname.c_str (), "rt");
+
+  if (! fptr)
+    {
+      (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
+        ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (opening tmp file for reading)!");
+      return false;
+    }
+
+  unwind_action act ([=] ()
+  {
+    std::fclose (fptr);
+    sys::unlink (tmpname);
+  });
+
+  if (set_nonbuffered_mode)
+    ::setvbuf (fptr, nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
+
+  while (true)
+    {
+      int c = fgetc (fptr);
+
+      if (c == EOF)
         {
-          DWORD errCode = GetLastError ();
-          char *errorText = nullptr;
-          FormatMessageA (FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM |
-                          FORMAT_MESSAGE_ALLOCATE_BUFFER |
-                          FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS,
-                          nullptr, errCode,
-                          MAKELANGID (LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT),
-                          reinterpret_cast <char *> (&errorText), 0, nullptr);
-          if (errorText != nullptr)
-            {
-              msg = std::string (errorText);
-              LocalFree (errorText);
-            }
+          (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
+            ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (skipping first line)!");
           return false;
         }
 
-      std::list<std::string> dirlist_str;
-      do
-        dirlist_str.push_back (u8_from_wstring (ffd.cFileName));
-      while (FindNextFileW (hFind, &ffd) != 0);
+      if (c == '\n')
+        break;
+    }
 
-      FindClose(hFind);
+  off_t pos = octave_ftello_wrapper (fptr);
 
-      dirlist = string_vector (dirlist_str);
-
-#else
+  char buf1[8];
+  int i = 0;
+  while (true)
+    {
+      int c = fgetc (fptr);
 
-      dir_entry dir (dirname);
-
-      if (! dir)
+      if (c == EOF)
         {
-          msg = dir.error ();
+          (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
+            ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (reading second line)!");
           return false;
         }
 
-      dirlist = dir.read ();
+      if (c == '\n')
+        break;
+
+      buf1[i++] = static_cast<char> (c);
+    }
+  buf1[i] = '\0';
+
+  octave_fseeko_wrapper (fptr, pos, SEEK_SET);
+
+  char buf2[8];
+  i = 0;
+  while (true)
+    {
+      int c = fgetc (fptr);
 
-      dir.close ();
+      if (c == EOF)
+        {
+          (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
+            ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (reading after repositioning)!");
+          return false;
+        }
+
+      if (c == '\n')
+        break;
+
+      buf2[i++] = static_cast<char> (c);
+    }
+  buf2[i] = '\0';
+
+  return strcmp (buf1, buf2);
+}
+
 #endif
 
-      return true;
-    }
-
+std::FILE *
+fopen (const std::string& filename, const std::string& mode)
+{
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
 
-    static bool check_fseek_ftell_workaround_needed (bool set_nonbuffered_mode)
+  std::wstring wfilename = u8_to_wstring (filename);
+  std::wstring wmode = u8_to_wstring (mode);
+
+  std::FILE *fptr = _wfopen (wfilename.c_str (), wmode.c_str ());
+
+  static bool fseek_ftell_bug_workaround_needed = false;
+  static bool fseek_ftell_bug_checked = false;
+
+  if (! fseek_ftell_bug_checked && mode.find ('t') != std::string::npos)
     {
+      // FIXME: Is the following workaround needed for all files
+      // opened in text mode, or only for files opened for reading?
+
+      // Try to avoid fseek/ftell bug on Windows systems by setting
+      // non-buffered input mode for files opened in text mode, but
+      // only if it appears that the workaround is needed.  See
+      // Octave bug #58055.
+
       // To check whether the workaround is needed:
       //
       //   * Create a tmp file with LF line endings only.
@@ -193,559 +341,411 @@
       //
       //   * Read a line.
       //
-      //   * Use ftello to record the position of the beginning of the
-      //     second line.
+      //   * Use ftello to record the position of the beginning of
+      //     the second line.
       //
       //   * Read and save the contents of the second line.
       //
       //   * Use fseeko to return to the saved position.
       //
-      //   * Read the second line again and compare to the previously
-      //     saved text.
+      //   * Read the second line again and compare to the
+      //     previously saved text.
       //
       //   * If the lines are different, we need to set non-buffered
       //     input mode for files opened in text mode.
-
-      std::string tmpname = sys::tempnam ("", "oct-");
-
-      if (tmpname.empty ())
-        {
-          (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
-            ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (tmp name creation)!");
-          return false;
-        }
-
-      std::FILE *fptr = std::fopen (tmpname.c_str (), "wb");
+      //
+      //   * To verify that the workaround solves the problem,
+      //     repeat the above test with non-buffered input mode.  If
+      //     that fails, warn that there may be trouble with
+      //     ftell/fseek when reading files opened in text mode.
 
-      if (! fptr)
-        {
-          (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
-            ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (opening tmp file for writing)!");
-          return false;
-        }
-
-      fprintf (fptr, "%s", "foo\nbar\nbaz\n");
-
-      std::fclose (fptr);
-
-      fptr = std::fopen (tmpname.c_str (), "rt");
-
-      if (! fptr)
+      if (check_fseek_ftell_workaround_needed (false))
         {
-          (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
-            ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (opening tmp file for reading)!");
-          return false;
-        }
-
-      unwind_action act ([=] ()
-                         {
-                           std::fclose (fptr);
-                           sys::unlink (tmpname);
-                         });
-
-      if (set_nonbuffered_mode)
-        ::setvbuf (fptr, nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
-
-      while (true)
-        {
-          int c = fgetc (fptr);
-
-          if (c == EOF)
-            {
-              (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
-                ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (skipping first line)!");
-              return false;
-            }
-
-          if (c == '\n')
-            break;
+          if (check_fseek_ftell_workaround_needed (true))
+            (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
+              ("fseek/ftell may fail for files opened in text mode");
+          else
+            fseek_ftell_bug_workaround_needed = true;
         }
 
-      off_t pos = octave_ftello_wrapper (fptr);
-
-      char buf1[8];
-      int i = 0;
-      while (true)
-        {
-          int c = fgetc (fptr);
-
-          if (c == EOF)
-            {
-              (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
-                ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (reading second line)!");
-              return false;
-            }
-
-          if (c == '\n')
-            break;
-
-          buf1[i++] = static_cast<char> (c);
-        }
-      buf1[i] = '\0';
-
-      octave_fseeko_wrapper (fptr, pos, SEEK_SET);
-
-      char buf2[8];
-      i = 0;
-      while (true)
-        {
-          int c = fgetc (fptr);
-
-          if (c == EOF)
-            {
-              (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
-                ("fseek/ftell bug check failed (reading after repositioning)!");
-              return false;
-            }
-
-          if (c == '\n')
-            break;
-
-          buf2[i++] = static_cast<char> (c);
-        }
-      buf2[i] = '\0';
-
-      return strcmp (buf1, buf2);
+      fseek_ftell_bug_checked = true;
     }
 
-#endif
+  if (fseek_ftell_bug_workaround_needed
+      && mode.find ('t') != std::string::npos)
+    ::setvbuf (fptr, nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
+
+  return fptr;
 
-    std::FILE *
-    fopen (const std::string& filename, const std::string& mode)
-    {
+#else
+  return std::fopen (filename.c_str (), mode.c_str ());
+#endif
+}
+
+std::FILE *
+fopen_tmp (const std::string& name, const std::string& mode)
+{
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
 
-      std::wstring wfilename = u8_to_wstring (filename);
-      std::wstring wmode = u8_to_wstring (mode);
-
-      std::FILE *fptr = _wfopen (wfilename.c_str (), wmode.c_str ());
-
-      static bool fseek_ftell_bug_workaround_needed = false;
-      static bool fseek_ftell_bug_checked = false;
-
-      if (! fseek_ftell_bug_checked && mode.find ('t') != std::string::npos)
-        {
-          // FIXME: Is the following workaround needed for all files
-          // opened in text mode, or only for files opened for reading?
-
-          // Try to avoid fseek/ftell bug on Windows systems by setting
-          // non-buffered input mode for files opened in text mode, but
-          // only if it appears that the workaround is needed.  See
-          // Octave bug #58055.
+  // Append "D" to the mode string to indicate that this is a temporary
+  // file that should be deleted when the last open handle is closed.
+  std::string tmp_mode = mode + "D";
 
-          // To check whether the workaround is needed:
-          //
-          //   * Create a tmp file with LF line endings only.
-          //
-          //   * Open that file for reading in text mode.
-          //
-          //   * Read a line.
-          //
-          //   * Use ftello to record the position of the beginning of
-          //     the second line.
-          //
-          //   * Read and save the contents of the second line.
-          //
-          //   * Use fseeko to return to the saved position.
-          //
-          //   * Read the second line again and compare to the
-          //     previously saved text.
-          //
-          //   * If the lines are different, we need to set non-buffered
-          //     input mode for files opened in text mode.
-          //
-          //   * To verify that the workaround solves the problem,
-          //     repeat the above test with non-buffered input mode.  If
-          //     that fails, warn that there may be trouble with
-          //     ftell/fseek when reading files opened in text mode.
-
-          if (check_fseek_ftell_workaround_needed (false))
-            {
-              if (check_fseek_ftell_workaround_needed (true))
-                (*current_liboctave_warning_handler)
-                  ("fseek/ftell may fail for files opened in text mode");
-              else
-                fseek_ftell_bug_workaround_needed = true;
-            }
-
-          fseek_ftell_bug_checked = true;
-        }
-
-      if (fseek_ftell_bug_workaround_needed
-          && mode.find ('t') != std::string::npos)
-        ::setvbuf (fptr, nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
-
-      return fptr;
-
-#else
-      return std::fopen (filename.c_str (), mode.c_str ());
-#endif
-    }
-
-    std::FILE *
-    fopen_tmp (const std::string& name, const std::string& mode)
-    {
-#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
-
-      // Append "D" to the mode string to indicate that this is a temporary
-      // file that should be deleted when the last open handle is closed.
-      std::string tmp_mode = mode + "D";
-
-      return std::fopen (name.c_str (), tmp_mode.c_str ());
+  return std::fopen (name.c_str (), tmp_mode.c_str ());
 
 #else
 
-      std::FILE *fptr = std::fopen (name.c_str (), mode.c_str ());
+  std::FILE *fptr = std::fopen (name.c_str (), mode.c_str ());
 
-      // From gnulib: This relies on the Unix semantics that a file is not
-      // really removed until it is closed.
-      octave_unlink_wrapper (name.c_str ());
+  // From gnulib: This relies on the Unix semantics that a file is not
+  // really removed until it is closed.
+  octave_unlink_wrapper (name.c_str ());
 
-      return fptr;
+  return fptr;
 
 #endif
-    }
+}
 
-    std::fstream
-    fstream (const std::string& filename, const std::ios::openmode mode)
-    {
+std::fstream
+fstream (const std::string& filename, const std::ios::openmode mode)
+{
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
 
-      std::wstring wfilename = u8_to_wstring (filename);
+  std::wstring wfilename = u8_to_wstring (filename);
 
-      return std::fstream (wfilename.c_str (), mode);
+  return std::fstream (wfilename.c_str (), mode);
 
 #else
-      return std::fstream (filename.c_str (), mode);
+  return std::fstream (filename.c_str (), mode);
 #endif
-    }
+}
 
-    std::ifstream
-    ifstream (const std::string& filename, const std::ios::openmode mode)
-    {
+std::ifstream
+ifstream (const std::string& filename, const std::ios::openmode mode)
+{
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
 
-      std::wstring wfilename = u8_to_wstring (filename);
+  std::wstring wfilename = u8_to_wstring (filename);
 
-      return std::ifstream (wfilename.c_str (), mode);
+  return std::ifstream (wfilename.c_str (), mode);
 
 #else
-      return std::ifstream (filename.c_str (), mode);
+  return std::ifstream (filename.c_str (), mode);
 #endif
-    }
+}
 
-    std::ofstream
-    ofstream (const std::string& filename, const std::ios::openmode mode)
-    {
+std::ofstream
+ofstream (const std::string& filename, const std::ios::openmode mode)
+{
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
 
-      std::wstring wfilename = u8_to_wstring (filename);
+  std::wstring wfilename = u8_to_wstring (filename);
 
-      return std::ofstream (wfilename.c_str (), mode);
+  return std::ofstream (wfilename.c_str (), mode);
 
 #else
-      return std::ofstream (filename.c_str (), mode);
+  return std::ofstream (filename.c_str (), mode);
 #endif
-    }
+}
 
-    void
-    putenv_wrapper (const std::string& name, const std::string& value)
-    {
-      std::string new_env = name + "=" + value;
+void
+putenv_wrapper (const std::string& name, const std::string& value)
+{
+  std::string new_env = name + "=" + value;
 
-      // FIXME: The malloc leaks memory, but so would a call to setenv.
-      // Short of extreme measures to track memory, altering the environment
-      // always leaks memory, but the saving grace is that the leaks are small.
+  // FIXME: The malloc leaks memory, but so would a call to setenv.
+  // Short of extreme measures to track memory, altering the environment
+  // always leaks memory, but the saving grace is that the leaks are small.
 
-      // As far as I can see there's no way to distinguish between the
-      // various errors; putenv doesn't have errno values.
+  // As far as I can see there's no way to distinguish between the
+  // various errors; putenv doesn't have errno values.
 
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
-      std::wstring new_wenv = u8_to_wstring (new_env);
+  std::wstring new_wenv = u8_to_wstring (new_env);
 
-      int len = (new_wenv.length () + 1) * sizeof (wchar_t);
+  int len = (new_wenv.length () + 1) * sizeof (wchar_t);
 
-      wchar_t *new_item = static_cast<wchar_t *> (std::malloc (len));
+  wchar_t *new_item = static_cast<wchar_t *> (std::malloc (len));
 
-      wcscpy (new_item, new_wenv.c_str());
+  wcscpy (new_item, new_wenv.c_str());
 
-      if (_wputenv (new_item) < 0)
-        (*current_liboctave_error_handler)
-          ("putenv (%s) failed", new_env.c_str());
+  if (_wputenv (new_item) < 0)
+    (*current_liboctave_error_handler)
+      ("putenv (%s) failed", new_env.c_str());
 #else
-      int len = new_env.length () + 1;
+  int len = new_env.length () + 1;
+
+  char *new_item = static_cast<char *> (std::malloc (len));
 
-      char *new_item = static_cast<char *> (std::malloc (len));
+  std::strcpy (new_item, new_env.c_str());
+
+  if (octave_putenv_wrapper (new_item) < 0)
+    (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("putenv (%s) failed", new_item);
+#endif
+}
 
-      std::strcpy (new_item, new_env.c_str());
+std::string
+getenv_wrapper (const std::string& name)
+{
+#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
+  std::wstring wname = u8_to_wstring (name);
+  wchar_t *env = _wgetenv (wname.c_str ());
+  return env ? u8_from_wstring (env) : "";
+#else
+  char *env = ::getenv (name.c_str ());
+  return env ? env : "";
+#endif
+}
 
-      if (octave_putenv_wrapper (new_item) < 0)
-        (*current_liboctave_error_handler) ("putenv (%s) failed", new_item);
-#endif
-    }
+int
+unsetenv_wrapper (const std::string& name)
+{
+#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
+  putenv_wrapper (name, "");
 
-    std::string
-    getenv_wrapper (const std::string& name)
+  std::wstring wname = u8_to_wstring (name);
+  return (SetEnvironmentVariableW (wname.c_str (), nullptr) ? 0 : -1);
+#else
+  return octave_unsetenv_wrapper (name.c_str ());
+#endif
+}
+
+std::wstring
+u8_to_wstring (const std::string& utf8_string)
+{
+  // convert multibyte UTF-8 string to wide character string
+  static std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>, wchar_t>
+  wchar_conv;
+
+  std::wstring retval = L"";
+
+  try
     {
-#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
-      std::wstring wname = u8_to_wstring (name);
-      wchar_t *env = _wgetenv (wname.c_str ());
-      return env ? u8_from_wstring (env) : "";
-#else
-      char *env = ::getenv (name.c_str ());
-      return env ? env : "";
-#endif
+      retval = wchar_conv.from_bytes (utf8_string);
+    }
+  catch (const std::range_error& e)
+    {
+      // What to do in case of error?
+      // error ("u8_to_wstring: converting from UTF-8 to wchar_t: %s",
+      //        e.what ());
     }
 
-    int
-    unsetenv_wrapper (const std::string& name)
-    {
-#if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
-      putenv_wrapper (name, "");
+  return retval;
+}
 
-      std::wstring wname = u8_to_wstring (name);
-      return (SetEnvironmentVariableW (wname.c_str (), nullptr) ? 0 : -1);
-#else
-      return octave_unsetenv_wrapper (name.c_str ());
-#endif
-    }
-
-    std::wstring
-    u8_to_wstring (const std::string& utf8_string)
-    {
-      // convert multibyte UTF-8 string to wide character string
-      static std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>, wchar_t>
-        wchar_conv;
-
-      std::wstring retval = L"";
+std::string
+u8_from_wstring (const std::wstring& wchar_string)
+{
+  // convert wide character string to multibyte UTF-8 string
+  static std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>, wchar_t>
+  wchar_conv;
 
-      try
-        {
-          retval = wchar_conv.from_bytes (utf8_string);
-        }
-      catch (const std::range_error& e)
-        {
-          // What to do in case of error?
-          // error ("u8_to_wstring: converting from UTF-8 to wchar_t: %s",
-          //        e.what ());
-        }
+  std::string retval = "";
 
-      return retval;
-    }
-
-    std::string
-    u8_from_wstring (const std::wstring& wchar_string)
+  try
     {
-      // convert wide character string to multibyte UTF-8 string
-      static std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>, wchar_t>
-        wchar_conv;
-
-      std::string retval = "";
-
-      try
-        {
-          retval = wchar_conv.to_bytes (wchar_string);
-        }
-      catch (const std::range_error& e)
-        {
-          // What to do in case of error?
-          // error ("u8_from_wstring: converting from wchar_t to UTF-8: %s",
-          //        e.what ());
-        }
-
-      return retval;
+      retval = wchar_conv.to_bytes (wchar_string);
+    }
+  catch (const std::range_error& e)
+    {
+      // What to do in case of error?
+      // error ("u8_from_wstring: converting from wchar_t to UTF-8: %s",
+      //        e.what ());
     }
 
-    // At quite a few places in the code we are passing file names as
-    // char arrays to external library functions.
+  return retval;
+}
 
-    // When these functions try to locate the corresponding file on the
-    // disc, they need to use the wide character API on Windows to
-    // correctly open files with non-ASCII characters.
+// At quite a few places in the code we are passing file names as
+// char arrays to external library functions.
+
+// When these functions try to locate the corresponding file on the
+// disc, they need to use the wide character API on Windows to
+// correctly open files with non-ASCII characters.
 
-    // But they have no way of knowing which encoding we are using for
-    // the passed string.  So they have no way of reliably converting to
-    // a wchar_t array.  (I.e. there is no possible fix for these
-    // functions with current C or C++.)
+// But they have no way of knowing which encoding we are using for
+// the passed string.  So they have no way of reliably converting to
+// a wchar_t array.  (I.e. there is no possible fix for these
+// functions with current C or C++.)
 
-    // To solve the dilemma, the function "get_ASCII_filename" first
-    // checks whether there are any non-ASCII characters in the passed
-    // file name.  If there are not, it returns the original name.
+// To solve the dilemma, the function "get_ASCII_filename" first
+// checks whether there are any non-ASCII characters in the passed
+// file name.  If there are not, it returns the original name.
 
-    // Otherwise, it optionally tries to convert the file name to the locale
-    // charset.
+// Otherwise, it optionally tries to convert the file name to the locale
+// charset.
 
-    // If the file name contains characters that cannot be converted to the
-    // locale charset (or that step is skipped), it tries to obtain the short
-    // file name (8.3 naming scheme) which only consists of ASCII characters
-    // and are safe to pass.  However, short file names can be disabled for
-    // performance reasons on the file system level with NTFS and they are not
-    // stored on other file systems (e.g. ExFAT).  So there is no guarantee
-    // that these exist.
+// If the file name contains characters that cannot be converted to the
+// locale charset (or that step is skipped), it tries to obtain the short
+// file name (8.3 naming scheme) which only consists of ASCII characters
+// and are safe to pass.  However, short file names can be disabled for
+// performance reasons on the file system level with NTFS and they are not
+// stored on other file systems (e.g. ExFAT).  So there is no guarantee
+// that these exist.
 
-    // If short file names are not stored, a hard link to the file is
-    // created.  For this the path to the file is split at the deepest
-    // possible level that doesn't contain non-ASCII characters.  At
-    // that level a hidden folder is created that holds the hard links.
-    // That means we need to have write access on that location.  A path
-    // to that hard link is returned.
+// If short file names are not stored, a hard link to the file is
+// created.  For this the path to the file is split at the deepest
+// possible level that doesn't contain non-ASCII characters.  At
+// that level a hidden folder is created that holds the hard links.
+// That means we need to have write access on that location.  A path
+// to that hard link is returned.
 
-    // If the file system is FAT32, there are no hard links.  But FAT32
-    // always stores short file names.  So we are safe.
+// If the file system is FAT32, there are no hard links.  But FAT32
+// always stores short file names.  So we are safe.
 
-    // ExFAT that is occasionally used on USB sticks and SD cards stores
-    // neither short file names nor does it support hard links.  So for
-    // exFAT with this function, there is (currently) no way to generate
-    // a file name that is stripped from non-ASCII characters but still
-    // is valid.
+// ExFAT that is occasionally used on USB sticks and SD cards stores
+// neither short file names nor does it support hard links.  So for
+// exFAT with this function, there is (currently) no way to generate
+// a file name that is stripped from non-ASCII characters but still
+// is valid.
 
-    // For Unixy systems, this function does nothing.
+// For Unixy systems, this function does nothing.
 
-    std::string
-    get_ASCII_filename (const std::string& orig_file_name,
-                        const bool allow_locale)
-    {
+std::string
+get_ASCII_filename (const std::string& orig_file_name,
+                    const bool allow_locale)
+{
 #if defined (OCTAVE_USE_WINDOWS_API)
 
-      // Return file name that only contains ASCII characters that can
-      // be used to access the file orig_file_name.  The original file
-      // must exist in the file system before calling this function.
-      // This is useful for passing file names to functions that are not
-      // aware of the character encoding we are using.
+  // Return file name that only contains ASCII characters that can
+  // be used to access the file orig_file_name.  The original file
+  // must exist in the file system before calling this function.
+  // This is useful for passing file names to functions that are not
+  // aware of the character encoding we are using.
 
-      // 0. Check whether filename contains non-ASCII (UTF-8) characters.
+  // 0. Check whether filename contains non-ASCII (UTF-8) characters.
 
-      std::string::const_iterator first_non_ASCII
-        = std::find_if (orig_file_name.begin (), orig_file_name.end (),
-                        [](char c) { return (c < 0 || c >= 128); });
+  std::string::const_iterator first_non_ASCII
+    = std::find_if (orig_file_name.begin (), orig_file_name.end (),
+  [](char c) { return (c < 0 || c >= 128); });
 
-      if (first_non_ASCII == orig_file_name.end ())
-        return orig_file_name;
+  if (first_non_ASCII == orig_file_name.end ())
+    return orig_file_name;
 
-      // 1. Optionally, check if all characters in the path can be successfully
-      // converted to the locale charset
-      if (allow_locale)
+  // 1. Optionally, check if all characters in the path can be successfully
+  // converted to the locale charset
+  if (allow_locale)
+    {
+      const char *locale = octave_locale_charset_wrapper ();
+      if (locale)
         {
-          const char *locale = octave_locale_charset_wrapper ();
-          if (locale)
+          const uint8_t *name_u8 = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>
+                                   (orig_file_name.c_str ());
+          std::size_t length = 0;
+          char *name_locale = octave_u8_conv_to_encoding_strict
+                              (locale, name_u8,
+                               orig_file_name.length () + 1, &length);
+          if (name_locale)
             {
-              const uint8_t *name_u8 = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>
-                                         (orig_file_name.c_str ());
-              std::size_t length = 0;
-              char *name_locale = octave_u8_conv_to_encoding_strict
-                                    (locale, name_u8,
-                                     orig_file_name.length () + 1, &length);
-              if (name_locale)
-                {
-                  std::string file_name_locale (name_locale, length);
-                  free (name_locale);
-                  return file_name_locale;
-                }
+              std::string file_name_locale (name_locale, length);
+              free (name_locale);
+              return file_name_locale;
             }
         }
+    }
 
-      // 2. Check if file system stores short filenames (might be ASCII-only).
+  // 2. Check if file system stores short filenames (might be ASCII-only).
+
+  std::wstring w_orig_file_name_str = u8_to_wstring (orig_file_name);
+  const wchar_t *w_orig_file_name = w_orig_file_name_str.c_str ();
+
+  // Get full path to file
+  wchar_t w_full_file_name[_MAX_PATH];
+  if (_wfullpath (w_full_file_name, w_orig_file_name, _MAX_PATH) == nullptr)
+    return orig_file_name;
+
+  std::wstring w_full_file_name_str = w_full_file_name;
+
+  // Get short filename (8.3) from UTF-16 filename.
+
+  long length = GetShortPathNameW (w_full_file_name, nullptr, 0);
+
+  if (length > 0)
+    {
+      // Dynamically allocate the correct size (terminating null char
+      // was included in length).
+
+      OCTAVE_LOCAL_BUFFER (wchar_t, w_short_file_name, length);
+      GetShortPathNameW (w_full_file_name, w_short_file_name, length);
+
+      std::wstring w_short_file_name_str
+        = std::wstring (w_short_file_name, length);
 
-      std::wstring w_orig_file_name_str = u8_to_wstring (orig_file_name);
-      const wchar_t *w_orig_file_name = w_orig_file_name_str.c_str ();
+      if (w_short_file_name_str.compare (0, length-1, w_full_file_name_str) != 0)
+        {
+          // Check whether short file name contains non-ASCII characters
+          std::string short_file_name
+            = u8_from_wstring (w_short_file_name_str);
+          first_non_ASCII
+            = std::find_if (short_file_name.begin (),
+                            short_file_name.end (),
+          [](char c) { return (c < 0 || c >= 128); });
+          if (first_non_ASCII == short_file_name.end ())
+            return short_file_name;
+        }
+    }
+
+  // 3. Create hard link with only-ASCII characters.
+  // Get longest possible part of path that only contains ASCII chars.
 
-      // Get full path to file
-      wchar_t w_full_file_name[_MAX_PATH];
-      if (_wfullpath (w_full_file_name, w_orig_file_name, _MAX_PATH) == nullptr)
+  std::wstring::iterator w_first_non_ASCII
+    = std::find_if (w_full_file_name_str.begin (), w_full_file_name_str.end (),
+  [](wchar_t c) { return (c < 0 || c >= 128); });
+  std::wstring tmp_substr
+    = std::wstring (w_full_file_name_str.begin (), w_first_non_ASCII);
+
+  std::size_t pos
+    = tmp_substr.find_last_of (u8_to_wstring (file_ops::dir_sep_chars ()));
+
+  std::string par_dir
+    = u8_from_wstring (w_full_file_name_str.substr (0, pos+1));
+
+  // Create .oct_ascii directory.
+  // FIXME: We need to have write permission in this location.
+
+  std::string oct_ascii_dir = par_dir + ".oct_ascii";
+  std::string test_dir = canonicalize_file_name (oct_ascii_dir);
+
+  if (test_dir.empty ())
+    {
+      std::string msg;
+      int status = sys::mkdir (oct_ascii_dir, 0777, msg);
+
+      if (status < 0)
         return orig_file_name;
 
-      std::wstring w_full_file_name_str = w_full_file_name;
-
-      // Get short filename (8.3) from UTF-16 filename.
-
-      long length = GetShortPathNameW (w_full_file_name, nullptr, 0);
-
-      if (length > 0)
-        {
-          // Dynamically allocate the correct size (terminating null char
-          // was included in length).
-
-          OCTAVE_LOCAL_BUFFER (wchar_t, w_short_file_name, length);
-          GetShortPathNameW (w_full_file_name, w_short_file_name, length);
-
-          std::wstring w_short_file_name_str
-            = std::wstring (w_short_file_name, length);
+      // Set hidden property.
+      SetFileAttributesA (oct_ascii_dir.c_str (), FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN);
+    }
 
-          if (w_short_file_name_str.compare (0, length-1, w_full_file_name_str) != 0)
-            {
-              // Check whether short file name contains non-ASCII characters
-              std::string short_file_name
-                = u8_from_wstring (w_short_file_name_str);
-              first_non_ASCII
-                = std::find_if (short_file_name.begin (),
-                                short_file_name.end (),
-                                [](char c) { return (c < 0 || c >= 128); });
-              if (first_non_ASCII == short_file_name.end ())
-                return short_file_name;
-            }
-        }
-
-      // 3. Create hard link with only-ASCII characters.
-      // Get longest possible part of path that only contains ASCII chars.
-
-      std::wstring::iterator w_first_non_ASCII
-        = std::find_if (w_full_file_name_str.begin (), w_full_file_name_str.end (),
-                        [](wchar_t c) { return (c < 0 || c >= 128); });
-      std::wstring tmp_substr
-        = std::wstring (w_full_file_name_str.begin (), w_first_non_ASCII);
+  // Create file from hash of full filename.
+  std::string filename_hash
+    = (oct_ascii_dir + file_ops::dir_sep_str ()
+       + crypto::hash ("SHA1", orig_file_name));
 
-      std::size_t pos
-        = tmp_substr.find_last_of (u8_to_wstring (file_ops::dir_sep_chars ()));
-
-      std::string par_dir
-        = u8_from_wstring (w_full_file_name_str.substr (0, pos+1));
-
-      // Create .oct_ascii directory.
-      // FIXME: We need to have write permission in this location.
+  // FIXME: This is just to check if the file exists.  Use a more efficient
+  // method.
+  std::string abs_filename_hash = canonicalize_file_name (filename_hash);
 
-      std::string oct_ascii_dir = par_dir + ".oct_ascii";
-      std::string test_dir = canonicalize_file_name (oct_ascii_dir);
-
-      if (test_dir.empty ())
-        {
-          std::string msg;
-          int status = sys::mkdir (oct_ascii_dir, 0777, msg);
-
-          if (status < 0)
-            return orig_file_name;
+  if (! abs_filename_hash.empty ())
+    sys::unlink (filename_hash);
 
-          // Set hidden property.
-          SetFileAttributesA (oct_ascii_dir.c_str (), FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN);
-        }
-
-      // Create file from hash of full filename.
-      std::string filename_hash
-        = (oct_ascii_dir + file_ops::dir_sep_str ()
-           + crypto::hash ("SHA1", orig_file_name));
+  // At this point, we know that we have only ASCII characters.
+  // So instead of converting, just copy the characters to std::wstring.
+  std::wstring w_filename_hash (filename_hash.begin (),
+                                filename_hash.end ());
 
-      // FIXME: This is just to check if the file exists.  Use a more efficient
-      // method.
-      std::string abs_filename_hash = canonicalize_file_name (filename_hash);
-
-      if (! abs_filename_hash.empty ())
-        sys::unlink (filename_hash);
-
-      // At this point, we know that we have only ASCII characters.
-      // So instead of converting, just copy the characters to std::wstring.
-      std::wstring w_filename_hash (filename_hash.begin (),
-                                    filename_hash.end ());
-
-      if (CreateHardLinkW (w_filename_hash.c_str (), w_orig_file_name, nullptr))
-        return filename_hash;
+  if (CreateHardLinkW (w_filename_hash.c_str (), w_orig_file_name, nullptr))
+    return filename_hash;
 
 #else
 
-      octave_unused_parameter (allow_locale);
+  octave_unused_parameter (allow_locale);
 
 #endif
 
-      return orig_file_name;
-    }
+  return orig_file_name;
+}
 
 OCTAVE_END_NAMESPACE(sys)
 OCTAVE_END_NAMESPACE(octave)