microsoft / microsoft/calculator
Update project setting to tell compiler source code is UTF-8
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Description
Mentioned by @jlaanstra in #257:
You can tell the compiler that source is UTF-8 using https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/reference/utf-8-set-source-and-executable-character-sets-to-utf-8?view=vs-2017
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No project file or test is named. Start by locating the compiler or project settings for the calculator's native code and compare them with the linked Microsoft UTF-8 option; done means the relevant source encoding setting is enabled and the project still builds successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100