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+@node wchar.h
+@section @file{wchar.h}
+
+POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/basedefs/wchar.h.html}
+
+Gnulib module: wchar
+
+Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
+@itemize
+@item
+This header file cannot be included on some platforms:
+Linux uClibc built without wide character support.
+@item
+This header file is not self-contained on some platforms:
+OSF/1 with Desktop Toolkit C, BSD/OS 4.0.1.
+@item
+The type @code{wint_t} and macro @code{WEOF} are missing on some platforms:
+IRIX 5.3.
+@item
+The type @code{wint_t} is incorrect on some platforms:
+MSVC 9.
+
+@item
+Some platforms provide a @code{NULL} macro that cannot be used in arbitrary
+expressions:
+NetBSD 5.0
+@end itemize
+
+Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
+@itemize
+@item
+This header file leads to link errors and endless recursions or endless loops
+on some platforms:
+glibc version 2.5 or older, together with gcc version 4.3 or newer and the
+option @samp{-std=c99} or @samp{-std=gnu99}.
+@end itemize