diff --git a/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h b/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
index 2f54e83f76..a2060dbf88 100644
--- a/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
+++ b/contrib/include/wx/stc/stc.h
@@ -2478,13 +2478,14 @@ inline wxString stc2wx(const char* str) {
 #endif
 }
 
-inline wxString stc2wx(const char* str, size_t len) {
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
-    return wxString(str, wxConvUTF8, len);
+wxString stc2wx(const char* str, size_t len);
 #else
+inline wxString stc2wx(const char* str, size_t len) {
     return wxString(str, len);
-#endif
 }
+#endif
+
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
 inline const wxWX2MBbuf wx2stc(const wxString& str) {
diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/PlatWX.cpp b/contrib/src/stc/PlatWX.cpp
index 82544a1657..a79f518de0 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/PlatWX.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/PlatWX.cpp
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void SurfaceImpl::MeasureWidths(Font &font, const char *s, int len, int *positio
     // so figure it out and fix it!
     i = 0;
     size_t ui = 0;
-    while (i < len) {
+    while ((int)i < len) {
         unsigned char uch = (unsigned char)s[i];
         positions[i++] = tpos[ui];
         if (uch >= 0x80) {
@@ -1223,6 +1223,22 @@ double ElapsedTime::Duration(bool reset) {
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+#if wxUSE_UNICODE
+wxString stc2wx(const char* str, size_t len)
+{
+    char *buffer=new char[len+1];
+    strncpy(buffer, str, len);
+    buffer[len]=0;
+
+    wxString cstr(buffer, wxConvUTF8);
+
+    delete[] buffer;
+    return cstr;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in b/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
index 70addc7abb..e1c17422a1 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.h.in
@@ -463,13 +463,14 @@ inline wxString stc2wx(const char* str) {
 #endif
 }
 
-inline wxString stc2wx(const char* str, size_t len) {
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
-    return wxString(str, wxConvUTF8, len);
+wxString stc2wx(const char* str, size_t len);
 #else
+inline wxString stc2wx(const char* str, size_t len) {
     return wxString(str, len);
-#endif
 }
+#endif
+
 
 #if wxUSE_UNICODE
 inline const wxWX2MBbuf wx2stc(const wxString& str) {