#880163 xxdiff: utf-8 characters replaced with "?"

Package:
xxdiff
Source:
xxdiff
Description:
graphical file/directory comparison and merge tool
Submitter:
Rod Tye
Date:
2017-10-30 08:39:04 UTC
Severity:
important
#880163#5
Date:
2017-10-30 08:37:23 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

When merging files containing utf-8 characters, xxdiff replaces them with the character "?",
even when there are no differences on that line.  Previous versions (for example the current
stretch version) save utf-8 characters to the output file unchanged.