*** /usr/local/lib64/ruby/1.9.1/rexml/source.rb	2011-11-24 11:50:17.270431890 +0100
--- source.rb	2011-11-24 11:49:51.950605222 +0100
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*** 207,213 ****
      end
  
      def match( pattern, cons=false )
!       rv = pattern.match(@buffer)
        @buffer = $' if cons and rv
        while !rv and @source
          begin
--- 207,214 ----
      end
  
      def match( pattern, cons=false )
!       #rv = pattern.match(@buffer)
!       rv = pattern.match(@buffer.force_encoding('utf-8'))
        @buffer = $' if cons and rv
        while !rv and @source
          begin