d:\temp\source\test2 d:\temp\source\test5 ##

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#!d:\perl\bin\perl.exe -w
use File::Find;
use strict;
use Encode qw(encode_utf8 decode_utf8 is_utf8);
use XML::Simple;

my $configfile=".\\config.xml";
my $config=XMLin($configfile); 

my $srcdir="d:\\temp\\source\\test2";
print "\$srcdir: $srcdir\n";
if(is_utf8($srcdir)){
    print "is utf8\n";
}else{
    print "is NOT utf8\n";
    $srcdir=decode_utf8($srcdir); # ???
}

# line "!!!" get srcdir from xml  
# or you can comment it to test
# wether line "???" take any effect or not 

$srcdir=$$config{'srcdir'}; # !!!

if(is_utf8($srcdir)){
    print "is utf8\n";
}else{
    print "is NOT utf8\n";
}


{
  local ${^WIDE_SYSTEM_CALLS} = 1;
  finddepth( \&showme, $srcdir );
}

sub fixutf8 {
  for (@_) {
    if (${^WIDE_SYSTEM_CALLS} && !is_utf8($_)) {
      $_ = decode_utf8($_); 
    }
  }
}
sub showme {
  print "\$_ = $_\n";
  fixutf8($File::Find::dir,$File::Find::name,$_);
  print "\$_ = $_\n";
}


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D:\temp\source>newcopy6.pl
$srcdir: d:\temp\source\test2
is NOT utf8
is utf8
Can't cd to (d:\temp\source\test2/) ├�┬╢a: No such file or directory
 at D:\temp\source\newcopy6.pl line 28
$_ = ├╢a
$_ = ├╢a
$_ = .
$_ = .

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$srcdir: d:\temp\source\test2
is NOT utf8
is utf8
$_ = �a
$_ = �a
$_ = .
$_ = .

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$srcdir: d:\temp\source\test2
is NOT utf8
is NOT utf8
$_ = �.txt
$_ = 쯴xt
$_ = �a
$_ = 硍
$_ = .
$_ = .

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sub fixutf8 {
  for (@_) {
    print "\$_=$_";  
    if (${^WIDE_SYSTEM_CALLS} && !is_utf8($_)) {
      $_ = decode_utf8($_); 
    }
    if(is_utf8($_)){
        print "#\$_=$_ is utf8\n";
    }else{
        print "#\$_=$_ is NOT utf8\n";
    }

  }
}

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$srcdir: d:\temp\source\test2
is NOT utf8
is NOT utf8
$_ = �.txt
$_=d:\temp\source\test2/�a#$_=d:\temp\source\test2/硠is utf8
$_=d:\temp\source\test2/�a/�.txt#$_=d:\temp\source\test2/硯쯴xt is utf8
$_=�.txt#$_=쯴xt is utf8
$_ = 쯴xt
$_ = �a
$_=d:\temp\source\test2#$_=d:\temp\source\test2 is NOT utf8
$_=d:\temp\source\test2/�a#$_=d:\temp\source\test2/硠is utf8
$_=�a#$_=硠is utf8
$_ = 硍
$_ = .
$_=d:\temp\source\test2#$_=d:\temp\source\test2 is NOT utf8
$_=d:\temp\source\test2#$_=d:\temp\source\test2 is NOT utf8
$_=.#$_=. is NOT utf8
$_ = .