int match_pattern(const char *text, const char *search, int case_sensitive, int strict)
{
  if (search && *search)
  {
  #ifdef __GNUC__
    const char *stack[strlen(text) + 2];
  #else
    const char** stack= g_malloc(sizeof(char*) * ((unsigned int) strlen(text) + 2));
  #endif
    int stackp= 0;
    const char *search_begin= search;
    const char *tend= text+g_utf8_strlen(text, (gssize)strlen(text));
    const char *send= search+g_utf8_strlen(text, (gssize)strlen(search));

    gunichar (*normcase)(gunichar)= case_sensitive ? dummy : g_unichar_toupper;

    while (*search && *text)
    {
      switch (*search)
      {
       case '*':
        search= g_utf8_next_char(search);
        if (*search != '?')
        {
          gunichar norm_search= normcase(*search);
          stack[stackp++]= search;
          while (*text && normcase(g_utf8_get_char_validated(text, (gssize)(tend - text))) != norm_search)
            text= g_utf8_next_char(text);
          break;
        }

       case '?':
        search= g_utf8_next_char(search);
        text= g_utf8_next_char(text);
        break;
     
       default:
        if (normcase(g_utf8_get_char_validated(text, (gssize)(tend-search))) != normcase(g_utf8_get_char_validated(search, (gssize)(send-search))))
        {
          if (stackp==0)
          {
            return 0;
          }
          else
          {
            // backtrack
            search= stack[--stackp];
            while (*text && *search && normcase(g_utf8_get_char_validated(text, (gssize)(tend-text))) != normcase(g_utf8_get_char_validated(search, (gssize)(send-search))))
              text= g_utf8_next_char(text);
          }
        }
        else
        {
          search= g_utf8_next_char(search);
          text= g_utf8_next_char(text);
        }
        break;
      }
    }

  #ifndef __GNUC__
    g_free(stack);
  #endif

    if (strict)
    {
      if (!*search)
      {
        if (search > search_begin && g_utf8_prev_char(search) && *g_utf8_prev_char(search) == '*')
          return 1;
        return *text ? 0 : 1;
      }
      else
        return 0;
    }
    else
    {
      // If both search string and text string are at end then we found a match.
      if (!*search && !*text)
        return 1;
      else
      {
        // If the search string still contains characters then text was exhausted already.
        // In this case we match only if search contains one or more '*'.
        if (!*search)
          return 0;
        else
        {
          while (*search == '*')
            ++search;
          return !*search;
        };
      };
    };
  }
  else
    return -1;
}