- Changed char_to_java() to use C charset instead of JVM's default encoding.

- Changed PosixFileFunctions.readLink() to return String instead of byte[].

src/main/java/net/rubygrapefruit/platform/internal/DefaultPosixFile.java

@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ public class DefaultPosixFile implements PosixFile {
     @Override
     public String readLink(File link) throws NativeException {
         FunctionResult result = new FunctionResult();
-        byte[] encodedContents = PosixFileFunctions.readlink(encode(link), result);
+        String contents = PosixFileFunctions.readlink(encode(link), result);
         if (result.isFailed()) {
             throw new NativeException(String.format("Could not read symlink %s: %s", link, result.getMessage()));
         }
-        return decode(encodedContents);
+        return contents;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -52,14 +52,6 @@ public class DefaultPosixFile implements PosixFile {
         }
     }
 
-    private String decode(byte[] path) {
-        try {
-            return new String(path, 0, path.length, characterEncoding);
-        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
-            throw new NativeException(String.format("Could not decode path using encoding %s.", characterEncoding), e);
-        }
-    }
-
     private byte[] encode(File file) {
         return encode(file.getPath());
     }

src/main/java/net/rubygrapefruit/platform/internal/jni/NativeLibraryFunctions.java

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import net.rubygrapefruit.platform.internal.FunctionResult;
 import net.rubygrapefruit.platform.internal.MutableSystemInfo;
 
 public class NativeLibraryFunctions {
-    public static final int VERSION = 7;
+    public static final int VERSION = 8;
 
     public static native int getVersion();
 

src/main/java/net/rubygrapefruit/platform/internal/jni/PosixFileFunctions.java

@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ public class PosixFileFunctions {
 
     public static native void symlink(byte[] file, byte[] content, FunctionResult result);
 
-    public static native byte[] readlink(byte[] file, FunctionResult result);
+    public static native String readlink(byte[] file, FunctionResult result);
 }