rafael garciasuarez pvhuhqgncrxnugmailcom 09102007 zefram wrote ive encountered quite bit xs code ignores svutf8 flag operates underlying bytes pv instead characters represented quite years since flag added doesnt seem like much progress made proper use suggest longterm problem needs addressed addressed twopart strategy approach needs discussed utf8 fixing backwardscompatibilitybreaking planned 512 feel late point 510 almost code frozen get new macros esp since added later develppport 0 make easier get utf8 flag pulling pv scalar specifically svpv macro returns pointer length supplanted similar macro one go returns pointer length encoding flag 1 deprecate macros svpv dont return encoding flag looking old macros perlapi1 documentation result reader directed towards new macros hence towards utf8 awareness svpv dont always store characters might store bytes encoding isnt relevant wed 06 aug 2008 063102 0200 patch encouraging utf8 awareness