Re: BOM mark from Windows notepad

[Patrick McCarty]

On 2009-11-11, Francisco Vila wrote:
> Hello. When LilyPond for Linux encounters a BOM from files made with
> the Windows notepad, it issues an error.

Has this always been the case, or is this a new issue with 2.13.7?

> I think it should continue making the PDF anyway, because the file has
> an otherwise correct syntax; what do you think?

Yes, definitely.  The BOM is permitted by the UTF-8 spec, so an error
should not be issued.

Thanks,
Patrick