[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v11 1/6] libavutil/wchar_filename.h: Add whcartoutf8, wchartoansi and utf8toansi

[nil-admirari at mailo.com]

> What I'm saying is that prepending the long path prefix is the better way 
> for supporting long paths and I mentioned our experience with it only to 
> confirm that it's working well.

Maybe you'll even provide a patchset for such a wonderful approach?

> The .NET/corefx runtime uses the prefix method internally, rclone is using it,
> the Java runtime is using it, just to name a few examples.

They all have uniform IO, FFmpeg does not. av_fopen_utf8 vs plain fopen,
and forward slash conversion have already been mentioned in this very conversation,
but probably you haven't followed.