blob_zero(&x);
  for(i=2; i<g.argc; i++){
    char zBuf[100];
    const char *zName = g.argv[i];
    file_canonical_name(zName, &x, 0);
    fossil_print("[%s] -> [%s]\n", zName, blob_buffer(&x));
    blob_reset(&x);
    sqlite4_snprintf(zBuf, sizeof(zBuf), "%lld", file_wd_size(zName));
    fossil_print("  file_size   = %s\n", zBuf);
    sqlite4_snprintf(zBuf, sizeof(zBuf), "%lld", file_wd_mtime(zName));
    fossil_print("  file_mtime  = %s\n", zBuf);
    fossil_print("  file_isfile = %d\n", file_wd_isfile(zName));
    fossil_print("  file_isfile_or_link = %d\n",file_wd_isfile_or_link(zName));
    fossil_print("  file_islink = %d\n", file_wd_islink(zName));
    fossil_print("  file_isexe  = %d\n", file_wd_isexe(zName));
    fossil_print("  file_isdir  = %d\n", file_wd_isdir(zName));
  }

  */
  if( (strlen(zDir) + 17) >= (size_t)nBuf ){
    fossil_fatal("insufficient space for temporary filename");
  }

  do{
    if( cnt++>20 ) fossil_panic("cannot generate a temporary filename");
    sqlite4_snprintf(zBuf, nBuf-17, "%s/", zDir);
    j = (int)strlen(zBuf);
    sqlite4_randomness(0, 15, &zBuf[j]);
    for(i=0; i<15; i++, j++){
      zBuf[j] = (char)zChars[ ((unsigned char)zBuf[j])%(sizeof(zChars)-1) ];
    }
    zBuf[j] = 0;
  }while( file_size(zBuf)>=0 );

#if defined(_WIN32)

/*
** Translate MBCS to UTF8.  Return a pointer to the translated text.  
** Call fossil_mbcs_free() to deallocate any memory used to store the
** returned pointer when done.
*/
char *fossil_mbcs_to_utf8(const char *zMbcs){
#ifdef _WIN32
  extern char *sqlite4_win32_mbcs_to_utf8(const char*);
  return sqlite4_win32_mbcs_to_utf8(zMbcs);
#else
  return (char*)zMbcs;  /* No-op on unix */
#endif  
}

/*
** Translate UTF8 to MBCS for use in system calls.  Return a pointer to the
** translated text..  Call fossil_mbcs_free() to deallocate any memory
** used to store the returned pointer when done.
*/
char *fossil_utf8_to_mbcs(const char *zUtf8){
#ifdef _WIN32
  extern char *sqlite4_win32_utf8_to_mbcs(const char*);
  return sqlite4_win32_utf8_to_mbcs(zUtf8);
#else
  return (char*)zUtf8;  /* No-op on unix */
#endif  
}

/*
** Return the value of an environment variable as UTF8.

/*
** Translate MBCS to UTF8.  Return a pointer.  Call fossil_mbcs_free()
** to deallocate any memory used to store the returned pointer when done.
*/
void fossil_mbcs_free(char *zOld){
#ifdef _WIN32
  extern void sqlite4_free(void*);
  sqlite4_free(0, zOld);
#else
  /* No-op on unix */
#endif  
}

/*
** Like fopen() but always takes a UTF8 argument.