This MR adds a --enable-unicode flag to configure.ac, in order to define _UNICODE. It also adds a CI configuration to build & run the tests with it.

I'm not sure if you'd prefer to tweak an existing configuration instead of adding a new one

Checklist

• Code modified for feature
• Test suite updated with functionality tests
• Test suite updated with negative tests
• Documentation updated / NEWS entry present (for non-trivial changes)

Reviewer's checklist:

• Any issues marked for closing are addressed
• There is a test suite reasonably covering new functionality or modifications
• Function naming, parameters, return values, types, etc., are consistent and according to CONTRIBUTION.md
• This feature/change has adequate documentation added
• No obvious mistakes in the code