All : modify macro FROM_UTF8, to ensure compatibility with files using a non utf8 encoding (old files created under Window, having some non ASCII characters).

eeschema/plugins/bom_cvs.xsl

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+
+<!--XSL style sheet that takes EESCHEMA's Generic Netlist Format as input and
+    outputs a simple BOM in CSV format.  Feel free to enhance this and submit
+    patches.
+
+    How to use:
+        Eeschema.pdf: chapter 14
+-->
+
+<!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [
+  <!ENTITY nl  "&#xd;&#xa;"> <!--new line CR, LF -->
+]>
+
+<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
+<xsl:output method="text" omit-xml-declaration="yes" indent="no"/>
+
+<!-- for each component -->
+<xsl:template match="libpart">
+
+<!--
+    <xsl:value-of select="count(//comp/libsource/@part[@part])"/><xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
+-->
+
+    <xsl:value-of select="@part"/><xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:value-of select="description"/><xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:value-of select="@lib"/>
+
+    <xsl:text>&nl;</xsl:text>
+</xsl:template>
+
+
+<xsl:template match="/export">
+    <xsl:text>qty,partname,description,lib&nl;</xsl:text>
+    <xsl:apply-templates select="libparts/libpart"/>
+</xsl:template>
+
+
+</xsl:stylesheet>

eeschema/plugins/netlist_form_OrcadPcb2.xsl

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     GPL v2.
 
     How to use:
-        https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg05157.html
+         see eeschema.pdf, chapter 14
 -->
 
 <!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [

eeschema/plugins/netlist_form_cadstar-RINF.xsl

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     GPL v2.
 
     How to use:
-        https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg05157.html
+         see eeschema.pdf, chapter 14
 -->
 
 <!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [

eeschema/plugins/netlist_form_cadstar.xsl

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     GPL v2.
 
     How to use:
-        https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg05157.html
+         see eeschema.pdf, chapter 14
 -->
 
 <!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [

eeschema/plugins/netlist_form_pads-pcb.xsl

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     GPL v2.
 
     How to use:
-        https://lists.launchpad.net/kicad-developers/msg05157.html
+        see eeschema.pdf, chapter 14
 -->
 
 <!DOCTYPE xsl:stylesheet [

include/macros.h

@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@
  * Macro FROM_UTF8
  * converts a UTF8 encoded C string to a wxString for all wxWidgets build modes.
  */
-#define FROM_UTF8( cstring )    wxString::FromUTF8( cstring )
-
+//#define FROM_UTF8( cstring )    wxString::FromUTF8( cstring )
+inline wxString FROM_UTF8( const char* cstring )
+{
+    wxString line = wxString::FromUTF8( cstring );
+    if( line.IsEmpty() )  // happens when cstring is not a valid UTF8 sequence
+        line = wxConvCurrent->cMB2WC( cstring );    // try to use locale conversion
+    return line;
+}
 /**
  * Function GetChars
  * returns a wxChar* to the actual character data within a wxString, and is