"Cannot decode string with wide characters"
I see this error when calling decode_utf8() on a character string (with
wide characters) that was already decoded.
This error started with Encode 2.53, it seems. Previous versions appear to
ignore the double decoding. I assume that means the decode was a noop if
the UTF8 flag was already on.
I'm curious about the change. Was there a problem with the old behavior,
or was the change to make it more strict? Or some other problem caused by
double decoding?
I agree that it would be good to be told when double-decoding.
But, I have a situation with a legacy app where decode_utf8 was sprinkled
all over the app because the database DBD was not configured to turn on the
UTF8 flag (pg_enable_utf8). Turning it on now would be the right approach
and solve some existing encoding issues, but the newer Encode breaks
because of all the existing decode_utf8 calls.
The joys of legacy apps:
$ fgrep -r 'decode_utf8(' . | wc -l
456
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Bill Moseley
moseley(_at_)hank(_dot_)org
