1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/ikiwiki b/ikiwiki
index 97afa853f..6bf58017d 100755
--- a/ikiwiki
+++ b/ikiwiki
@@ -193,24 +193,27 @@ sub srcfile ($) { #{{{
 	error("internal error: $file cannot be found");
 } #}}}
 
-sub readfile ($) { #{{{
+sub readfile ($;$) { #{{{
 	my $file=shift;
+	my $binary=shift;
 
 	if (-l $file) {
 		error("cannot read a symlink ($file)");
 	}
 	
 	local $/=undef;
-	open (IN, "$file") || error("failed to read $file: $!");
+	open (IN, $file) || error("failed to read $file: $!");
+	binmode(IN) if $binary;
 	my $ret=<IN>;
 	close IN;
 	return $ret;
 } #}}}
 
-sub writefile ($$$) { #{{{
+sub writefile ($$$;$) { #{{{
 	my $file=shift; # can include subdirs
 	my $destdir=shift; # directory to put file in
 	my $content=shift;
+	my $binary=shift;
 	
 	my $test=$file;
 	while (length $test) {
@@ -232,6 +235,7 @@ sub writefile ($$$) { #{{{
 	}
 	
 	open (OUT, ">$destdir/$file") || error("failed to write $destdir/$file: $!");
+	binmode(OUT) if $binary;
 	print OUT $content;
 	close OUT;
 } #}}}