Unable to run `rake generate` locally

[kytrinyx]

I now get the following error:

Building site: source -> public
/path/to/curriculum/plugins/backtick_code_block.rb:14:in `gsub': incompatible character encodings: ASCII-8BIT and UTF-8 (Encoding::CompatibilityError)
    from /path/to/curriculum/plugins/backtick_code_block.rb:14:in `render_code_block'
    from /path/to/curriculum/plugins/octopress_filters.rb:12:in `pre_filter'

[steveklabnik]

Uuuuugh. So now it's doing it the reverse way?

[steveklabnik]

I am now seeing this too. wtf heroku.

[jcasimir]

/path/to/curriculum/plugins/backtick_code_block.rb:14

This method is honestly some of the scariest code I've ever seen. I'm surprised it took this long to become a big pain in the ass.

[steveklabnik]

Yeah. It's standard Octopress stuff, so.....

[burtlo]

Removing the force_encoding to 'ASCII-8BIT' brings the ability back to rake preview and rake generate. All the post content that is currently being processed is UTF-8.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4867883/convert-non-ascii-chars-from-ascii-8bit-to-utf-8

I guess I am not sure about Issue #328.

[steveklabnik]

Right, then it fails to compile on heroku.

[burtlo]

I'm feeling what some refer to as the 'rub'

[steveklabnik]

Yes. :/

[burtlo]

Well for a hack I could add an environment variable that is only set on HEROKU which would perform the forced encoding.

[kytrinyx]

I'm now able to rake generate locally, and rake ship.

(Presumably @burtlo added the environment variable on Heroku).