Retroarch can't run playlists that are in UCS2/UTF-16 - silent failure
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Description
Description
Create a playlist using a Windows tool that defaults to UCS2/UTF-16 (there are many of them). Attempt to open the list in retroarch.
Expected behavior
Retroarch displays that the list contents.
Actual behavior
The list is empty. No error message is presented.
Converting the list into an 8-bit format corrects the issue.
Version/Commit
You can find this information under Information/System Information
- RetroArch: 1.9.2 (installed today)
Environment information
- OS: Windows 10
- Compiler: Not Applicable
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Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is named. Reproduce the issue with a UTF-16/UCS2 playlist on Windows and trace playlist loading; done means the playlist contents are displayed without requiring conversion to an 8-bit format.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100