Unsupported descriptor file encoding Shift_JIS

[mnrkbys]

I have encountered a problem which is similar to the libvmdk issue #10 .
VMware Workstation on Windows Japanese edition sets "encoding" to "Shift_JIS" in "Disk Descriptor" of VMDK. But libvmdk and libclocale don't support it.
Could you support Shift_JIS as same as GBK and Big5?
By the way, Shift_JIS is mapped to cp932.

[joachimmetz]

@mnrkbys, thx for the report.

Could you support Shift_JIS as same as GBK and Big5?

I can. I'll update documentation and source as soon as time permits.

Are you aware of any edge cases where Shift_JIS would be (potentially) different from cp932?

In the mean time if you extend libvmdk/libvmdk_descriptor_file.c similar to 4b09bb8 that should get you the functionality you need

[mnrkbys]

Sorry, I am not familiar with character codes.
So, I don't know what is the difference between Shift_JIS and cp932.
I will try to make the patch. Thank you.

[joachimmetz]

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