From 052e7b4453d950d11025107e9c98fa0be744d72f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Jason R. Coombs" <jaraco@jaraco.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 10:10:08 -0400
Subject: execfile now opens target in binary mode for better compatibility.
 Fixes Distribute #349.

---
 CHANGES.txt          | 7 +++++++
 setuptools/compat.py | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index de8285a2..1b91a2c2 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 CHANGES
 =======
 
+-----
+1.1.6
+-----
+
+* Distribute #349: ``sandbox.execfile`` now opens the target file in binary
+  mode, thus honoring a BOM in the file when compiled.
+
 -----
 1.1.5
 -----
diff --git a/setuptools/compat.py b/setuptools/compat.py
index 860c39f3..529a5fbc 100644
--- a/setuptools/compat.py
+++ b/setuptools/compat.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ else:
             globs = globals()
         if locs is None:
             locs = globs
-        f = open(fn)
+        f = open(fn, 'rb')
         try:
             source = f.read()
         finally:
-- 
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