On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 10:34:17AM +0900,
simon(_dot_)p(_dot_)cozens(_at_)jp(_dot_)pwcglobal(_dot_)com wrote:
I have an XS module which I've been meaning to put onto CPAN which
just flicks on the SvUTF bit on a variable. That'll do what you want
but it's a sick and disgusting hack.
I don't think it's sick, it's exactly what you need if you are reading a
binary protocol that uses utf8 for strings. The filehandle as a whole
needs to be bytary, but depending on the data you might decide that a
substring needs to be tagged as utf8.
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