ant build failed error: unmappable character for encoding UTF8

Question

Have an ant build script which builds some java files. These files may have existed in a windows environment previously, though I am attempting to build and compile them on OSX. The file in question seems to be encoded with the following

u'Western (Windows 1252)'

The error I receive is

error: unmappable character for encoding UTF8

Does anyone have experience rectifying these types of issues?

Re-save the file with UTF-8 encoding and re-run the ANT target. Should fix your issue. — Kon, Jan 05 '16 at 21:51
And already asked lots of times:, for example: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4995057/unmappable-character-for-encoding-utf-8-error — kfunk, Jan 05 '16 at 23:10

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 05 '16 at 21:52

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Open the file with a text editor that allows good control over coding, such as Emacs, and save the file in UTF-8.

answered Jan 05 '16 at 21:52

Cecilio Pardo

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There is a large number of files which might have this issue... say 200? – user2524908 Jan 05 '16 at 21:56
Emacs can be automated to do that. Surely other editors can too. – Cecilio Pardo Jan 05 '16 at 21:59

ant build failed error: unmappable character for encoding UTF8

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