The only hint that the file needs to have a BOM mark is included in release notes:
It would make a lot more sense to document this next to the option name. (I first wanted to file a feature request to support UTF-8.)
Backport: release
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The only hint that the file needs to have a BOM mark is included in release notes:
It would make a lot more sense to document this next to the option name. (I first wanted to file a feature request to support UTF-8.)
Backport: release