Accept source files in encodings other than UTF-8
We need to support at least Latin-1, for backwards compatibility.
One possibility is to run iconv as a preprocessor. Alternatively, call iconv directly from the compiler. What about Windows? Should there be a pragma specifying encoding, or take it from the locale, or a command-line flag, or all three?
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| Version | 6.5 |
| Type | Task |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | normal |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Compiler |
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| Operating system | Unknown |
| Architecture | Unknown |