apps.js (multi-build) should be more careful when joining scripts, affects steal loading about steal

[lastzero]

A similar problem is the use of UTF-8 byte order marks in any file, as far as I remember from a past experience. The fix with the added new line char seems valid - but I'd like to wait for feedback from Brian or Justin.

[moschel]

Yeah that fix looks good, but steal.end() isn't part of the latest steal anymore, so this might no longer be needed in 3.2.

Michael, what is the case where it broke for you? Is this the same fix for your issue? Does it still apply with the latest steal?

[lastzero]

Might fix it or not. Might also just be a problem when including css or less files (can't remember it anymore in detail). But I guess it's a good enough fix to simply disable byte-order marks in the editor - I don't know which editors add them, but there seem to be some.

[moschel]

Ok. Well in that case I'm going to close this. If either of you find a breaking case still, let me know, or better yet, submit a pull with the breaking case.

[asavoy]

I would strongly suggest that there is some kind of warning, if a UTF BOM is found during build.

I have been bitten by the UTF BOM affecting build of production css files and I wasted several hours trying to work out why there was a difference between production and dev. I can't recall if it broke the first style in the file, or if it prevented the whole file from being included. Some editors will auto-inject a BOM when you type a non-ascii char, and other times, you may include a third-party css file without knowing that it's UTF-8 + BOM format.