GNU bug report logs - #13936
Default to UTF-8 for most Emacs source files

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:23:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 13936 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eliz <at> gnu.org, eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu
Subject: bug#13936: Default to UTF-8 for most Emacs source files
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:58:54 -0400

>> I don't think Handa's work is related.  He's trying to improve the
>> performance of Emacs when handling utf-8 files, whereas my request is
>> for a change in behavior, regardless of performance.
> If the performance is not the problem,
> (with-coding-priority '(utf-8)
>   (load-file "_FILE_NAME_"))

That will work only for files using the utf-8 coding system.  My request
is for ways to make it so that more of the .el files are written using
the utf-8 coding system.  E.g. something like setting
buffer-coding-system in emacs-lisp-mode, for example.


        Stefan
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