[Hackage] #749: Package check cannot handle byte-order-mark in .cabal file

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#749: Package check cannot handle byte-order-mark in .cabal file
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  Reporter:  guest          |        Owner:         
      Type:  defect         |       Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal         |    Milestone:         
 Component:  Cabal library  |      Version:  1.8.0.6
  Severity:  normal         |     Keywords:         
Difficulty:  unknown        |   Ghcversion:         
  Platform:  Windows        |  
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Comment(by duncan):

 This is a temporary workaround for the fact that other tools cannot handle
 the BOM in .cabal files. See ticket #714.

 You can workaround the problem by not using the BOM for the .cabal UTF8
 file.

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