2796: utf-16 text file diffs are not displayed since the file is treated as a binary file

joel.b******@gmai***** (Google Code) (Is this you? Claim this profile.)
Nov. 8, 2012
What version are you running?


What's the URL of the page containing the problem?
https://reviewboard.eng.vmware.com/r/399361/diff

What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Make a change to a utf-16 file and try to post the diff.
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What is the expected output? What do you see instead?


What operating system are you using? What browser?
- Windows 7 x64 running Chrome.

Please provide any additional information below.
chipx86
#1 chipx86
We don't determine whether or not something is treated as binary. That's entirely up to the revision control system being used.
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