SVN Error: Can't convert string from native encoding to 'UTF-8'

Question

I\'ve got a post-commit hook script that performs a SVN update of a working copy when commits are made to the repository.

When users commit to the repository from th

Answer 1

1. It changes the encoding to a location-neutral encoding in case someone with a different encoding checks it out.

2. Of course. But it's not "Windows" ASCII (Windows actually uses some strange encoding like CP1251 or so).

The best way to fix this is to make sure that your system uses UTF-8 whenever possible (check $LANG).