Index: src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c
===================================================================
--- src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c	(revision 27505)
+++ src/fs/gnunet-helper-fs-publish.c	(working copy)
@@ -287,15 +287,19 @@
   struct stat sbuf;
   uint64_t fsize = 0;
 
-  if ((0 != STAT (filename, &sbuf)) ||
+  char *utfFilename;
+  utfFilename =   GNUNET_STRINGS_to_utf8 (filename, strlen (filename), locale_charset ());
+
+
+  if ((0 != STAT (utfFilename, &sbuf)) ||
       ((!S_ISDIR (sbuf.st_mode)) && (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_DISK_file_size (
-      filename, &fsize, GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_YES))))
+      utfFilename, &fsize, GNUNET_NO, GNUNET_YES))))
   {
     /* If the file doesn't exist (or is not stat-able for any other reason)
        skip it (but report it), but do continue. */
     if (GNUNET_OK !=
 	write_message (GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_FS_PUBLISH_HELPER_SKIP_FILE,
-		       filename, strlen (filename) + 1))
+               filename, strlen (filename) + 1))
       return GNUNET_SYSERR;
     /* recoverable error, store 'NULL' in *dst */
     *dst = NULL;
@@ -307,7 +311,7 @@
       write_message (S_ISDIR (sbuf.st_mode) 
 		     ? GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_FS_PUBLISH_HELPER_PROGRESS_DIRECTORY
 		     : GNUNET_MESSAGE_TYPE_FS_PUBLISH_HELPER_PROGRESS_FILE,
-		     filename, strlen (filename) + 1))
+             filename, strlen (filename) + 1))
     return GNUNET_SYSERR;
   item = GNUNET_malloc (sizeof (struct ScanTreeNode));
   item->filename = GNUNET_strdup (filename);
@@ -319,7 +323,7 @@
 
     rc.parent = item;
     rc.stop = GNUNET_NO;
-    GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (filename, 
+    GNUNET_DISK_directory_scan (filename,
 				&scan_callback, 
 				&rc);    
     if ( (GNUNET_YES == rc.stop) ||
@@ -453,9 +457,7 @@
    * binary mode.
    */
   _setmode (1, _O_BINARY);
-  /* Get utf-8-encoded arguments */
-  if (GNUNET_OK != GNUNET_STRINGS_get_utf8_args (argc, argv, &argc, &argv))
-    return 5;
+
 #else
   ignore_sigpipe ();
 #endif