Bug#99933: Bug#174982: [PROPOSAL]: Debian changelogs should be UTF-8 encoded
On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 10:29:33AM +0100, Denis Barbier wrote:
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> A similar approach could be considered for deb control files, a new
> mandatory Encoding field must be added to debian/control (and automatically
> put in other files when needed), which tells encoding used by all control
> files. Dpkg and friends may then perform automatic conversion (to UTF-8 or
> to current user's locale) if desired.
This suggestion applies when control files contain non-ASCII characters,
only problematic packages are concerned.
Denis
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