I second that. One needs to be able to say: "this
scalar contains utf8 already - treat it like that".
And for readability I'd prefer some "bless ($s, utf8)"
like thing to a clever pack/unpack scheme. My $0.02
Stefan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bart Schuller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 11:02 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: converting between utf8 and bytes
>
>
> On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 10:34:17AM +0900,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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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