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+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.1.252
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.1.252 (after 7.1.243)
+Problem:    Test 39 fails when the environment has a utf-8 locale. (Dominique
+	    Pelle)
+Solution:   Force 'encoding' to be latin1.
+Files:	    src/testdir/test39.in
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.1.251/src/testdir/test39.in	Wed Feb  6 14:43:50 2008
+--- src/testdir/test39.in	Thu Feb 14 22:16:57 2008
+***************
+*** 5,10 ****
+--- 5,12 ----
+  STARTTEST
+  :so small.vim
+  :so mbyte.vim
++ :" This only works when 'encoding' is "latin1", don't depend on the environment
++ :set enc=latin1
+  /^abcde
+  :" Test shift-right of a block
+  jlllljj>wlljlll>
+*** ../vim-7.1.251/src/version.c	Wed Feb 13 21:48:24 2008
+--- src/version.c	Thu Feb 14 22:18:11 2008
+***************
+*** 668,669 ****
+--- 668,671 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     252,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+How To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity:
+9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
+
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