[Emacs-diffs] trunk r112957: * etc/NEWS: Add entry about utf-8 for elisp files

[Glenn Morris]

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revno: 112957
revision-id: address@hidden
parent: address@hidden
committer: Glenn Morris <address@hidden>
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Wed 2013-06-12 22:19:59 -0700
message:
  * etc/NEWS: Add entry about utf-8 for elisp files
modified:
  etc/NEWS                       news-20100311060928-aoit31wvzf25yr1z-1

=== modified file 'etc/NEWS'
--- a/etc/NEWS  2013-06-11 21:38:35 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS  2013-06-13 05:19:59 +0000
@@ -438,6 +438,15 @@
 
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 24.4
 
+FIXME - someone who knows what they are talking about, please improve
+this - see http://debbugs.gnu.org/14596
+** The default file coding for Emacs Lisp files is now utf-8.
+(See file-coding-system-alist.)  In most cases, this change is
+totally transparent.  Files that contain unusual characters but do
+not specify an explicit coding system may fail to load with obscure
+errors.  You should either convert them to utf-8 or add an explicit
+coding: cookie.
+
 ** Obsoleted functions:
 *** `dont-compile'
 *** `lisp-complete-symbol'