Unless i add a local coding variable defining the file as utf8 emacs doesn't autodetect the file as utf8, so when you save the utf8 characters in the file are changed.
Created attachment 102645 [details] The textfile, in utf8.
$ LC_MESSAGES=C iconv -f utf-8 -t utf-8 < eel-changelog > /dev/null iconv: illegal input sequence at position 8181
Well spotted: the second "Tomasz K" is different from the first - so it looks like the file corrupted.
Created attachment 103246 [details] Other text file Ok, what about this one. It passes iconv and has the same problem.
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AFAICT this is ok now with cvs emacs (ie emacs22) which has improved upstream support.