--- a/hgext/convert/__init__.py	Tue Jul 17 08:22:43 2007 +0200
+++ b/hgext/convert/__init__.py	Tue Jul 17 09:28:01 2007 -0300
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@
     srcauthor=whatever string you want
     '''
 
+    util._encoding = 'UTF-8'
+
     if not dest:
         dest = hg.defaultdest(src) + "-hg"
         ui.status("assuming destination %s\n" % dest)