diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/AdjectiveBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/AdjectiveBul.gf
index 1b57e2c4e..b38f9f731 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/AdjectiveBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/AdjectiveBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete AdjectiveBul of Adjective = CatBul ** open ResBul, Prelude in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/AdverbBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/AdverbBul.gf
index 8b1e06a3a..f4b844826 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/AdverbBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/AdverbBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete AdverbBul of Adverb = CatBul ** open ResBul, Prelude in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/AllBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/AllBul.gf
index 80ad02165..e79b3c3ac 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/AllBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/AllBul.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 concrete AllBul of AllBulAbs = 
   LangBul,
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/AllBulAbs.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/AllBulAbs.gf
index 34156982b..07e88d53e 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/AllBulAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/AllBulAbs.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 abstract AllBulAbs = 
   Lang,
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/CatBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/CatBul.gf
index 470f86069..8ef4412c8 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/CatBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/CatBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete CatBul of Cat = CommonX - [IAdv,CAdv] ** open ResBul, Prelude, Predef, (R = ParamX) in {
 
   flags 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/ConjunctionBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/ConjunctionBul.gf
index 93d646a56..880faf795 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/ConjunctionBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/ConjunctionBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete ConjunctionBul of Conjunction = 
   CatBul ** open ResBul, Coordination, Prelude, Predef in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/ExtraBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/ExtraBul.gf
index 097572c06..f474a6d5a 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/ExtraBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/ExtraBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete ExtraBul of ExtraBulAbs = CatBul ** 
   open ResBul, MorphoFunsBul, Coordination, Prelude, Predef in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/ExtraBulAbs.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/ExtraBulAbs.gf
index 1b1a997b3..e33a3c55f 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/ExtraBulAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/ExtraBulAbs.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 abstract ExtraBulAbs = Extra ** {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/GrammarBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/GrammarBul.gf
index c1cf21597..ce6752c34 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/GrammarBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/GrammarBul.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 concrete GrammarBul of Grammar = 
   NounBul,
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/IdiomBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/IdiomBul.gf
index c2105319f..2cab38e81 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/IdiomBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/IdiomBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete IdiomBul of Idiom = CatBul ** open Prelude, ParadigmsBul, ResBul in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/LangBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/LangBul.gf
index 435e0df57..ff1061213 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/LangBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/LangBul.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:../prelude
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 concrete LangBul of Lang = 
   GrammarBul,
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/LexiconBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/LexiconBul.gf
index a70d9cf55..176ed1420 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/LexiconBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/LexiconBul.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:prelude
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 concrete LexiconBul of Lexicon = CatBul ** 
   open ParadigmsBul, ResBul, Prelude in {
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/MorphoBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/MorphoBul.gf
index 1e70c8136..2b6dedef7 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/MorphoBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/MorphoBul.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../../prelude
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 --1 A Simple English Resource Morphology
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/MorphoFunsBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/MorphoFunsBul.gf
index 4168c0d75..ee7bcaaaf 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/MorphoFunsBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/MorphoFunsBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../../prelude:../common
 
 resource MorphoFunsBul = open
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/NounBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/NounBul.gf
index 69b16b178..306e907fe 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/NounBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/NounBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete NounBul of Noun = CatBul ** open ResBul, Prelude in {
   flags optimize=all_subs ; coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/NumeralBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/NumeralBul.gf
index 876322480..355fa8c88 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/NumeralBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/NumeralBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete NumeralBul of Numeral = CatBul ** open Prelude, ResBul in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/ParadigmsBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/ParadigmsBul.gf
index 25724e295..3e842ed6a 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/ParadigmsBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/ParadigmsBul.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:../prelude
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 resource ParadigmsBul = MorphoFunsBul ** open
   Predef,
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/PhraseBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/PhraseBul.gf
index e61920a69..8788902df 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/PhraseBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/PhraseBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete PhraseBul of Phrase = CatBul ** open Prelude, ResBul in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/QuestionBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/QuestionBul.gf
index 351dcaf68..cd8a2d5c4 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/QuestionBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/QuestionBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete QuestionBul of Question = CatBul ** open ResBul, Prelude in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/RelativeBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/RelativeBul.gf
index 19e4f4af3..86a1e063a 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/RelativeBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/RelativeBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete RelativeBul of Relative = CatBul ** open ResBul in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/ResBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/ResBul.gf
index 9af64d7de..7916bb26b 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/ResBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/ResBul.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 --1 Bulgarian auxiliary operations.
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/SentenceBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/SentenceBul.gf
index 36d367263..cce37ac57 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/SentenceBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/SentenceBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete SentenceBul of Sentence = CatBul ** open Prelude, ResBul in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/StructuralBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/StructuralBul.gf
index 2b95fa12a..92dcbfd2d 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/StructuralBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/StructuralBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete StructuralBul of Structural = CatBul ** 
   open MorphoBul, ParadigmsBul, Prelude in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/SymbolBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/SymbolBul.gf
index e37e5c863..a0d666792 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/SymbolBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/SymbolBul.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common
+--# -coding=cp1251
 
 concrete SymbolBul of Symbol = CatBul ** open Prelude, ResBul in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/TextBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/TextBul.gf
index 21e624b8e..1f1805c37 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/TextBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/TextBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete TextBul of Text = CatBul ** {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/bulgarian/VerbBul.gf b/lib/src/bulgarian/VerbBul.gf
index 785d35c85..280d99a4c 100644
--- a/lib/src/bulgarian/VerbBul.gf
+++ b/lib/src/bulgarian/VerbBul.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=cp1251
 concrete VerbBul of Verb = CatBul ** open Prelude, ResBul, ParadigmsBul in {
   flags coding=cp1251 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/catalan/BeschCat.gf b/lib/src/catalan/BeschCat.gf
index 30d685699..e39e001d9 100644
--- a/lib/src/catalan/BeschCat.gf
+++ b/lib/src/catalan/BeschCat.gf
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 --
 -- Verbs trets de "Xurriguera".
 --
 
 resource BeschCat = open Prelude, CommonRomance in {
 
-
 --flags optimize=noexpand ; -- faster than values
 --
 oper Verbum = {s : VFB => Str} ;
diff --git a/lib/src/catalan/DiffCat.gf b/lib/src/catalan/DiffCat.gf
index bcc044482..05d9ee064 100644
--- a/lib/src/catalan/DiffCat.gf
+++ b/lib/src/catalan/DiffCat.gf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../abstract:../common:prelude
-
+--# -coding=latin1
 instance DiffCat of DiffRomance = open CommonRomance, PhonoCat, BeschCat, Prelude in {
 
   flags optimize=noexpand ;
diff --git a/lib/src/catalan/IrregCat.gf b/lib/src/catalan/IrregCat.gf
index c1078109c..6b13eaf5e 100644
--- a/lib/src/catalan/IrregCat.gf
+++ b/lib/src/catalan/IrregCat.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 -- machine-generated GF file from Andersson & Söderberg's MSc work
 concrete IrregCat of IrregCatAbs = CatCat **
 open CommonRomance, ParadigmsCat, BeschCat in {
diff --git a/lib/src/catalan/IrregCatAbs.gf b/lib/src/catalan/IrregCatAbs.gf
index a85f1c653..a016549b8 100644
--- a/lib/src/catalan/IrregCatAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/catalan/IrregCatAbs.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 abstract IrregCatAbs = Cat ** {
+
 --  fun abarse_V  : V ; 
 --  fun abastecer_V  : V ; 
 --  fun abeldar_V  : V ; 
diff --git a/lib/src/catalan/LexiconCat.gf b/lib/src/catalan/LexiconCat.gf
index 55955127c..c8421cef6 100644
--- a/lib/src/catalan/LexiconCat.gf
+++ b/lib/src/catalan/LexiconCat.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete LexiconCat of Lexicon = CatCat ** open 
   (M=MorphoCat), ParadigmsCat, BeschCat in {
diff --git a/lib/src/catalan/NumeralCat.gf b/lib/src/catalan/NumeralCat.gf
index e4037a057..684e2d6b0 100644
--- a/lib/src/catalan/NumeralCat.gf
+++ b/lib/src/catalan/NumeralCat.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete NumeralCat of Numeral = CatCat [Numeral,Digits] ** 
   open CommonRomance, ResRomance, MorphoCat, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf b/lib/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
index 3fe58d2c8..019df51ae 100644
--- a/lib/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
+++ b/lib/src/catalan/ParadigmsCat.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 Catalan Lexical Paradigms
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/danish/IdiomDan.gf b/lib/src/danish/IdiomDan.gf
index 28f51bb5a..ec4f9521a 100644
--- a/lib/src/danish/IdiomDan.gf
+++ b/lib/src/danish/IdiomDan.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete IdiomDan of Idiom = CatDan ** 
   open MorphoDan, ParadigmsDan, IrregDan, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/danish/IrregDan.gf b/lib/src/danish/IrregDan.gf
index 9eff16527..bd6ff6bc6 100644
--- a/lib/src/danish/IrregDan.gf
+++ b/lib/src/danish/IrregDan.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 -- http://users.cybercity.dk/~nmb3879/danishgram3.html
 
diff --git a/lib/src/danish/IrregDanAbs.gf b/lib/src/danish/IrregDanAbs.gf
index be02eaf74..e86a44b92 100644
--- a/lib/src/danish/IrregDanAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/danish/IrregDanAbs.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 abstract IrregDanAbs = Cat ** {
 
   fun
diff --git a/lib/src/danish/LexiconDan.gf b/lib/src/danish/LexiconDan.gf
index a7c49c506..86caba1a8 100644
--- a/lib/src/danish/LexiconDan.gf
+++ b/lib/src/danish/LexiconDan.gf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
-
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 
 concrete LexiconDan of Lexicon = CatDan **
diff --git a/lib/src/danish/MorphoDan.gf b/lib/src/danish/MorphoDan.gf
index 015176f33..89db624dc 100644
--- a/lib/src/danish/MorphoDan.gf
+++ b/lib/src/danish/MorphoDan.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 --1 A Simple Danish Resource Morphology
 --
 -- Aarne Ranta 2002
diff --git a/lib/src/danish/NumeralDan.gf b/lib/src/danish/NumeralDan.gf
index b8846c8ef..5d13c277c 100644
--- a/lib/src/danish/NumeralDan.gf
+++ b/lib/src/danish/NumeralDan.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete NumeralDan of Numeral = CatDan ** open MorphoDan in {
 
 
diff --git a/lib/src/danish/StructuralDan.gf b/lib/src/danish/StructuralDan.gf
index 825086613..dfe579829 100644
--- a/lib/src/danish/StructuralDan.gf
+++ b/lib/src/danish/StructuralDan.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete StructuralDan of Structural = CatDan ** 
   open MorphoDan, ParadigmsDan, (X = ConstructX), IrregDan, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/dutch/ExtraDut.gf b/lib/src/dutch/ExtraDut.gf
index 7ad3b398b..c22329fc9 100644
--- a/lib/src/dutch/ExtraDut.gf
+++ b/lib/src/dutch/ExtraDut.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete ExtraDut of ExtraDutAbs = CatDut ** 
   open ResDut, MorphoDut, Coordination, Prelude, IrregDut in 
 {
diff --git a/lib/src/dutch/LexiconDut.gf b/lib/src/dutch/LexiconDut.gf
index d707714ba..ce2916609 100644
--- a/lib/src/dutch/LexiconDut.gf
+++ b/lib/src/dutch/LexiconDut.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 -- work by Aarne Ranta
 
diff --git a/lib/src/dutch/MorphoDut.gf b/lib/src/dutch/MorphoDut.gf
index cf0becf89..6e20492e3 100644
--- a/lib/src/dutch/MorphoDut.gf
+++ b/lib/src/dutch/MorphoDut.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 --
 ----1 A Simple Dutman Resource Morphology
 ----
diff --git a/lib/src/dutch/NumeralDut.gf b/lib/src/dutch/NumeralDut.gf
index cd74a3887..0e82726d3 100644
--- a/lib/src/dutch/NumeralDut.gf
+++ b/lib/src/dutch/NumeralDut.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete NumeralDut of Numeral = CatDut [Numeral,Digits] ** open ResDut, Prelude in {
 
 flags optimize = all_subs ;
diff --git a/lib/src/dutch/ResDut.gf b/lib/src/dutch/ResDut.gf
index e074d7458..004623f10 100644
--- a/lib/src/dutch/ResDut.gf
+++ b/lib/src/dutch/ResDut.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 Dutch auxiliary operations.
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/AdjectiveFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/AdjectiveFin.gf
index 9606c2130..eb435b068 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/AdjectiveFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/AdjectiveFin.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete AdjectiveFin of Adjective = CatFin ** open ResFin, StemFin, Prelude in {
 
   flags optimize=all_subs ; -- gfc size from 2864336 to 6786 - i.e. factor 422
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/AdverbFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/AdverbFin.gf
index bd9225b76..7b5a1ec9d 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/AdverbFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/AdverbFin.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete AdverbFin of Adverb = CatFin ** open ResFin, Prelude, StemFin in {
 
   lin
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/ExtraFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/ExtraFin.gf
index da5cf2393..01804e67c 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/ExtraFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/ExtraFin.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:abstract:common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete ExtraFin of ExtraFinAbs = CatFin ** 
   open ResFin, MorphoFin, Coordination, Prelude, NounFin, StructuralFin, StemFin, (R = ParamX) in {
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/LexiconFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/LexiconFin.gf
index 65ebc21e9..b4d95bcea 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/LexiconFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/LexiconFin.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete LexiconFin of Lexicon = CatFin ** open MorphoFin, StemFin, ParadigmsFin in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/MorphoFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/MorphoFin.gf
index d3ef73597..e6694347f 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/MorphoFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/MorphoFin.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 A Simple Finnish Resource Morphology
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/NounFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/NounFin.gf
index a91bdeef6..44a7b2ef4 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/NounFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/NounFin.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete NounFin of Noun = CatFin ** open ResFin, MorphoFin, StemFin, Prelude in {
 
   lin
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/NumeralFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/NumeralFin.gf
index 84d294a62..6aa97b932 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/NumeralFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/NumeralFin.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete NumeralFin of Numeral = CatFin [Numeral,Digits] **  open Prelude, ParadigmsFin, MorphoFin, StemFin in {
 
 -- Notice: possessive forms are not used. They get wrong, since every
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/ParadigmsFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/ParadigmsFin.gf
index 3fa89647d..99769b884 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/ParadigmsFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/ParadigmsFin.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 Finnish Lexical Paradigms
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/RelativeFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/RelativeFin.gf
index a8d328f6a..b8116b7dd 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/RelativeFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/RelativeFin.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete RelativeFin of Relative = CatFin ** open Prelude, ResFin, MorphoFin in {
 
   flags optimize=all_subs ;
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/ResFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/ResFin.gf
index 42274ed24..7105091c6 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/ResFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/ResFin.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 Finnish auxiliary operations.
 
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/SentenceFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/SentenceFin.gf
index 6d67227a8..d927bce02 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/SentenceFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/SentenceFin.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete SentenceFin of Sentence = CatFin ** open Prelude, ResFin, StemFin in {
 
   flags optimize=all_subs ;
diff --git a/lib/src/finnish/StructuralFin.gf b/lib/src/finnish/StructuralFin.gf
index 173fb1f8d..7c9f04ed1 100644
--- a/lib/src/finnish/StructuralFin.gf
+++ b/lib/src/finnish/StructuralFin.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete StructuralFin of Structural = CatFin ** 
   open MorphoFin, ParadigmsFin, (X = ConstructX), StemFin, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/french/BeschFre.gf b/lib/src/french/BeschFre.gf
index f5921258e..8e68fd481 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/BeschFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/BeschFre.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 resource BeschFre = open Prelude, MorphoFre in {
 
 flags optimize=noexpand ; -- faster and smaller than =all
diff --git a/lib/src/french/DiffFre.gf b/lib/src/french/DiffFre.gf
index 7c4aaaf9d..9d5b7b9dc 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/DiffFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/DiffFre.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 instance DiffFre of DiffRomance - [
   imperClit,
diff --git a/lib/src/french/ExtraFre.gf b/lib/src/french/ExtraFre.gf
index 916a8a056..acf648a13 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/ExtraFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/ExtraFre.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete ExtraFre of ExtraFreAbs = ExtraRomanceFre ** 
   open CommonRomance, PhonoFre, MorphoFre, ParadigmsFre, ParamX, ResFre, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/french/ExtraFreAbs.gf b/lib/src/french/ExtraFreAbs.gf
index 5868522eb..0a7a3f767 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/ExtraFreAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/ExtraFreAbs.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 -- Structures special for French. These are not implemented in other
 -- Romance languages.
 
diff --git a/lib/src/french/IrregFre.gf b/lib/src/french/IrregFre.gf
index 7531831fb..37f82071d 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/IrregFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/IrregFre.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 -- Irregular verbs from Nancy, based on a list from Sylvain Pogodalla, 25/11/2004
 -- Translated to GF by Aarne Ranta
diff --git a/lib/src/french/IrregFreAbs.gf b/lib/src/french/IrregFreAbs.gf
index f82d7c0a0..de2826564 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/IrregFreAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/IrregFreAbs.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 -- Irregular verbs from Nancy, based on a list from Sylvain Pogodalla, 25/11/2004
 -- Translated to GF by Aarne Ranta
diff --git a/lib/src/french/LexiconFre.gf b/lib/src/french/LexiconFre.gf
index adeccbd9e..946adec74 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/LexiconFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/LexiconFre.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete LexiconFre of Lexicon = CatFre ** 
   open (M = MorphoFre), PhonoFre, ParadigmsFre, IrregFre in {
diff --git a/lib/src/french/MorphoFre.gf b/lib/src/french/MorphoFre.gf
index 251f043d3..a56abb364 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/MorphoFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/MorphoFre.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 A Simple French Resource Morphology
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/french/ParadigmsFre.gf b/lib/src/french/ParadigmsFre.gf
index c676ab32d..329cf7c94 100644
--- a/lib/src/french/ParadigmsFre.gf
+++ b/lib/src/french/ParadigmsFre.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 French Lexical Paradigms
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/german/ExtraGer.gf b/lib/src/german/ExtraGer.gf
index fde62e3df..f2ae04fc8 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/ExtraGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/ExtraGer.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete ExtraGer of ExtraGerAbs = CatGer ** 
   open ResGer, Coordination, Prelude, IrregGer in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/german/IrregGer.gf b/lib/src/german/IrregGer.gf
index 09aa5d351..236af7d67 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/IrregGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/IrregGer.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:prelude:../abstract:../common
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 -- adapted from verb list in
 -- http://www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/~wernerr/grammar/verben_dt.html
diff --git a/lib/src/german/IrregGerAbs.gf b/lib/src/german/IrregGerAbs.gf
index 0c2f15553..fd0c5a092 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/IrregGerAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/IrregGerAbs.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 abstract IrregGerAbs = Cat ** {
 
   fun backen_V : V ;
diff --git a/lib/src/german/LexiconGer.gf b/lib/src/german/LexiconGer.gf
index f5eddef65..5ba40f1e9 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/LexiconGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/LexiconGer.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 -- work by Aarne Ranta, Andreas Priesnitz, and Henning Thielemann.
 
diff --git a/lib/src/german/MorphoGer.gf b/lib/src/german/MorphoGer.gf
index 7c6e1143f..ecc64c0ee 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/MorphoGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/MorphoGer.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 --
 ----1 A Simple German Resource Morphology
 ----
diff --git a/lib/src/german/NumeralGer.gf b/lib/src/german/NumeralGer.gf
index 9c4a79e5c..9920a2b70 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/NumeralGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/NumeralGer.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete NumeralGer of Numeral = CatGer [Numeral,Digits] ** open MorphoGer, Prelude in {
 
 flags optimize = all_subs ;
diff --git a/lib/src/german/ParadigmsGer.gf b/lib/src/german/ParadigmsGer.gf
index 8de23c11d..3b7343939 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/ParadigmsGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/ParadigmsGer.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 German Lexical Paradigms
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/german/ResGer.gf b/lib/src/german/ResGer.gf
index abac3e8d2..aaac2b84d 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/ResGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/ResGer.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 German auxiliary operations.
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/german/StructuralGer.gf b/lib/src/german/StructuralGer.gf
index 2708af50e..b22c79dc7 100644
--- a/lib/src/german/StructuralGer.gf
+++ b/lib/src/german/StructuralGer.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete StructuralGer of Structural = CatGer ** 
 
   open MorphoGer, MakeStructuralGer, (X = ConstructX), 
diff --git a/lib/src/italian/DiffIta.gf b/lib/src/italian/DiffIta.gf
index 46cb905b2..3052b14bc 100644
--- a/lib/src/italian/DiffIta.gf
+++ b/lib/src/italian/DiffIta.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 instance DiffIta of DiffRomance = open CommonRomance, PhonoIta, BeschIta, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/italian/MorphoIta.gf b/lib/src/italian/MorphoIta.gf
index 8b950f7ff..9871f3000 100644
--- a/lib/src/italian/MorphoIta.gf
+++ b/lib/src/italian/MorphoIta.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 A Simple Italian Resource Morphology
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/italian/ParadigmsIta.gf b/lib/src/italian/ParadigmsIta.gf
index 32d52f381..30ba03694 100644
--- a/lib/src/italian/ParadigmsIta.gf
+++ b/lib/src/italian/ParadigmsIta.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 Italian Lexical Paradigms
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/italian/PhonoIta.gf b/lib/src/italian/PhonoIta.gf
index 6439e5506..9ab861530 100644
--- a/lib/src/italian/PhonoIta.gf
+++ b/lib/src/italian/PhonoIta.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 resource PhonoIta = open Prelude in {
 
 --3 Elision
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/DiffNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/DiffNor.gf
index e1a26c657..b7f6b7b12 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/DiffNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/DiffNor.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 instance DiffNor of DiffScand = open CommonScand, Prelude in {
 
 -- Parameters.
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/IdiomNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/IdiomNor.gf
index 5db5d940a..efbcc8e53 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/IdiomNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/IdiomNor.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete IdiomNor of Idiom = CatNor ** 
   open MorphoNor, ParadigmsNor, IrregNor, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/IrregNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/IrregNor.gf
index 899fe362e..1d5995ee1 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/IrregNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/IrregNor.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 -- see: http://frodo.bruderhof.com/norskklassen/commonverbs.htm
 
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/IrregNorAbs.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/IrregNorAbs.gf
index 2c6c61181..dacfa5ed1 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/IrregNorAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/IrregNorAbs.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 abstract IrregNorAbs = Cat ** {
   fun be_V : V ;
   fun bite_V : V ;
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/LexiconNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/LexiconNor.gf
index 622f3f9f0..b0725ff58 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/LexiconNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/LexiconNor.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete LexiconNor of Lexicon = CatNor ** 
   open Prelude, ParadigmsNor, IrregNor in {
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/MorphoNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/MorphoNor.gf
index def4a39ac..41ce4a107 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/MorphoNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/MorphoNor.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 --1 A Simple Norwegian Resource Morphology
 --
 -- Aarne Ranta 2002
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/NumeralNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/NumeralNor.gf
index b6e293dbb..33c9cb159 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/NumeralNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/NumeralNor.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete NumeralNor of Numeral = CatNor ** open MorphoNor in {
 
 lincat 
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/ParadigmsNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/ParadigmsNor.gf
index 0fa487b00..aed3bf83b 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/ParadigmsNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/ParadigmsNor.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 Norwegian Lexical Paradigms
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/norwegian/StructuralNor.gf b/lib/src/norwegian/StructuralNor.gf
index 67cb870e0..b9c423275 100644
--- a/lib/src/norwegian/StructuralNor.gf
+++ b/lib/src/norwegian/StructuralNor.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete StructuralNor of Structural = CatNor ** 
   open MorphoNor, ParadigmsNor, (X = ConstructX), IrregNor, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/romance/CatRomance.gf b/lib/src/romance/CatRomance.gf
index 3f8bf13d9..38ab9f12d 100644
--- a/lib/src/romance/CatRomance.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romance/CatRomance.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 incomplete concrete CatRomance of Cat = CommonX - [SC,Pol]
   ** open Prelude, CommonRomance, ResRomance, (R = ParamX) in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/romance/DiffRomance.gf b/lib/src/romance/DiffRomance.gf
index 6bcd38fbd..4ab94f158 100644
--- a/lib/src/romance/DiffRomance.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romance/DiffRomance.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 --1 Differences between Romance languages
 
 interface DiffRomance = open CommonRomance, Prelude in {
diff --git a/lib/src/romance/SentenceRomance.gf b/lib/src/romance/SentenceRomance.gf
index 76e75a525..c5075b359 100644
--- a/lib/src/romance/SentenceRomance.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romance/SentenceRomance.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 incomplete concrete SentenceRomance of Sentence = 
   CatRomance ** open Prelude, CommonRomance, ResRomance in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/romanian/CatRon.gf b/lib/src/romanian/CatRon.gf
index c0e97abbc..d085ec6d3 100644
--- a/lib/src/romanian/CatRon.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romanian/CatRon.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../Romance:../common:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete CatRon of Cat =
   CommonX - [CAdv,Temp,Tense] 
diff --git a/lib/src/romanian/IdiomRon.gf b/lib/src/romanian/IdiomRon.gf
index 8a79d0824..9b64412a6 100644
--- a/lib/src/romanian/IdiomRon.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romanian/IdiomRon.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete IdiomRon of Idiom = 
 -- CatRon **   open (P = ParamX), MorphoRon, ParadigmsRon,Prelude 
 CatRon ** open Prelude, ResRon,BeschRon
diff --git a/lib/src/romanian/PhraseRon.gf b/lib/src/romanian/PhraseRon.gf
index bb89def5b..a27563926 100644
--- a/lib/src/romanian/PhraseRon.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romanian/PhraseRon.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
  concrete PhraseRon of Phrase = 
   CatRon ** open ResRon, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/romanian/QuestionRon.gf b/lib/src/romanian/QuestionRon.gf
index 6602a5c7a..f4e9c78eb 100644
--- a/lib/src/romanian/QuestionRon.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romanian/QuestionRon.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete QuestionRon of Question = 
   CatRon ** open ResRon, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/romanian/RelativeRon.gf b/lib/src/romanian/RelativeRon.gf
index 9386e77db..e7cc45767 100644
--- a/lib/src/romanian/RelativeRon.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romanian/RelativeRon.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete RelativeRon of Relative = 
   CatRon ** open Prelude, ResRon in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/romanian/SentenceRon.gf b/lib/src/romanian/SentenceRon.gf
index 31988d800..d126cb3d0 100644
--- a/lib/src/romanian/SentenceRon.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romanian/SentenceRon.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
  concrete SentenceRon of Sentence = 
   CatRon ** open Prelude, ResRon in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/romanian/VerbRon.gf b/lib/src/romanian/VerbRon.gf
index 7544d6ab0..5b87a277b 100644
--- a/lib/src/romanian/VerbRon.gf
+++ b/lib/src/romanian/VerbRon.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete VerbRon of Verb = 
   CatRon ** open Prelude, ResRon in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/scandinavian/ExtraScand.gf b/lib/src/scandinavian/ExtraScand.gf
index f90864696..fb6b48e2f 100644
--- a/lib/src/scandinavian/ExtraScand.gf
+++ b/lib/src/scandinavian/ExtraScand.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 incomplete concrete ExtraScand of ExtraScandAbs = CatScand ** 
    open CommonScand,Coordination,ResScand, ParamX in {
   lin
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/BeschSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/BeschSpa.gf
index 6114985f9..b09869ecf 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/BeschSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/BeschSpa.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 resource BeschSpa = open Prelude, CommonRomance in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/DiffSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/DiffSpa.gf
index 84827419a..98cbc83ba 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/DiffSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/DiffSpa.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 instance DiffSpa of DiffRomance = open CommonRomance, PhonoSpa, BeschSpa, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/ExtraSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/ExtraSpa.gf
index c2fda9e95..0e2c80848 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/ExtraSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/ExtraSpa.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete ExtraSpa of ExtraSpaAbs = ExtraRomanceSpa ** 
   open CommonRomance, PhonoSpa, MorphoSpa, ParadigmsSpa, ParamX, ResSpa, BeschSpa,
   Prelude in {
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/IrregSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/IrregSpa.gf
index f2a649846..63e21c986 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/IrregSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/IrregSpa.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../abstract:../common:../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 -- machine-generated GF file from Andersson & Söderberg's MSc work
 
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/IrregSpaAbs.gf b/lib/src/spanish/IrregSpaAbs.gf
index 23a5052f0..3d8b0b74e 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/IrregSpaAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/IrregSpaAbs.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 abstract IrregSpaAbs = Cat ** {
   fun abarse_V  : V ; 
   fun abastecer_V  : V ; 
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/LexiconSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/LexiconSpa.gf
index 8fc8fcd7a..f1cebf19c 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/LexiconSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/LexiconSpa.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete LexiconSpa of Lexicon = CatSpa ** open 
   (M=MorphoSpa), ParadigmsSpa, BeschSpa in {
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/MorphoSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/MorphoSpa.gf
index 9395583e3..27b6086f3 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/MorphoSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/MorphoSpa.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 A Simple Spanish Resource Morphology
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/ParadigmsSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/ParadigmsSpa.gf
index 44253bfb6..0cfd31988 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/ParadigmsSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/ParadigmsSpa.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../romance:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 Spanish Lexical Paradigms
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/StructuralSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/StructuralSpa.gf
index afc6f714d..af3627a90 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/StructuralSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/StructuralSpa.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete StructuralSpa of Structural = CatSpa ** 
   open PhonoSpa, MorphoSpa, ParadigmsSpa, BeschSpa, 
        MakeStructuralSpa, (X = ConstructX), Prelude in {
diff --git a/lib/src/spanish/TextSpa.gf b/lib/src/spanish/TextSpa.gf
index b689e1bbf..f45aa6b1d 100644
--- a/lib/src/spanish/TextSpa.gf
+++ b/lib/src/spanish/TextSpa.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete TextSpa of Text = CommonX - [Temp,TTAnt,Tense,TPres,TPast,TFut,TCond] ** {
 
 -- This works for the special punctuation marks of Spanish.
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/DiffSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/DiffSwe.gf
index 3fe2b9123..53993ab19 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/DiffSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/DiffSwe.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 instance DiffSwe of DiffScand = open CommonScand, Prelude in {
 
 -- Parameters.
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/ExtraSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/ExtraSwe.gf
index 9bb83e2da..ec497739d 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/ExtraSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/ExtraSwe.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../abstract:../common:prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete ExtraSwe of ExtraSweAbs = ExtraScandSwe - [FocAdv] ,
                                    ParadigmsSwe - [nominative] **
  open CommonScand, ResSwe, ParamX, VerbSwe, Prelude, DiffSwe, StructuralSwe, MorphoSwe,
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/IdiomSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/IdiomSwe.gf
index 48111389d..e2fe4323a 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/IdiomSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/IdiomSwe.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete IdiomSwe of Idiom = CatSwe ** 
   open MorphoSwe, ParadigmsSwe, IrregSwe, Prelude in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/IrregSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/IrregSwe.gf
index 6c2b21c35..4e687d5cf 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/IrregSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/IrregSwe.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete IrregSwe of IrregSweAbs = CatSwe ** open ParadigmsSwe in {
 
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/IrregSweAbs.gf b/lib/src/swedish/IrregSweAbs.gf
index ad2138393..79124a382 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/IrregSweAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/IrregSweAbs.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 abstract IrregSweAbs = Cat ** {
   fun
   anfalla_V : V ;
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/LexiconSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/LexiconSwe.gf
index afc5c3f25..1d06a5478 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/LexiconSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/LexiconSwe.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 concrete LexiconSwe of Lexicon = CatSwe ** 
   open Prelude, ParadigmsSwe, IrregSwe in {
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/MorphoSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/MorphoSwe.gf
index 2f2467fec..378b16631 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/MorphoSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/MorphoSwe.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 A Simple Swedish Resource Morphology
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/NumeralSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/NumeralSwe.gf
index 1345defd3..4a7e9377c 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/NumeralSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/NumeralSwe.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete NumeralSwe of Numeral = CatSwe [Numeral,Digits] ** open ResSwe, MorphoSwe, Prelude in {
 
 lincat 
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/ParadigmsSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/ParadigmsSwe.gf
index dc3e54b33..16a880ee0 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/ParadigmsSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/ParadigmsSwe.gf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 --# -path=.:../scandinavian:../common:../abstract:../../prelude
+--# -coding=latin1
 
 --1 Swedish Lexical Paradigms
 --
diff --git a/lib/src/swedish/StructuralSwe.gf b/lib/src/swedish/StructuralSwe.gf
index d7aa06374..5ec89f320 100644
--- a/lib/src/swedish/StructuralSwe.gf
+++ b/lib/src/swedish/StructuralSwe.gf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+--# -coding=latin1
 concrete StructuralSwe of Structural = CatSwe ** 
   open MorphoSwe, ParadigmsSwe, MakeStructuralSwe,
   (X = ConstructX), Prelude in {