UTF-8 signature is the UTF-8 character 'ef bb bf' at the start of a .cpp .c
file. When you edit a UTF-8 file with notepad, it also put the signature at the
start of the file.
Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 C++ compiler reads this to detect the encoding of
a text file. Without this signature, a UTF-8 const string literal with chinese
characters is not read correctly in Visual C++.
Please skip the 'EF BB BF' at the start of a .cpp .c file. Currently this
signature causes compilation errors on GCC. Add this feature will easy the
porting of WIN32 software to GCC.
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Summary: UTF-8 signature support
Product: gcc
Version: 4.2.3
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P3
Component: c
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: dh dot liu at msa dot hinet dot net
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40441
