glib/libglib/src/giochannel.c
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+/* GLIB - Library of useful routines for C programming
+ * Copyright (C) 1995-1997  Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald
+ *
+ * giochannel.c: IO Channel abstraction
+ * Copyright 1998 Owen Taylor
+ * Portions copyright (c) 2006 Nokia Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.	 See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Modified by the GLib Team and others 1997-2000.  See the AUTHORS
+ * file for a list of people on the GLib Team.  See the ChangeLog
+ * files for a list of changes.  These files are distributed with
+ * GLib at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/. 
+ */
+
+/* 
+ * MT safe
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+#undef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+
+#include "glib.h"
+
+#include "giochannel.h"
+
+#include "glibintl.h"
+
+#include "galias.h"
+
+#ifdef __SYMBIAN32__
+#include <glib_wsd.h>
+#endif
+
+#define G_IO_NICE_BUF_SIZE	1024
+
+/* This needs to be as wide as the largest character in any possible encoding */
+#define MAX_CHAR_SIZE		10
+
+/* Some simplifying macros, which reduce the need to worry whether the
+ * buffers have been allocated. These also make USE_BUF () an lvalue,
+ * which is used in g_io_channel_read_to_end ().
+ */
+#define USE_BUF(channel)	((channel)->encoding ? (channel)->encoded_read_buf \
+				 : (channel)->read_buf)
+#define BUF_LEN(string)		((string) ? (string)->len : 0)
+
+static GIOError		g_io_error_get_from_g_error	(GIOStatus    status,
+							 GError      *err);
+static void		g_io_channel_purge		(GIOChannel  *channel);
+static GIOStatus	g_io_channel_fill_buffer	(GIOChannel  *channel,
+							 GError     **err);
+static GIOStatus	g_io_channel_read_line_backend	(GIOChannel  *channel,
+							 gsize       *length,
+							 gsize       *terminator_pos,
+							 GError     **error);
+
+EXPORT_C void
+g_io_channel_init (GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  channel->ref_count = 1;
+  channel->encoding = g_strdup ("UTF-8");
+  channel->line_term = NULL;
+  channel->line_term_len = 0;
+  channel->buf_size = G_IO_NICE_BUF_SIZE;
+  channel->read_cd = (GIConv) -1;
+  channel->write_cd = (GIConv) -1;
+  channel->read_buf = NULL; /* Lazy allocate buffers */
+  channel->encoded_read_buf = NULL;
+  channel->write_buf = NULL;
+  channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+  channel->use_buffer = TRUE;
+  channel->do_encode = FALSE;
+  channel->close_on_unref = FALSE;
+}
+
+EXPORT_C GIOChannel *
+g_io_channel_ref (GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, NULL);
+
+  g_atomic_int_inc (FIX_CASTING(int *)&channel->ref_count);
+
+  return channel;
+}
+
+EXPORT_C void 
+g_io_channel_unref (GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  gboolean is_zero;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (channel != NULL);
+
+  is_zero = g_atomic_int_dec_and_test (FIX_CASTING(int *)&channel->ref_count);
+
+  if (G_UNLIKELY (is_zero))
+    {
+      if (channel->close_on_unref)
+        g_io_channel_shutdown (channel, TRUE, NULL);
+      else
+        g_io_channel_purge (channel);
+      g_free (channel->encoding);
+      if (channel->read_cd != (GIConv) -1)
+        g_iconv_close (channel->read_cd);
+      if (channel->write_cd != (GIConv) -1)
+        g_iconv_close (channel->write_cd);
+      if (channel->line_term)
+        g_free (channel->line_term);
+      if (channel->read_buf)
+        g_string_free (channel->read_buf, TRUE);
+      if (channel->write_buf)
+        g_string_free (channel->write_buf, TRUE);
+      if (channel->encoded_read_buf)
+        g_string_free (channel->encoded_read_buf, TRUE);
+      channel->funcs->io_free (channel);
+    }
+}
+
+static GIOError
+g_io_error_get_from_g_error (GIOStatus status,
+			     GError *err)
+{
+  switch (status)
+    {
+      case G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL:
+      case G_IO_STATUS_EOF:
+        return G_IO_ERROR_NONE;
+      case G_IO_STATUS_AGAIN:
+        return G_IO_ERROR_AGAIN;
+      case G_IO_STATUS_ERROR:
+	g_return_val_if_fail (err != NULL, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+	
+        if (err->domain != G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR)
+          return G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+        switch (err->code)
+          {
+            case G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_INVAL:
+              return G_IO_ERROR_INVAL;
+            default:
+              return G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+          }
+      default:
+        g_assert_not_reached ();
+        return G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN; /* Keep the compiler happy */
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_read:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel. 
+ * @buf: a buffer to read the data into (which should be at least count bytes long).
+ * @count: the number of bytes to read from the #GIOChannel.
+ * @bytes_read: returns the number of bytes actually read. 
+ * 
+ * Reads data from a #GIOChannel. 
+ * 
+ * Return value: %G_IO_ERROR_NONE if the operation was successful. 
+ *
+ * Deprecated:2.2: Use g_io_channel_read_chars() instead.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOError 
+g_io_channel_read (GIOChannel *channel, 
+		   gchar      *buf, 
+		   gsize       count,
+		   gsize      *bytes_read)
+{
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GIOError error;
+  GIOStatus status;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (bytes_read != NULL, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+
+  if (count == 0)
+    {
+      if (bytes_read)
+        *bytes_read = 0;
+      return G_IO_ERROR_NONE;
+    }
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (buf != NULL, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+
+  status = channel->funcs->io_read (channel, buf, count, bytes_read, &err);
+
+  error = g_io_error_get_from_g_error (status, err);
+
+  if (err)
+    g_error_free (err);
+
+  return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_write:
+ * @channel:  a #GIOChannel.
+ * @buf: the buffer containing the data to write. 
+ * @count: the number of bytes to write.
+ * @bytes_written:  the number of bytes actually written.
+ * 
+ * Writes data to a #GIOChannel. 
+ * 
+ * Return value:  %G_IO_ERROR_NONE if the operation was successful.
+ *
+ * Deprecated:2.2: Use g_io_channel_write_chars() instead.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOError 
+g_io_channel_write (GIOChannel  *channel, 
+		    const gchar *buf, 
+		    gsize        count,
+		    gsize       *bytes_written)
+{
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GIOError error;
+  GIOStatus status;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (bytes_written != NULL, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+
+  status = channel->funcs->io_write (channel, buf, count, bytes_written, &err);
+
+  error = g_io_error_get_from_g_error (status, err);
+
+  if (err)
+    g_error_free (err);
+
+  return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_seek:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel. 
+ * @offset: an offset, in bytes, which is added to the position specified by @type
+ * @type: the position in the file, which can be %G_SEEK_CUR (the current
+ *        position), %G_SEEK_SET (the start of the file), or %G_SEEK_END (the end of the
+ *        file).
+ * 
+ * Sets the current position in the #GIOChannel, similar to the standard library
+ * function fseek(). 
+ * 
+ * Return value: %G_IO_ERROR_NONE if the operation was successful.
+ *
+ * Deprecated:2.2: Use g_io_channel_seek_position() instead.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOError 
+g_io_channel_seek  (GIOChannel   *channel,
+		    gint64        offset, 
+		    GSeekType     type)
+{
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GIOError error;
+  GIOStatus status;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_seekable, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN);
+
+  switch (type)
+    {
+      case G_SEEK_CUR:
+      case G_SEEK_SET:
+      case G_SEEK_END:
+        break;
+      default:
+        g_warning ("g_io_channel_seek: unknown seek type");
+        return G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+
+  status = channel->funcs->io_seek (channel, offset, type, &err);
+
+  error = g_io_error_get_from_g_error (status, err);
+
+  if (err)
+    g_error_free (err);
+
+  return error;
+}
+
+/* The function g_io_channel_new_file() is prototyped in both
+ * giounix.c and giowin32.c, so we stick its documentation here.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_new_file:
+ * @filename: A string containing the name of a file.
+ * @mode: One of "r", "w", "a", "r+", "w+", "a+". These have
+ *        the same meaning as in fopen().
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type %G_FILE_ERROR.
+ *
+ * Open a file @filename as a #GIOChannel using mode @mode. This
+ * channel will be closed when the last reference to it is dropped,
+ * so there is no need to call g_io_channel_close() (though doing
+ * so will not cause problems, as long as no attempt is made to
+ * access the channel after it is closed).
+ *
+ * Return value: A #GIOChannel on success, %NULL on failure.
+ **/
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_close:
+ * @channel: A #GIOChannel
+ * 
+ * Close an IO channel. Any pending data to be written will be
+ * flushed, ignoring errors. The channel will not be freed until the
+ * last reference is dropped using g_io_channel_unref(). 
+ *
+ * Deprecated:2.2: Use g_io_channel_shutdown() instead.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C void
+g_io_channel_close (GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  
+  g_return_if_fail (channel != NULL);
+
+  g_io_channel_purge (channel);
+
+  channel->funcs->io_close (channel, &err);
+
+  if (err)
+    { /* No way to return the error */
+      g_warning ("Error closing channel: %s", err->message);
+      g_error_free (err);
+    }
+  
+  channel->close_on_unref = FALSE; /* Because we already did */
+  channel->is_readable = FALSE;
+  channel->is_writeable = FALSE;
+  channel->is_seekable = FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_shutdown:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @flush: if %TRUE, flush pending
+ * @err: location to store a #GIOChannelError
+ * 
+ * Close an IO channel. Any pending data to be written will be
+ * flushed if @flush is %TRUE. The channel will not be freed until the
+ * last reference is dropped using g_io_channel_unref().
+ *
+ * Return value: the status of the operation.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_shutdown (GIOChannel *channel,
+		       gboolean    flush,
+		       GError    **err)
+{
+  GIOStatus status, result;
+  GError *tmperr = NULL;
+  
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (err == NULL || *err == NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  if (channel->write_buf && channel->write_buf->len > 0)
+    {
+      if (flush)
+        {
+          GIOFlags flags;
+      
+          /* Set the channel to blocking, to avoid a busy loop
+           */
+          flags = g_io_channel_get_flags (channel);
+          /* Ignore any errors here, they're irrelevant */
+          g_io_channel_set_flags (channel, flags & ~G_IO_FLAG_NONBLOCK, NULL);
+
+          result = g_io_channel_flush (channel, &tmperr);
+        }
+      else
+        result = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+
+      g_string_truncate(channel->write_buf, 0);
+    }
+  else
+    result = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+
+  if (channel->partial_write_buf[0] != '\0')
+    {
+      if (flush)
+        g_warning ("Partial character at end of write buffer not flushed.\n");
+      channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+  status = channel->funcs->io_close (channel, err);
+
+  channel->close_on_unref = FALSE; /* Because we already did */
+  channel->is_readable = FALSE;
+  channel->is_writeable = FALSE;
+  channel->is_seekable = FALSE;
+
+  if (status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+    {
+      g_clear_error (&tmperr);
+      return status;
+    }
+  else if (result != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (err, tmperr);
+      return result;
+    }
+  else
+    return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+}
+
+/* This function is used for the final flush on close or unref */
+static void
+g_io_channel_purge (GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  GError *err = NULL;
+  GIOStatus status;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (channel != NULL);
+
+  if (channel->write_buf && channel->write_buf->len > 0)
+    {
+      GIOFlags flags;
+      
+      /* Set the channel to blocking, to avoid a busy loop
+       */
+      flags = g_io_channel_get_flags (channel);
+      g_io_channel_set_flags (channel, flags & ~G_IO_FLAG_NONBLOCK, NULL);
+
+      status = g_io_channel_flush (channel, &err);
+
+      if (err)
+	{ /* No way to return the error */
+	  g_warning ("Error flushing string: %s", err->message);
+	  g_error_free (err);
+	}
+    }
+
+  /* Flush these in case anyone tries to close without unrefing */
+
+  if (channel->read_buf)
+    g_string_truncate (channel->read_buf, 0);
+  if (channel->write_buf)
+    g_string_truncate (channel->write_buf, 0);
+  if (channel->encoding)
+    {
+      if (channel->encoded_read_buf)
+        g_string_truncate (channel->encoded_read_buf, 0);
+
+      if (channel->partial_write_buf[0] != '\0')
+        {
+          g_warning ("Partial character at end of write buffer not flushed.\n");
+          channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+EXPORT_C GSource *
+g_io_create_watch (GIOChannel  *channel,
+		   GIOCondition condition)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, NULL);
+
+  return channel->funcs->io_create_watch (channel, condition);
+}
+
+EXPORT_C guint 
+g_io_add_watch_full (GIOChannel    *channel,
+		     gint           priority,
+		     GIOCondition   condition,
+		     GIOFunc        func,
+		     gpointer       user_data,
+		     GDestroyNotify notify)
+{
+  GSource *source;
+  guint id;
+  
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, 0);
+
+  source = g_io_create_watch (channel, condition);
+
+  if (priority != G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT)
+    g_source_set_priority (source, priority);
+  g_source_set_callback (source, (GSourceFunc)func, user_data, notify);
+
+  id = g_source_attach (source, NULL);
+  g_source_unref (source);
+
+  return id;
+}
+
+EXPORT_C guint 
+g_io_add_watch (GIOChannel    *channel,
+		GIOCondition   condition,
+		GIOFunc        func,
+		gpointer       user_data)
+{
+  return g_io_add_watch_full (channel, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, condition, func, user_data, NULL);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_get_buffer_condition:
+ * @channel: A #GIOChannel
+ *
+ * This function returns a #GIOCondition depending on whether there
+ * is data to be read/space to write data in the
+ * internal buffers in the #GIOChannel. Only the flags %G_IO_IN and
+ * %G_IO_OUT may be set.
+ *
+ * Return value: A #GIOCondition
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOCondition
+g_io_channel_get_buffer_condition (GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  GIOCondition condition = 0;
+
+  if (channel->encoding)
+    {
+      if (channel->encoded_read_buf && (channel->encoded_read_buf->len > 0))
+        condition |= G_IO_IN; /* Only return if we have full characters */
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (channel->read_buf && (channel->read_buf->len > 0))
+        condition |= G_IO_IN;
+    }
+
+  if (channel->write_buf && (channel->write_buf->len < channel->buf_size))
+    condition |= G_IO_OUT;
+
+  return condition;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_error_from_errno:
+ * @en: an <literal>errno</literal> error number, e.g. %EINVAL.
+ *
+ * Converts an <literal>errno</literal> error number to a #GIOChannelError.
+ *
+ * Return value: a #GIOChannelError error number, e.g. %G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_INVAL.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOChannelError
+g_io_channel_error_from_errno (gint en)
+{
+#ifdef EAGAIN
+  g_return_val_if_fail (en != EAGAIN, G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_FAILED);
+#endif
+
+  switch (en)
+    {
+#ifdef EBADF
+    case EBADF:
+      g_warning("Invalid file descriptor.\n");
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_FAILED;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EFAULT
+    case EFAULT:
+      g_warning("Buffer outside valid address space.\n");
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_FAILED;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EFBIG
+    case EFBIG:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_FBIG;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EINTR
+    /* In general, we should catch EINTR before we get here,
+     * but close() is allowed to return EINTR by POSIX, so
+     * we need to catch it here; EINTR from close() is
+     * unrecoverable, because it's undefined whether
+     * the fd was actually closed or not, so we just return
+     * a generic error code.
+     */
+    case EINTR:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_FAILED;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EINVAL
+    case EINVAL:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_INVAL;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EIO
+    case EIO:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_IO;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EISDIR
+    case EISDIR:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_ISDIR;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENOSPC
+    case ENOSPC:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_NOSPC;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENXIO
+    case ENXIO:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_NXIO;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EOVERFLOW
+    case EOVERFLOW:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_OVERFLOW;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef EPIPE
+    case EPIPE:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_PIPE;
+#endif
+
+    default:
+      return G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR_FAILED;
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_set_buffer_size:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @size: the size of the buffer. 0 == pick a good size
+ *
+ * Sets the buffer size.
+ **/  
+EXPORT_C void
+g_io_channel_set_buffer_size (GIOChannel	*channel,
+                              gsize		 size)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (channel != NULL);
+
+  if (size == 0)
+    size = G_IO_NICE_BUF_SIZE;
+
+  if (size < MAX_CHAR_SIZE)
+    size = MAX_CHAR_SIZE;
+
+  channel->buf_size = size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_get_buffer_size:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ *
+ * Gets the buffer size.
+ *
+ * Return value: the size of the buffer.
+ **/  
+EXPORT_C gsize
+g_io_channel_get_buffer_size (GIOChannel	*channel)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, 0);
+
+  return channel->buf_size;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_set_line_term:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @line_term: The line termination string. Use %NULL for auto detect.
+ *             Auto detection breaks on "\n", "\r\n", "\r", "\0", and
+ *             the Unicode paragraph separator. Auto detection should
+ *             not be used for anything other than file-based channels.
+ * @length: The length of the termination string. If -1 is passed, the
+ *          string is assumed to be nul-terminated. This option allows
+ *          termination strings with embeded nuls.
+ *
+ * This sets the string that #GIOChannel uses to determine
+ * where in the file a line break occurs.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C void
+g_io_channel_set_line_term (GIOChannel	*channel,
+                            const gchar	*line_term,
+			    gint         length)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (channel != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (line_term == NULL || length != 0); /* Disallow "" */
+
+  if (line_term == NULL)
+    length = 0;
+  else if (length < 0)
+    length = strlen (line_term);
+
+  if (channel->line_term)
+    g_free (channel->line_term);
+  channel->line_term = line_term ? g_memdup (line_term, length) : NULL;
+  channel->line_term_len = length;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_get_line_term:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @length: a location to return the length of the line terminator
+ *
+ * This returns the string that #GIOChannel uses to determine
+ * where in the file a line break occurs. A value of %NULL
+ * indicates auto detection.
+ *
+ * Return value: The line termination string. This value
+ *   is owned by GLib and must not be freed.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C G_CONST_RETURN gchar*
+g_io_channel_get_line_term (GIOChannel	*channel,
+			    gint        *length)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, NULL);
+
+  if (length)
+    *length = channel->line_term_len;
+
+  return channel->line_term;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_set_flags:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel.
+ * @flags: the flags to set on the IO channel.
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type #GIOChannelError.
+ *
+ * Sets the (writeable) flags in @channel to (@flags & %G_IO_CHANNEL_SET_MASK).
+ *
+ * Return value: the status of the operation. 
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_set_flags (GIOChannel *channel,
+                        GIOFlags    flags,
+                        GError    **error)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+			G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  return (* channel->funcs->io_set_flags)(channel,
+					  flags & G_IO_FLAG_SET_MASK,
+					  error);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_get_flags:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ *
+ * Gets the current flags for a #GIOChannel, including read-only
+ * flags such as %G_IO_FLAG_IS_READABLE.
+ *
+ * The values of the flags %G_IO_FLAG_IS_READABLE and %G_IO_FLAG_IS_WRITEABLE
+ * are cached for internal use by the channel when it is created.
+ * If they should change at some later point (e.g. partial shutdown
+ * of a socket with the UNIX shutdown() function), the user
+ * should immediately call g_io_channel_get_flags () to update
+ * the internal values of these flags.
+ *
+ * Return value: the flags which are set on the channel
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOFlags
+g_io_channel_get_flags (GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  GIOFlags flags;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, 0);
+
+  flags = (* channel->funcs->io_get_flags) (channel);
+
+  /* Cross implementation code */
+
+  if (channel->is_seekable)
+    flags |= G_IO_FLAG_IS_SEEKABLE;
+  if (channel->is_readable)
+    flags |= G_IO_FLAG_IS_READABLE;
+  if (channel->is_writeable)
+    flags |= G_IO_FLAG_IS_WRITEABLE;
+
+  return flags;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_set_close_on_unref:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @do_close: Whether to close the channel on the final unref of
+ *            the GIOChannel data structure. The default value of
+ *            this is %TRUE for channels created by g_io_channel_new_file (),
+ *            and %FALSE for all other channels.
+ *
+ * Setting this flag to %TRUE for a channel you have already closed
+ * can cause problems.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C void
+g_io_channel_set_close_on_unref	(GIOChannel *channel,
+				 gboolean    do_close)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (channel != NULL);
+
+  channel->close_on_unref = do_close;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_get_close_on_unref:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel.
+ *
+ * Returns whether the file/socket/whatever associated with @channel
+ * will be closed when @channel receives its final unref and is
+ * destroyed. The default value of this is %TRUE for channels created
+ * by g_io_channel_new_file (), and %FALSE for all other channels.
+ *
+ * Return value: Whether the channel will be closed on the final unref of
+ *               the GIOChannel data structure.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C gboolean
+g_io_channel_get_close_on_unref	(GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  return channel->close_on_unref;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_seek_position:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @offset: The offset in bytes from the position specified by @type
+ * @type: a #GSeekType. The type %G_SEEK_CUR is only allowed in those
+ *                      cases where a call to g_io_channel_set_encoding ()
+ *                      is allowed. See the documentation for
+ *                      g_io_channel_set_encoding () for details.
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type #GIOChannelError
+ *
+ * Replacement for g_io_channel_seek() with the new API.
+ *
+ * Return value: the status of the operation.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_seek_position	(GIOChannel* channel,
+				 gint64      offset,
+				 GSeekType   type,
+				 GError    **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status;
+
+  /* For files, only one of the read and write buffers can contain data.
+   * For sockets, both can contain data.
+   */
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+			G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_seekable, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  switch (type)
+    {
+      case G_SEEK_CUR: /* The user is seeking relative to the head of the buffer */
+        if (channel->use_buffer)
+          {
+            if (channel->do_encode && channel->encoded_read_buf
+                && channel->encoded_read_buf->len > 0)
+              {
+                g_warning ("Seek type G_SEEK_CUR not allowed for this"
+                  " channel's encoding.\n");
+                return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+              }
+          if (channel->read_buf)
+            offset -= channel->read_buf->len;
+          if (channel->encoded_read_buf)
+            {
+              g_assert (channel->encoded_read_buf->len == 0 || !channel->do_encode);
+
+              /* If there's anything here, it's because the encoding is UTF-8,
+               * so we can just subtract the buffer length, the same as for
+               * the unencoded data.
+               */
+
+              offset -= channel->encoded_read_buf->len;
+            }
+          }
+        break;
+      case G_SEEK_SET:
+      case G_SEEK_END:
+        break;
+      default:
+        g_warning ("g_io_channel_seek_position: unknown seek type");
+        return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+    }
+
+  if (channel->use_buffer)
+    {
+      status = g_io_channel_flush (channel, error);
+      if (status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+        return status;
+    }
+
+  status = channel->funcs->io_seek (channel, offset, type, error);
+
+  if ((status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL) && (channel->use_buffer))
+    {
+      if (channel->read_buf)
+        g_string_truncate (channel->read_buf, 0);
+
+      /* Conversion state no longer matches position in file */
+      if (channel->read_cd != (GIConv) -1)
+        g_iconv (channel->read_cd, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+      if (channel->write_cd != (GIConv) -1)
+        g_iconv (channel->write_cd, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+      if (channel->encoded_read_buf)
+        {
+          g_assert (channel->encoded_read_buf->len == 0 || !channel->do_encode);
+          g_string_truncate (channel->encoded_read_buf, 0);
+        }
+
+      if (channel->partial_write_buf[0] != '\0')
+        {
+          g_warning ("Partial character at end of write buffer not flushed.\n");
+          channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+        }
+    }
+
+  return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_flush:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @error: location to store an error of type #GIOChannelError
+ *
+ * Flushes the write buffer for the GIOChannel.
+ *
+ * Return value: the status of the operation: One of
+ *   #G_IO_CHANNEL_NORMAL, #G_IO_CHANNEL_AGAIN, or
+ *   #G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_flush (GIOChannel	*channel,
+		    GError     **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status;
+  gsize this_time = 1, bytes_written = 0;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL), G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  if (channel->write_buf == NULL || channel->write_buf->len == 0)
+    return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+
+  do
+    {
+      g_assert (this_time > 0);
+
+      status = channel->funcs->io_write (channel,
+					 channel->write_buf->str + bytes_written,
+					 channel->write_buf->len - bytes_written,
+					 &this_time, error);
+      bytes_written += this_time;
+    }
+  while ((bytes_written < channel->write_buf->len)
+         && (status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL));
+
+  g_string_erase (channel->write_buf, 0, bytes_written);
+
+  return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_set_buffered:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @buffered: whether to set the channel buffered or unbuffered
+ *
+ * The buffering state can only be set if the channel's encoding
+ * is %NULL. For any other encoding, the channel must be buffered.
+ *
+ * A buffered channel can only be set unbuffered if the channel's
+ * internal buffers have been flushed. Newly created channels or
+ * channels which have returned %G_IO_STATUS_EOF
+ * not require such a flush. For write-only channels, a call to
+ * g_io_channel_flush () is sufficient. For all other channels,
+ * the buffers may be flushed by a call to g_io_channel_seek_position ().
+ * This includes the possibility of seeking with seek type %G_SEEK_CUR
+ * and an offset of zero. Note that this means that socket-based
+ * channels cannot be set unbuffered once they have had data
+ * read from them.
+ *
+ * On unbuffered channels, it is safe to mix read and write
+ * calls from the new and old APIs, if this is necessary for
+ * maintaining old code.
+ *
+ * The default state of the channel is buffered.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C void
+g_io_channel_set_buffered	(GIOChannel *channel,
+				 gboolean    buffered)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (channel != NULL);
+
+  if (channel->encoding != NULL)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Need to have NULL encoding to set the buffering state of the "
+                 "channel.\n");
+      return;
+    }
+
+  g_return_if_fail (!channel->read_buf || channel->read_buf->len == 0);
+  g_return_if_fail (!channel->write_buf || channel->write_buf->len == 0);
+
+  channel->use_buffer = buffered;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_get_buffered:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel.
+ *
+ * Returns whether @channel is buffered.
+ *
+ * Return Value: %TRUE if the @channel is buffered. 
+ **/
+EXPORT_C gboolean
+g_io_channel_get_buffered	(GIOChannel *channel)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  return channel->use_buffer;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_set_encoding:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @encoding: the encoding type
+ * @error: location to store an error of type #GConvertError.
+ *
+ * Sets the encoding for the input/output of the channel. The internal
+ * encoding is always UTF-8. The default encoding for the
+ * external file is UTF-8.
+ *
+ * The encoding %NULL is safe to use with binary data.
+ *
+ * The encoding can only be set if one of the following conditions
+ * is true:
+ *
+ * 1. The channel was just created, and has not been written to
+ *    or read from yet.
+ *
+ * 2. The channel is write-only.
+ *
+ * 3. The channel is a file, and the file pointer was just
+ *    repositioned by a call to g_io_channel_seek_position().
+ *    (This flushes all the internal buffers.)
+ *
+ * 4. The current encoding is %NULL or UTF-8.
+ *
+ * 5. One of the (new API) read functions has just returned %G_IO_STATUS_EOF
+ *    (or, in the case of g_io_channel_read_to_end (), %G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL).
+ *
+ * 6. One of the functions g_io_channel_read_chars () or g_io_channel_read_unichar ()
+ *    has returned %G_IO_STATUS_AGAIN or %G_IO_STATUS_ERROR. This may be
+ *    useful in the case of %G_CONVERT_ERROR_ILLEGAL_SEQUENCE.
+ *    Returning one of these statuses from g_io_channel_read_line (),
+ *    g_io_channel_read_line_string (), or g_io_channel_read_to_end ()
+ *    does <emphasis>not</emphasis> guarantee that the encoding can be changed.
+ *
+ * Channels which do not meet one of the above conditions cannot call
+ * g_io_channel_seek_position () with an offset of %G_SEEK_CUR,
+ * and, if they are "seekable", cannot
+ * call g_io_channel_write_chars () after calling one
+ * of the API "read" functions.
+ *
+ * Return Value: %G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL if the encoding was successfully set.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_set_encoding (GIOChannel	*channel,
+                           const gchar	*encoding,
+			   GError      **error)
+{
+  GIConv read_cd, write_cd;
+  gboolean did_encode;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL), G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  /* Make sure the encoded buffers are empty */
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (!channel->do_encode || !channel->encoded_read_buf ||
+			channel->encoded_read_buf->len == 0, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  if (!channel->use_buffer)
+    {
+      g_warning ("Need to set the channel buffered before setting the encoding.\n");
+      g_warning ("Assuming this is what you meant and acting accordingly.\n");
+
+      channel->use_buffer = TRUE;
+    }
+
+  if (channel->partial_write_buf[0] != '\0')
+    {
+      g_warning ("Partial character at end of write buffer not flushed.\n");
+      channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+  did_encode = channel->do_encode;
+
+  if (!encoding || strcmp (encoding, "UTF8") == 0 || strcmp (encoding, "UTF-8") == 0)
+    {
+      channel->do_encode = FALSE;
+      read_cd = write_cd = (GIConv) -1;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      gint err = 0;
+      const gchar *from_enc = NULL, *to_enc = NULL;
+
+      if (channel->is_readable)
+        {
+          read_cd = g_iconv_open ("UTF-8", encoding);
+
+          if (read_cd == (GIConv) -1)
+            {
+              err = errno;
+              from_enc = "UTF-8";
+              to_enc = encoding;
+            }
+        }
+      else
+        read_cd = (GIConv) -1;
+
+      if (channel->is_writeable && err == 0)
+        {
+          write_cd = g_iconv_open (encoding, "UTF-8");
+
+          if (write_cd == (GIConv) -1)
+            {
+              err = errno;
+              from_enc = encoding;
+              to_enc = "UTF-8";
+            }
+        }
+      else
+        write_cd = (GIConv) -1;
+
+      if (err != 0)
+        {
+          g_assert (from_enc);
+          g_assert (to_enc);
+
+          if (err == EINVAL)
+            g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_NO_CONVERSION,
+                         _("Conversion from character set '%s' to '%s' is not supported"),
+                         from_enc, to_enc);
+          else
+            g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_FAILED,
+                         _("Could not open converter from '%s' to '%s': %s"),
+                         from_enc, to_enc, g_strerror (err));
+
+          if (read_cd != (GIConv) -1)
+            g_iconv_close (read_cd);
+          if (write_cd != (GIConv) -1)
+            g_iconv_close (write_cd);
+
+          return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+        }
+
+      channel->do_encode = TRUE;
+    }
+
+  /* The encoding is ok, so set the fields in channel */
+
+  if (channel->read_cd != (GIConv) -1)
+    g_iconv_close (channel->read_cd);
+  if (channel->write_cd != (GIConv) -1)
+    g_iconv_close (channel->write_cd);
+
+  if (channel->encoded_read_buf && channel->encoded_read_buf->len > 0)
+    {
+      g_assert (!did_encode); /* Encoding UTF-8, NULL doesn't use encoded_read_buf */
+
+      /* This is just validated UTF-8, so we can copy it back into read_buf
+       * so it can be encoded in whatever the new encoding is.
+       */
+
+      g_string_prepend_len (channel->read_buf, channel->encoded_read_buf->str,
+                            channel->encoded_read_buf->len);
+      g_string_truncate (channel->encoded_read_buf, 0);
+    }
+
+  channel->read_cd = read_cd;
+  channel->write_cd = write_cd;
+
+  g_free (channel->encoding);
+  channel->encoding = g_strdup (encoding);
+
+  return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_get_encoding:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ *
+ * Gets the encoding for the input/output of the channel. The internal
+ * encoding is always UTF-8. The encoding %NULL makes the
+ * channel safe for binary data.
+ *
+ * Return value: A string containing the encoding, this string is
+ *   owned by GLib and must not be freed.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C G_CONST_RETURN gchar*
+g_io_channel_get_encoding (GIOChannel      *channel)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, NULL);
+
+  return channel->encoding;
+}
+
+static GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_fill_buffer (GIOChannel *channel,
+                          GError    **err)
+{
+  gsize read_size, cur_len, oldlen;
+  GIOStatus status;
+
+  if (channel->is_seekable && channel->write_buf && channel->write_buf->len > 0)
+    {
+      status = g_io_channel_flush (channel, err);
+      if (status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+        return status;
+    }
+  if (channel->is_seekable && channel->partial_write_buf[0] != '\0')
+    {
+      g_warning ("Partial character at end of write buffer not flushed.\n");
+      channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+  if (!channel->read_buf)
+    channel->read_buf = g_string_sized_new (channel->buf_size);
+
+  cur_len = channel->read_buf->len;
+
+  g_string_set_size (channel->read_buf, channel->read_buf->len + channel->buf_size);
+
+  status = channel->funcs->io_read (channel, channel->read_buf->str + cur_len,
+                                    channel->buf_size, &read_size, err);
+
+  g_assert ((status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL) || (read_size == 0));
+
+  g_string_truncate (channel->read_buf, read_size + cur_len);
+
+  if ((status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+    && ((status != G_IO_STATUS_EOF) || (channel->read_buf->len == 0)))
+    return status;
+
+  g_assert (channel->read_buf->len > 0);
+
+  if (channel->encoded_read_buf)
+    oldlen = channel->encoded_read_buf->len;
+  else
+    {
+      oldlen = 0;
+      if (channel->encoding)
+        channel->encoded_read_buf = g_string_sized_new (channel->buf_size);
+    }
+
+  if (channel->do_encode)
+    {
+      size_t errnum, inbytes_left, outbytes_left;
+      gchar *inbuf, *outbuf;
+      int errval;
+
+      g_assert (channel->encoded_read_buf);
+
+reencode:
+
+      inbytes_left = channel->read_buf->len;
+      outbytes_left = MAX (channel->read_buf->len,
+                           channel->encoded_read_buf->allocated_len
+                           - channel->encoded_read_buf->len - 1); /* 1 for NULL */
+      outbytes_left = MAX (outbytes_left, 6);
+
+      inbuf = channel->read_buf->str;
+      g_string_set_size (channel->encoded_read_buf,
+                         channel->encoded_read_buf->len + outbytes_left);
+      outbuf = channel->encoded_read_buf->str + channel->encoded_read_buf->len
+               - outbytes_left;
+
+      errnum = g_iconv (channel->read_cd, &inbuf, &inbytes_left,
+			&outbuf, &outbytes_left);
+      errval = errno;
+
+      g_assert (inbuf + inbytes_left == channel->read_buf->str
+                + channel->read_buf->len);
+      g_assert (outbuf + outbytes_left == channel->encoded_read_buf->str
+                + channel->encoded_read_buf->len);
+
+      g_string_erase (channel->read_buf, 0,
+		      channel->read_buf->len - inbytes_left);
+      g_string_truncate (channel->encoded_read_buf,
+			 channel->encoded_read_buf->len - outbytes_left);
+
+      if (errnum == (size_t) -1)
+        {
+          switch (errval)
+            {
+              case EINVAL:
+                if ((oldlen == channel->encoded_read_buf->len)
+                  && (status == G_IO_STATUS_EOF))
+                  status = G_IO_STATUS_EOF;
+                else
+                  status = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+                break;
+              case E2BIG:
+                /* Buffer size at least 6, wrote at least on character */
+                g_assert (inbuf != channel->read_buf->str);
+                goto reencode;
+              case EILSEQ:
+                if (oldlen < channel->encoded_read_buf->len)
+                  status = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+                else
+                  {
+                    g_set_error (err, G_CONVERT_ERROR,
+                      G_CONVERT_ERROR_ILLEGAL_SEQUENCE,
+                      _("Invalid byte sequence in conversion input"));
+                    return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+                  }
+                break;
+              default:
+                g_assert (errval != EBADF); /* The converter should be open */
+                g_set_error (err, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_FAILED,
+                  _("Error during conversion: %s"), g_strerror (errval));
+                return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+            }
+        }
+      g_assert ((status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+               || (channel->encoded_read_buf->len > 0));
+    }
+  else if (channel->encoding) /* UTF-8 */
+    {
+      gchar *nextchar, *lastchar;
+
+      g_assert (channel->encoded_read_buf);
+
+      nextchar = channel->read_buf->str;
+      lastchar = channel->read_buf->str + channel->read_buf->len;
+
+      while (nextchar < lastchar)
+        {
+          gunichar val_char;
+
+          val_char = g_utf8_get_char_validated (nextchar, lastchar - nextchar);
+
+          switch (val_char)
+            {
+              case -2:
+                /* stop, leave partial character in buffer */
+                lastchar = nextchar;
+                break;
+              case -1:
+                if (oldlen < channel->encoded_read_buf->len)
+                  status = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+                else
+                  {
+                    g_set_error (err, G_CONVERT_ERROR,
+                      G_CONVERT_ERROR_ILLEGAL_SEQUENCE,
+                      _("Invalid byte sequence in conversion input"));
+                    status = G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+                  }
+                lastchar = nextchar;
+                break;
+              default:
+                nextchar = g_utf8_next_char (nextchar);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+      if (lastchar > channel->read_buf->str)
+        {
+          gint copy_len = lastchar - channel->read_buf->str;
+
+          g_string_append_len (channel->encoded_read_buf, channel->read_buf->str,
+                               copy_len);
+          g_string_erase (channel->read_buf, 0, copy_len);
+        }
+    }
+
+  return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_read_line:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @str_return: The line read from the #GIOChannel, including the
+ *              line terminator. This data should be freed with g_free()
+ *              when no longer needed. This is a nul-terminated string. 
+ *              If a @length of zero is returned, this will be %NULL instead.
+ * @length: location to store length of the read data, or %NULL
+ * @terminator_pos: location to store position of line terminator, or %NULL
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type #GConvertError
+ *         or #GIOChannelError
+ *
+ * Reads a line, including the terminating character(s),
+ * from a #GIOChannel into a newly-allocated string.
+ * @str_return will contain allocated memory if the return
+ * is %G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL.
+ *
+ * Return value: the status of the operation.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_read_line (GIOChannel *channel,
+                        gchar     **str_return,
+                        gsize      *length,
+			gsize      *terminator_pos,
+		        GError    **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status;
+  gsize got_length;
+  
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (str_return != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+			G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_readable, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  status = g_io_channel_read_line_backend (channel, &got_length, terminator_pos, error);
+
+  if (length)
+    *length = got_length;
+
+  if (status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+    {
+      g_assert (USE_BUF (channel));
+      *str_return = g_strndup (USE_BUF (channel)->str, got_length);
+      g_string_erase (USE_BUF (channel), 0, got_length);
+    }
+  else
+    *str_return = NULL;
+  
+  return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_read_line_string:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @buffer: a #GString into which the line will be written.
+ *          If @buffer already contains data, the old data will
+ *          be overwritten.
+ * @terminator_pos: location to store position of line terminator, or %NULL
+ * @error: a location to store an error of type #GConvertError
+ *         or #GIOChannelError
+ *
+ * Reads a line from a #GIOChannel, using a #GString as a buffer.
+ *
+ * Return value: the status of the operation.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_read_line_string (GIOChannel *channel,
+                               GString	  *buffer,
+			       gsize      *terminator_pos,
+                               GError	 **error)
+{
+  gsize length;
+  GIOStatus status;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (buffer != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+			G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_readable, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  if (buffer->len > 0)
+    g_string_truncate (buffer, 0); /* clear out the buffer */
+
+  status = g_io_channel_read_line_backend (channel, &length, terminator_pos, error);
+
+  if (status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+    {
+      g_assert (USE_BUF (channel));
+      g_string_append_len (buffer, USE_BUF (channel)->str, length);
+      g_string_erase (USE_BUF (channel), 0, length);
+    }
+
+  return status;
+}
+
+
+static GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_read_line_backend	(GIOChannel *channel,
+				 gsize      *length,
+				 gsize      *terminator_pos,
+				 GError    **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status;
+  gsize checked_to, line_term_len, line_length, got_term_len;
+  gboolean first_time = TRUE;
+
+  if (!channel->use_buffer)
+    {
+      /* Can't do a raw read in read_line */
+      g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_FAILED,
+                   _("Can't do a raw read in g_io_channel_read_line_string"));
+      return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+    }
+
+  status = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+
+  if (channel->line_term)
+    line_term_len = channel->line_term_len;
+  else
+    line_term_len = 3;
+    /* This value used for setting checked_to, it's the longest of the four
+     * we autodetect for.
+     */
+
+  checked_to = 0;
+
+  while (TRUE)
+    {
+      gchar *nextchar, *lastchar;
+      GString *use_buf;
+
+      if (!first_time || (BUF_LEN (USE_BUF (channel)) == 0))
+        {
+read_again:
+          status = g_io_channel_fill_buffer (channel, error);
+          switch (status)
+            {
+              case G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL:
+                if (BUF_LEN (USE_BUF (channel)) == 0)
+                  /* Can happen when using conversion and only read
+                   * part of a character
+                   */
+                  {
+                    first_time = FALSE;
+                    continue;
+                  }
+                break;
+              case G_IO_STATUS_EOF:
+                if (BUF_LEN (USE_BUF (channel)) == 0)
+                  {
+                    if (length)
+                      *length = 0;
+
+                    if (channel->encoding && channel->read_buf->len != 0)
+                      {
+                        g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR,
+                                     G_CONVERT_ERROR_PARTIAL_INPUT,
+                                     _("Leftover unconverted data in read buffer"));
+                        return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+                      }
+                    else
+                      return G_IO_STATUS_EOF;
+                  }
+                break;
+              default:
+                if (length)
+                  *length = 0;
+                return status;
+            }
+        }
+
+      g_assert (BUF_LEN (USE_BUF (channel)) != 0);
+
+      use_buf = USE_BUF (channel); /* The buffer has been created by this point */
+
+      first_time = FALSE;
+
+      lastchar = use_buf->str + use_buf->len;
+
+      for (nextchar = use_buf->str + checked_to; nextchar < lastchar;
+           channel->encoding ? nextchar = g_utf8_next_char (nextchar) : nextchar++)
+        {
+          if (channel->line_term)
+            {
+              if (memcmp (channel->line_term, nextchar, line_term_len) == 0)
+                {
+                  line_length = nextchar - use_buf->str;
+                  got_term_len = line_term_len;
+                  goto done;
+                }
+            }
+          else /* auto detect */
+            {
+              switch (*nextchar)
+                {
+                  case '\n': /* unix */
+                    line_length = nextchar - use_buf->str;
+                    got_term_len = 1;
+                    goto done;
+                  case '\r': /* Warning: do not use with sockets */
+                    line_length = nextchar - use_buf->str;
+                    if ((nextchar == lastchar - 1) && (status != G_IO_STATUS_EOF)
+                       && (lastchar == use_buf->str + use_buf->len))
+                      goto read_again; /* Try to read more data */
+                    if ((nextchar < lastchar - 1) && (*(nextchar + 1) == '\n')) /* dos */
+                      got_term_len = 2;
+                    else /* mac */
+                      got_term_len = 1;
+                    goto done;
+                  case '\xe2': /* Unicode paragraph separator */
+                    if (strncmp ("\xe2\x80\xa9", nextchar, 3) == 0)
+                      {
+                        line_length = nextchar - use_buf->str;
+                        got_term_len = 3;
+                        goto done;
+                      }
+                    break;
+                  case '\0': /* Embeded null in input */
+                    line_length = nextchar - use_buf->str;
+                    got_term_len = 1;
+                    goto done;
+                  default: /* no match */
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+      /* If encoding != NULL, valid UTF-8, didn't overshoot */
+      g_assert (nextchar == lastchar);
+
+      /* Check for EOF */
+
+      if (status == G_IO_STATUS_EOF)
+        {
+          if (channel->encoding && channel->read_buf->len > 0)
+            {
+              g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_PARTIAL_INPUT,
+                           _("Channel terminates in a partial character"));
+              return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+            }
+          line_length = use_buf->len;
+          got_term_len = 0;
+          break;
+        }
+
+      if (use_buf->len > line_term_len - 1)
+	checked_to = use_buf->len - (line_term_len - 1);
+      else
+	checked_to = 0;
+    }
+
+done:
+
+  if (terminator_pos)
+    *terminator_pos = line_length;
+
+  if (length)
+    *length = line_length + got_term_len;
+
+  return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_read_to_end:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @str_return: Location to store a pointer to a string holding
+ *              the remaining data in the #GIOChannel. This data should
+ *              be freed with g_free() when no longer needed. This
+ *              data is terminated by an extra nul character, but there 
+ *              may be other nuls in the intervening data.
+ * @length: Location to store length of the data
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type #GConvertError
+ *         or #GIOChannelError
+ *
+ * Reads all the remaining data from the file.
+ *
+ * Return value: %G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL on success. 
+ * This function never returns %G_IO_STATUS_EOF.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_read_to_end (GIOChannel	*channel,
+                          gchar        **str_return,
+                          gsize		*length,
+                          GError       **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status;
+    
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+    G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_readable, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  if (str_return)
+    *str_return = NULL;
+  if (length)
+    *length = 0;
+
+  if (!channel->use_buffer)
+    {
+      g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_FAILED,
+                   _("Can't do a raw read in g_io_channel_read_to_end"));
+      return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+    }
+
+  do
+    status = g_io_channel_fill_buffer (channel, error);
+  while (status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL);
+
+  if (status != G_IO_STATUS_EOF)
+    return status;
+
+  if (channel->encoding && channel->read_buf->len > 0)
+    {
+      g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_PARTIAL_INPUT,
+                   _("Channel terminates in a partial character"));
+      return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+    }
+
+  if (USE_BUF (channel) == NULL)
+    {
+      /* length is already set to zero */
+      if (str_return)
+        *str_return = g_strdup ("");
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      if (length)
+        *length = USE_BUF (channel)->len;
+
+      if (str_return)
+        *str_return = g_string_free (USE_BUF (channel), FALSE);
+      else
+        g_string_free (USE_BUF (channel), TRUE);
+
+      if (channel->encoding)
+	channel->encoded_read_buf = NULL;
+      else
+	channel->read_buf = NULL;
+    }
+
+  return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_read_chars:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @buf: a buffer to read data into
+ * @count: the size of the buffer. Note that the buffer may
+ *         not be complelely filled even if there is data
+ *         in the buffer if the remaining data is not a
+ *         complete character.
+ * @bytes_read: The number of bytes read. This may be zero even on
+ *              success if count < 6 and the channel's encoding is non-%NULL.
+ *              This indicates that the next UTF-8 character is too wide for
+ *              the buffer.
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type #GConvertError
+ *         or #GIOChannelError.
+ *
+ * Replacement for g_io_channel_read() with the new API.
+ *
+ * Return value: the status of the operation.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_read_chars (GIOChannel	*channel,
+                         gchar		*buf,
+                         gsize		 count,
+			 gsize          *bytes_read,
+                         GError        **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status;
+  gsize got_bytes;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+			G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_readable, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  if (count == 0)
+    {
+      *bytes_read = 0;
+      return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+    }
+  g_return_val_if_fail (buf != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  if (!channel->use_buffer)
+    {
+      gsize tmp_bytes;
+      
+      g_assert (!channel->read_buf || channel->read_buf->len == 0);
+
+      status = channel->funcs->io_read (channel, buf, count, &tmp_bytes, error);
+      
+      if (bytes_read)
+	*bytes_read = tmp_bytes;
+
+      return status;
+    }
+
+  status = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+
+  while (BUF_LEN (USE_BUF (channel)) < count && status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+    status = g_io_channel_fill_buffer (channel, error);
+
+  /* Only return an error if we have no data */
+
+  if (BUF_LEN (USE_BUF (channel)) == 0)
+    {
+      g_assert (status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL);
+
+      if (status == G_IO_STATUS_EOF && channel->encoding
+          && BUF_LEN (channel->read_buf) > 0)
+        {
+          g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR,
+                       G_CONVERT_ERROR_PARTIAL_INPUT,
+                       _("Leftover unconverted data in read buffer"));
+          status = G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+        }
+
+      if (bytes_read)
+        *bytes_read = 0;
+
+      return status;
+    }
+
+  if (status == G_IO_STATUS_ERROR)
+    g_clear_error (error);
+
+  got_bytes = MIN (count, BUF_LEN (USE_BUF (channel)));
+
+  g_assert (got_bytes > 0);
+
+  if (channel->encoding)
+    /* Don't validate for NULL encoding, binary safe */
+    {
+      gchar *nextchar, *prevchar;
+
+      g_assert (USE_BUF (channel) == channel->encoded_read_buf);
+
+      nextchar = channel->encoded_read_buf->str;
+
+      do
+        {
+          prevchar = nextchar;
+          nextchar = g_utf8_next_char (nextchar);
+          g_assert (nextchar != prevchar); /* Possible for *prevchar of -1 or -2 */
+        }
+      while (nextchar < channel->encoded_read_buf->str + got_bytes);
+
+      if (nextchar > channel->encoded_read_buf->str + got_bytes)
+        got_bytes = prevchar - channel->encoded_read_buf->str;
+
+      g_assert (got_bytes > 0 || count < 6);
+    }
+
+  memcpy (buf, USE_BUF (channel)->str, got_bytes);
+  g_string_erase (USE_BUF (channel), 0, got_bytes);
+
+  if (bytes_read)
+    *bytes_read = got_bytes;
+
+  return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_read_unichar:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @thechar: a location to return a character
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type #GConvertError
+ *         or #GIOChannelError
+ *
+ * This function cannot be called on a channel with %NULL encoding.
+ *
+ * Return value: a #GIOStatus
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_read_unichar     (GIOChannel   *channel,
+			       gunichar     *thechar,
+			       GError      **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->encoding != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+			G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_readable, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  while (BUF_LEN (channel->encoded_read_buf) == 0 && status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+    status = g_io_channel_fill_buffer (channel, error);
+
+  /* Only return an error if we have no data */
+
+  if (BUF_LEN (USE_BUF (channel)) == 0)
+    {
+      g_assert (status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL);
+
+      if (status == G_IO_STATUS_EOF && BUF_LEN (channel->read_buf) > 0)
+        {
+          g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR,
+                       G_CONVERT_ERROR_PARTIAL_INPUT,
+                       _("Leftover unconverted data in read buffer"));
+          status = G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+        }
+
+      if (thechar)
+        *thechar = (gunichar) -1;
+
+      return status;
+    }
+
+  if (status == G_IO_STATUS_ERROR)
+    g_clear_error (error);
+
+  if (thechar)
+    *thechar = g_utf8_get_char (channel->encoded_read_buf->str);
+
+  g_string_erase (channel->encoded_read_buf, 0,
+                  g_utf8_next_char (channel->encoded_read_buf->str)
+                  - channel->encoded_read_buf->str);
+
+  return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_write_chars:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @buf: a buffer to write data from
+ * @count: the size of the buffer. If -1, the buffer
+ *         is taken to be a nul-terminated string.
+ * @bytes_written: The number of bytes written. This can be nonzero
+ *                 even if the return value is not %G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL.
+ *                 If the return value is %G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL and the
+ *                 channel is blocking, this will always be equal
+ *                 to @count if @count >= 0.
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type #GConvertError
+ *         or #GIOChannelError
+ *
+ * Replacement for g_io_channel_write() with the new API.
+ *
+ * On seekable channels with encodings other than %NULL or UTF-8, generic
+ * mixing of reading and writing is not allowed. A call to g_io_channel_write_chars ()
+ * may only be made on a channel from which data has been read in the
+ * cases described in the documentation for g_io_channel_set_encoding ().
+ *
+ * Return value: the status of the operation.
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_write_chars (GIOChannel	*channel,
+                          const gchar	*buf,
+                          gssize	 count,
+			  gsize         *bytes_written,
+                          GError       **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status;
+  gssize wrote_bytes = 0;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+			G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_writeable, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  if ((count < 0) && buf)
+    count = strlen (buf);
+  
+  if (count == 0)
+    {
+      if (bytes_written)
+        *bytes_written = 0;
+      return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+    }
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (buf != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (count > 0, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  /* Raw write case */
+
+  if (!channel->use_buffer)
+    {
+      gsize tmp_bytes;
+      
+      g_assert (!channel->write_buf || channel->write_buf->len == 0);
+      g_assert (channel->partial_write_buf[0] == '\0');
+      
+      status = channel->funcs->io_write (channel, buf, count, &tmp_bytes, error);
+
+      if (bytes_written)
+	*bytes_written = tmp_bytes;
+
+      return status;
+    }
+
+  /* General case */
+
+  if (channel->is_seekable && (( BUF_LEN (channel->read_buf) > 0)
+    || (BUF_LEN (channel->encoded_read_buf) > 0)))
+    {
+      if (channel->do_encode && BUF_LEN (channel->encoded_read_buf) > 0)
+        {
+          g_warning("Mixed reading and writing not allowed on encoded files");
+          return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+        }
+      status = g_io_channel_seek_position (channel, 0, G_SEEK_CUR, error);
+      if (status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+        {
+          if (bytes_written)
+            *bytes_written = 0;
+          return status;
+        }
+    }
+
+  if (!channel->write_buf)
+    channel->write_buf = g_string_sized_new (channel->buf_size);
+
+  while (wrote_bytes < count)
+    {
+      gsize space_in_buf;
+
+      /* If the buffer is full, try a write immediately. In
+       * the nonblocking case, this prevents the user from
+       * writing just a little bit to the buffer every time
+       * and never receiving an EAGAIN.
+       */
+
+      if (channel->write_buf->len >= channel->buf_size)
+        {
+          gsize did_write = 0, this_time;
+
+          do
+            {
+              status = channel->funcs->io_write (channel, channel->write_buf->str
+                                                 + did_write, channel->write_buf->len
+                                                 - did_write, &this_time, error);
+              did_write += this_time;
+            }
+          while (status == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL &&
+                 did_write < MIN (channel->write_buf->len, MAX_CHAR_SIZE));
+
+          g_string_erase (channel->write_buf, 0, did_write);
+
+          if (status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL)
+            {
+              if (status == G_IO_STATUS_AGAIN && wrote_bytes > 0)
+                status = G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+              if (bytes_written)
+                *bytes_written = wrote_bytes;
+              return status;
+            }
+        }
+
+      space_in_buf = MAX (channel->buf_size, channel->write_buf->allocated_len - 1)
+                     - channel->write_buf->len; /* 1 for NULL */
+
+      /* This is only true because g_io_channel_set_buffer_size ()
+       * ensures that channel->buf_size >= MAX_CHAR_SIZE.
+       */
+      g_assert (space_in_buf >= MAX_CHAR_SIZE);
+
+      if (!channel->encoding)
+        {
+          gssize write_this = MIN (space_in_buf, count - wrote_bytes);
+
+          g_string_append_len (channel->write_buf, buf, write_this);
+          buf += write_this;
+          wrote_bytes += write_this;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+          const gchar *from_buf;
+          gsize from_buf_len, from_buf_old_len, left_len;
+          size_t err;
+          gint errnum;
+
+          if (channel->partial_write_buf[0] != '\0')
+            {
+              g_assert (wrote_bytes == 0);
+
+              from_buf = channel->partial_write_buf;
+              from_buf_old_len = strlen (channel->partial_write_buf);
+              g_assert (from_buf_old_len > 0);
+              from_buf_len = MIN (6, from_buf_old_len + count);
+
+              memcpy (channel->partial_write_buf + from_buf_old_len, buf,
+                      from_buf_len - from_buf_old_len);
+            }
+          else
+            {
+              from_buf = buf;
+              from_buf_len = count - wrote_bytes;
+              from_buf_old_len = 0;
+            }
+
+reconvert:
+
+          if (!channel->do_encode) /* UTF-8 encoding */
+            {
+              const gchar *badchar;
+              gsize try_len = MIN (from_buf_len, space_in_buf);
+
+              /* UTF-8, just validate, emulate g_iconv */
+
+              if (!g_utf8_validate (from_buf, try_len, &badchar))
+                {
+                  gunichar try_char;
+                  gsize incomplete_len = from_buf + try_len - badchar;
+
+                  left_len = from_buf + from_buf_len - badchar;
+
+                  try_char = g_utf8_get_char_validated (badchar, incomplete_len);
+
+                  switch (try_char)
+                    {
+                      case -2:
+                        g_assert (incomplete_len < 6);
+                        if (try_len == from_buf_len)
+                          {
+                            errnum = EINVAL;
+                            err = (size_t) -1;
+                          }
+                        else
+                          {
+                            errnum = 0;
+                            err = (size_t) 0;
+                          }
+                        break;
+                      case -1:
+                        g_warning ("Invalid UTF-8 passed to g_io_channel_write_chars().");
+                        /* FIXME bail here? */
+                        errnum = EILSEQ;
+                        err = (size_t) -1;
+                        break;
+                      default:
+                        g_assert_not_reached ();
+                        err = (size_t) -1;
+                        errnum = 0; /* Don't confunse the compiler */
+                    }
+                }
+              else
+                {
+                  err = (size_t) 0;
+                  errnum = 0;
+                  left_len = from_buf_len - try_len;
+                }
+
+              g_string_append_len (channel->write_buf, from_buf,
+                                   from_buf_len - left_len);
+              from_buf += from_buf_len - left_len;
+            }
+          else
+            {
+               gchar *outbuf;
+
+               left_len = from_buf_len;
+               g_string_set_size (channel->write_buf, channel->write_buf->len
+                                  + space_in_buf);
+               outbuf = channel->write_buf->str + channel->write_buf->len
+                        - space_in_buf;
+               err = g_iconv (channel->write_cd, (gchar **) &from_buf, &left_len,
+                              &outbuf, &space_in_buf);
+               errnum = errno;
+               g_string_truncate (channel->write_buf, channel->write_buf->len
+                                  - space_in_buf);
+            }
+
+          if (err == (size_t) -1)
+            {
+              switch (errnum)
+        	{
+                  case EINVAL:
+                    g_assert (left_len < 6);
+
+                    if (from_buf_old_len == 0)
+                      {
+                        /* Not from partial_write_buf */
+
+                        memcpy (channel->partial_write_buf, from_buf, left_len);
+                        channel->partial_write_buf[left_len] = '\0';
+                        if (bytes_written)
+                          *bytes_written = count;
+                        return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+                      }
+
+                    /* Working in partial_write_buf */
+
+                    if (left_len == from_buf_len)
+                      {
+                        /* Didn't convert anything, must still have
+                         * less than a full character
+                         */
+
+                        g_assert (count == from_buf_len - from_buf_old_len);
+
+                        channel->partial_write_buf[from_buf_len] = '\0';
+
+                        if (bytes_written)
+                          *bytes_written = count;
+
+                        return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+                      }
+
+                    g_assert (from_buf_len - left_len >= from_buf_old_len);
+
+                    /* We converted all the old data. This is fine */
+
+                    break;
+                  case E2BIG:
+                    if (from_buf_len == left_len)
+                      {
+                        /* Nothing was written, add enough space for
+                         * at least one character.
+                         */
+                        space_in_buf += MAX_CHAR_SIZE;
+                        goto reconvert;
+                      }
+                    break;
+                  case EILSEQ:
+                    g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR,
+                      G_CONVERT_ERROR_ILLEGAL_SEQUENCE,
+                      _("Invalid byte sequence in conversion input"));
+                    if (from_buf_old_len > 0 && from_buf_len == left_len)
+                      g_warning ("Illegal sequence due to partial character "
+                                 "at the end of a previous write.\n");
+                    else
+                      wrote_bytes += from_buf_len - left_len - from_buf_old_len;
+                    if (bytes_written)
+                      *bytes_written = wrote_bytes;
+                    channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+                    return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+                  default:
+                    g_set_error (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_FAILED,
+                      _("Error during conversion: %s"), g_strerror (errnum));
+                    if (from_buf_len >= left_len + from_buf_old_len)
+                      wrote_bytes += from_buf_len - left_len - from_buf_old_len;
+                    if (bytes_written)
+                      *bytes_written = wrote_bytes;
+                    channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+                    return G_IO_STATUS_ERROR;
+                }
+            }
+
+          g_assert (from_buf_len - left_len >= from_buf_old_len);
+
+          wrote_bytes += from_buf_len - left_len - from_buf_old_len;
+
+          if (from_buf_old_len > 0)
+            {
+              /* We were working in partial_write_buf */
+
+              buf += from_buf_len - left_len - from_buf_old_len;
+              channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+            }
+          else
+            buf = from_buf;
+        }
+    }
+
+  if (bytes_written)
+    *bytes_written = count;
+
+  return G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_write_unichar:
+ * @channel: a #GIOChannel
+ * @thechar: a character
+ * @error: A location to return an error of type #GConvertError
+ *         or #GIOChannelError
+ *
+ * This function cannot be called on a channel with %NULL encoding.
+ *
+ * Return value: a #GIOStatus
+ **/
+EXPORT_C GIOStatus
+g_io_channel_write_unichar    (GIOChannel   *channel,
+			       gunichar      thechar,
+			       GError      **error)
+{
+  GIOStatus status;
+  gchar static_buf[6];
+  gsize char_len, wrote_len;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->encoding != NULL, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail ((error == NULL) || (*error == NULL),
+			G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (channel->is_writeable, G_IO_STATUS_ERROR);
+
+  char_len = g_unichar_to_utf8 (thechar, static_buf);
+
+  if (channel->partial_write_buf[0] != '\0')
+    {
+      g_warning ("Partial charater written before writing unichar.\n");
+      channel->partial_write_buf[0] = '\0';
+    }
+
+  status = g_io_channel_write_chars (channel, static_buf,
+                                     char_len, &wrote_len, error);
+
+  /* We validate UTF-8, so we can't get a partial write */
+
+  g_assert (wrote_len == char_len || status != G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL);
+
+  return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_io_channel_error_quark:
+ *
+ * Return value: The quark used as %G_IO_CHANNEL_ERROR
+ **/
+
+#if EMULATOR
+
+PLS(q,g_io_channel_error_quark ,GQuark)
+#define q (*FUNCTION_NAME(q,g_io_channel_error_quark )())
+
+#endif /* EMULATOR */
+
+EXPORT_C GQuark
+g_io_channel_error_quark (void)
+{
+  #if !(EMULATOR)
+  static GQuark q = 0;
+  #endif /* EMULATOR */
+  
+  if (q == 0)
+    q = g_quark_from_static_string ("g-io-channel-error-quark");
+
+  return q;
+}
+#if EMULATOR
+#undef q
+#endif /* EMULATOR */
+
+#define __G_IOCHANNEL_C__
+#include "galiasdef.c"