Invalid UTF-8 byte sequence

[DaKaZ]

When trying to use this gem, I am getting this when trying to pre-compile assets:

Sprockets::EncodingError: /mnt/useek-staging/shared/bundle/ruby/1.9.1/gems/jquery-countdown-rails-2.0.0/vendor/assets/javascripts/jquery.countdown-bn.js has a invalid UTF-8 byte sequence

[mauriciopasquier]

Try if opening that file and saving it as UTF-8 fixes it

[DaKaZ]

My initial attempt at this failed: DaKaZ@1526292

I still get the same error. I opened the file in rubymine, converted it to UTF-8 and then saved and committed it. I am going to try to figure out specifically which character is problematic.

[DaKaZ]

Okay, this one fixes it:

DaKaZ@0faa299

Look for a pull request

[mauriciopasquier]

Well, actually I was going to ask you to send the PR to the people behind countdown. I'm just packing it as it comes from them.

[mauriciopasquier]

Plus, they seem to have a big problem with encodings:

$ file jquery.*

jquery.countdown-ar.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-bg.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-bn.js:    Little-endian UTF-16 Unicode text, with CRLF line terminators
jquery.countdown-bs.js:    ASCII text
jquery.countdown-ca.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-cs.js:    UTF-8 Unicode text
jquery.countdown-cy.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text, with CR line terminators
jquery.countdown-da.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-de.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-el.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-es.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-et.js:    UTF-8 Unicode text
jquery.countdown-fa.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-fi.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-fr.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-gl.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-gu.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-he.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-hr.js:    ASCII text
jquery.countdown-hu.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-hy.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-id.js:    ASCII text
jquery.countdown-it.js:    ASCII text
jquery.countdown-ja.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown.js:       ASCII text
jquery.countdown-kn.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-ko.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-lt.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-lv.js:    UTF-8 Unicode text
jquery.countdown-ml.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-ms.js:    ASCII text
jquery.countdown-my.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-nb.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-nl.js:    ASCII text
jquery.countdown-pl.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-pt-BR.js: ISO-8859 text
jquery.countdown-ro.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-ru.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-sk.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-sl.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-sq.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-sr.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-sr-SR.js: UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-sv.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-th.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-tr.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-uk.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-ur.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-uz.js:    UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-vi.js:    UTF-8 Unicode text
jquery.countdown-zh-CN.js: UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.countdown-zh-TW.js: UTF-8 Unicode (with BOM) text
jquery.plugin.js:          ASCII text

[DaKaZ]

Sure, I'll reach out to them

[DaKaZ]

I have submitted an issue there:

kbwood/countdown#44

[mauriciopasquier]

On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:19:35AM -0700, DaKaZ wrote:

I have submitted an issue there:

kbwood/countdown#44

awesome, thanks