This should already be set if you are using the more recent Nutch distributions. Please see build.xml and subsequently default.properties
hth On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 8:03 PM, Mansour Al Akeel <[email protected]>wrote: > Try adding the @encoding to you <javac> in ant: > encoding="UTF-8" > > For example: > > <javac ....... > encoding="UTF-8"> > > > > 2012/4/7 HaYa aziz <[email protected]>: > > > > Dear All.. > > In building a Nutch plug-in, I used to declare a string of Arabic word > > while compiling using ant, I'm getting this error : > > > > "unmappable character for encoding UTF-8" > > > > trying the following but with no luck : > > > > String s = new String ("النوع");//the Arabic word > > byte[] utf8Bytes = s.getBytes("UTF8"); > > byte[] defaultBytes = s.getBytes(); > > s = new String(utf8Bytes, "UTF8"); > > > > the exception appear in every singe Arabic character > > > > any help? > > > > Thanks > > > -- *Lewis*

