Get rid of "-encoding binary" across all test cases, as that is no longer

supported in Tcl9.  Use "-translation binary" instead.

FossilOrigin-Name: e0d9670dd98a22d2e22aac8ba8720787a05e280e18ec9b2d4323f947c83718f5

36 files changed, 91 insertions, 105 deletions

diff --git a/ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt2.test b/ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt2.test
index 51141adf0..6b4d6d411 100644
--- a/ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt2.test
+++ b/ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt2.test
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ set lrowid [db one {SELECT max(rowid) FROM t1_data WHERE (rowid & $mask)=0}]
 set nbyte [db one {SELECT length(block) FROM t1_data WHERE rowid=$lrowid}]
 set all [db eval {SELECT rowid FROM t1}]
 sqlite3_db_config db DEFENSIVE 0
+unset -nocomplain res
 for {set i [expr $nbyte-2]} {$i>=0} {incr i -1} {
   do_execsql_test 2.$i.1 {
     BEGIN;
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ foreach {tn hdr} {
       execsql BEGIN
 
       set fd [db incrblob main x3_data block $rowid]
-      fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+      fconfigure $fd -translation binary
       set existing [read $fd [string length $hdr]]
       seek $fd 0
       puts -nonewline $fd $hdr
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ foreach {tn hdr} {
       execsql BEGIN
 
       set fd [db incrblob main x5_data block $rowid]
-      fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+      fconfigure $fd -translation binary
       puts -nonewline $fd $hdr
       close $fd
 
diff --git a/ext/recover/recovercorrupt4.test b/ext/recover/recovercorrupt4.test
index 0ff0b502d..25cfb88fa 100644
--- a/ext/recover/recovercorrupt4.test
+++ b/ext/recover/recovercorrupt4.test
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ if {[permutation]!="inmemory_journal"} {
   do_test 1.1 {
     set sz [expr [file size test.db] - 1024]
     set fd [open test.db]
-    fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+    fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   
     set data [read $fd $sz]
     set fd2 [open test.db2 w]
-    fconfigure $fd2 -encoding binary -translation binary
+    fconfigure $fd2 -translation binary
     puts -nonewline $fd2 $data
     close $fd2
     set {} {}
@@ -61,4 +61,3 @@ if {[permutation]!="inmemory_journal"} {
 }
 
 finish_test
-
diff --git a/ext/recover/recoverpgsz.test b/ext/recover/recoverpgsz.test
index 1a91f0845..f921a7869 100644
--- a/ext/recover/recoverpgsz.test
+++ b/ext/recover/recoverpgsz.test
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ foreach {pgsz bOverflow} {
 
 
   set fd [open test.db]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd $pgsz
   set pg1 [read $fd $pgsz]
   set pg2 [read $fd $pgsz]
   close $fd
 
   set fd2 [open test.db2 w]
-  fconfigure $fd2 -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd2 -translation binary
   seek $fd2 $pgsz
   puts -nonewline $fd2 $pg1
   close $fd2
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ foreach {pgsz bOverflow} {
   forcedelete test.db2
 
   set fd2 [open test.db2 w]
-  fconfigure $fd2 -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd2 -translation binary
   seek $fd2 $pgsz
   puts -nonewline $fd2 $pg2
   close $fd2
@@ -95,6 +95,3 @@ foreach {pgsz bOverflow} {
 
 
 finish_test
-
-
-
diff --git a/ext/session/changesetfuzz1.test b/ext/session/changesetfuzz1.test
index 20f5ac6de..d77fd53b9 100644
--- a/ext/session/changesetfuzz1.test
+++ b/ext/session/changesetfuzz1.test
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if {$CF==""} {
 
 proc writefile {zFile data} {
   set fd [open $zFile w]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $fd $data
   close $fd
 }
@@ -81,4 +81,3 @@ do_test 1.2 {
 
 
 finish_test
-
diff --git a/ext/session/session4.test b/ext/session/session4.test
index de183a69a..6c5ab5d02 100644
--- a/ext/session/session4.test
+++ b/ext/session/session4.test
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ foreach {tn blob} {
   do_test 2.$tn {
     set changeset [binary decode hex $blob]
 #set fd [open x.change w+]
-#fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+#fconfigure $fd -translation binary
 #puts -nonewline $fd $changeset
 #close $fd
     list [catch { sqlite3changeset_apply db $changeset xConflict } msg] $msg
diff --git a/ext/session/sessiondiff.test b/ext/session/sessiondiff.test
index b00af0eb3..461ce17c9 100644
--- a/ext/session/sessiondiff.test
+++ b/ext/session/sessiondiff.test
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ proc database_cksum {db1} {
 
 proc readfile {filename} {
   set fd [open $filename]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   set data [read $fd]
   close $fd
   set data
diff --git a/manifest b/manifest
index a37275420..bc5332672 100644
--- a/manifest
+++ b/manifest
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-C Use\sthe\sSQLite\sformat()\sfunction\sto\sformat\sfloating\spoint\svalues\sfor\stest\nresults,\sto\savoid\sinconsistences\sin\sTCL\sversions.
-D 2024-07-30T16:59:33.915
+C Get\srid\sof\s"-encoding\sbinary"\sacross\sall\stest\scases,\sas\sthat\sis\sno\slonger\nsupported\sin\sTcl9.\s\sUse\s"-translation\sbinary"\sinstead.
+D 2024-07-30T17:09:51.545
 F .fossil-settings/empty-dirs dbb81e8fc0401ac46a1491ab34a7f2c7c0452f2f06b54ebb845d024ca8283ef1
 F .fossil-settings/ignore-glob 35175cdfcf539b2318cb04a9901442804be81cd677d8b889fcc9149c21f239ea
 F LICENSE.md df5091916dbb40e6e9686186587125e1b2ff51f022cc334e886c19a0e9982724
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ F ext/fts5/test/fts5contentless3.test 75eaae5ad6b284ee447788943974d323228f27cc35
 F ext/fts5/test/fts5contentless4.test ec34dc69ef474ca9997dae6d91e072906e0e9a5a4b05ea89964c863833b6eff8
 F ext/fts5/test/fts5contentless5.test 40cdcb4fe751672450829c5a96bd32c25fc2f6076279dd2ce5c58ac9a390132a
 F ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt.test a9bda1ded5112ebf1ee85c5381bd1fe8974952e2523cede4d5072804d2011503
-F ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt2.test a524eaa861aebecb33db919f065c8d2212f4871217446db3e5e79c1c4b49c798
+F ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt2.test 335911e3f68b9625d850325f9e29a128db3f4276a8c9d4e32134580da8f924c4
 F ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt3.test 3cbb18b8970c66ed4d741eb3eecf42c986bd4c430572a5050350a72030de66cf
 F ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt4.test dc08d19f5b8943e95a7778a7d8da592042504faf18dd93f68f7d7a0d7d7dd733
 F ext/fts5/test/fts5corrupt5.test 11b47126f5772cc37b67e3e8b2ed05895c4d07c05338bc07e4eea225bfe32c76
@@ -488,11 +488,11 @@ F ext/recover/recoverclobber.test 3ba6c0c373c5c63d17e82eced64c05c57ccaf26c1abe1c
 F ext/recover/recovercorrupt.test 64c081ad1200ae77b447da99eb724785d6bf71715f394543dc7689642e92bf49
 F ext/recover/recovercorrupt2.test 1418f1710debc24ff38276cedfcea234beb37a34205708e7e3e6d76cc4a979db
 F ext/recover/recovercorrupt3.test 2e7b9a1b528ca23ed382cec6f64e3fcbbd0f8e852add7562397fd8df83f335d5
-F ext/recover/recovercorrupt4.test cc4a56086c50fba6a5b20db122a3f220195b3d4f11a86e0858c7f5f5d8ba58d1
+F ext/recover/recovercorrupt4.test 3e2794145dad2517c018cb68b96f59d4d55b18b3d6271e1d37852cfd7a30b50c
 F ext/recover/recoverfault.test 9d9f88eeb222615a25e7514f234c950d46bee20d24cd8db49d8fff8d650dcfe1
 F ext/recover/recoverfault2.test 730e7371bcda769554d15460cb23126abba1be8eca9539ccabf63623e7bb7e09
 F ext/recover/recoverold.test 68db3d6f85dd2b98e785b6c4da4f5eea4bbe52ccf6674d9a94c7506dc92596aa
-F ext/recover/recoverpgsz.test 3658ab8e68475b1bb87d6af88baa04551c84b73280a566a1be847182410ffc58
+F ext/recover/recoverpgsz.test 88766fcb810e52ee05335c456d4e5fb06d02b73d3ccb48c52bf293434305e2b1
 F ext/recover/recoverrowid.test f948bf4024a5f41b0e21b8af80c60564c5b5d78c05a8d64fc00787715ff9f45f
 F ext/recover/recoverslowidx.test 5205a9742dd9490ee99950dabb622307355ef1662dea6a3a21030057bfd81411
 F ext/recover/recoversql.test e66d01f95302a223bcd3fd42b5ee58dc2b53d70afa90b0d00e41e4b8eab20486
@@ -548,11 +548,11 @@ F ext/rtree/viewrtree.tcl eea6224b3553599ae665b239bd827e182b466024
 F ext/rtree/visual01.txt e9c2564083bcd30ec51b07f881bffbf0e12b50a3f6fced0c222c5c1d2f94ac66
 F ext/session/changeset.c 7a1e6a14c7e92d36ca177e92e88b5281acd709f3b726298dc34ec0fb58869cb5
 F ext/session/changesetfuzz.c 227076ab0ae4447d742c01ee88a564da6478bbf26b65108bf8fac9cd8b0b24aa
-F ext/session/changesetfuzz1.test 2e1b90d888fbf0eea5e1bd2f1e527a48cc85f8e0ff75df1ec4e320b21f580b3a
+F ext/session/changesetfuzz1.test 15b629004e58d5ffcc852e6842a603775bb64b1ce51254831f3d12b113b616cd
 F ext/session/session1.test e94f764fbfb672147c0ef7026b195988133b371dc8cf9e52423eba6cad69717e
 F ext/session/session2.test ee83bb973b9ce17ccce4db931cdcdae65eb40bbb22089b2fe6aa4f6be3b9303f
 F ext/session/session3.test 2cc1629cfb880243aec1a7251145e07b78411d851b39b2aa1390704550db8e6a
-F ext/session/session4.test 6778997065b44d99c51ff9cece047ff9244a32856b328735ae27ddef68979c40
+F ext/session/session4.test d5a119a42954754ad505be757be5b0e24396e6ca675518af458d5e2c338dd48b
 F ext/session/session5.test 716bc6fafd625ce60dfa62ae128971628c1a1169
 F ext/session/session6.test 35279f2ec45448cd2e24a61688219dc6cf7871757716063acf4a8b5455e1e926
 F ext/session/session8.test 326f3273abf9d5d2d7d559eee8f5994c4ea74a5d935562454605e6607ee29904
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ F ext/session/sessionat.test 00c8badb35e43a2f12a716d2734a44d614ff62361979b6b8541
 F ext/session/sessionbig.test 47c381e7acfabeef17d98519a3080d69151723354d220afa2053852182ca7adf
 F ext/session/sessionchange.test 77c4702050f24270b58070e2cf01c95c3d232a3ef164b70f31974b386ce69903
 F ext/session/sessionconflict.test 8b8cbd98548e2e636ddc17d0986276f60e833fb865617dd4f88ea5bbe3a16b96
-F ext/session/sessiondiff.test ad13dd65664bae26744e1f18eb3cbd5588349b7e9118851d8f9364248d67bcec
+F ext/session/sessiondiff.test e89f7aedcdd89e5ebac3a455224eb553a171e9586fc3e1e6a7b3388d2648ba8d
 F ext/session/sessionfault.test 573bf027fb870d57bd4e7cf50822a3e4b17b2b923407438747aaa918dec57a09
 F ext/session/sessionfault2.test b0d6a7c1d7398a7e800d84657404909c7d385965ea8576dc79ed344c46fbf41c
 F ext/session/sessionfault3.test 7c7547202775de268f3fe6f074c4d0d165151829710b4e64f90d4a01645ba9e7
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ F test/autovacuum2.test 76f7eb4fe6a6bf6d33a196a7141dba98886d2fb53a268d7feca285d5
 F test/autovacuum_ioerr2.test 8a367b224183ad801e0e24dcb7d1501f45f244b4
 F test/avfs.test 76f59743dc1f5fa533840d1818b420fe1ee45e21c0fd6bbac7942ba677903128
 F test/avtrans.test b7dc25459ecbd86c6fa9c606ee3068f59d81e225118617dcf2bbb6ded2ade89e
-F test/backcompat.test 3e64cedda754c778ef6bbe417b6e7a295e662a4d
+F test/backcompat.test f2431465ed668f09fc3f6998e56e893a1506ccea6e8b6f409f085f759f431b48
 F test/backup.test 3b08fd4af69f0fa786931103a31f4542b184aba16e239e5f22b18c3c2476697f
 F test/backup2.test 8facb54df1388419d34b362ab1f7e233310ff3a3af64e8ad5ec47ba3c2bbe5cf
 F test/backup4.test 8f6fd48e0dfde77b9a3bb26dc471ede3e101df32
@@ -1010,10 +1010,10 @@ F test/conflict.test b705cddf025a675d3c13d62fa78ab1e2696fb8e07a3d7cccce1596ff8b3
 F test/conflict2.test 5557909ce683b1073982f5d1b61dfb1d41e369533bfdaf003180c5bc87282dd1
 F test/conflict3.test 81865d9599609aca394fb3b9cd5f561d4729ea5b176bece3644f6ecb540f88ac
 F test/contrib01.test 2a1cbc0f2f48955d7d073f725765da6fbceda6b4
-F test/corrupt.test d7cb0300e4a297147b6a05e92a1684bc8973635c3bcaa3d66e983c9cbdbf47a3
-F test/corrupt2.test 9745c55b3ff2d84d9b6dc4f7365f91a99e70d90f3127ebc97ff0549c418e4d3d
+F test/corrupt.test 54509b182b1927663e0a425b681b0935a08a01b11d8153a4a9545ed36760ebe2
+F test/corrupt2.test 4ce5eadd51baa1aedb48e141dd885d155946f5c3677bb032547e350ce91b17f4
 F test/corrupt3.test 6a982535d52c8165654cbc79a043cfd0bf02495a5efbf4754295e056fc548539
-F test/corrupt4.test b5ae41607e8d17d9c1f3e94fdb572ce061ed3beeebdb46fb3a348181b8c8a097
+F test/corrupt4.test 5fa4559bcfd14afbb99670d463546ba75fb4975c710b7f6dfa592ae90471cce7
 F test/corrupt5.test 387be3250795e2a86e6234745558b80efb248a357d0cd8e53bce75c7463f545d
 F test/corrupt6.test fc6a891716139665dae0073b6945e3670bf92568
 F test/corrupt7.test ffa86896fe63a3d00b0a131e1e64f402e4da9f7e5d89609d6501c851e511d73a
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ F test/corruptG.test adf79b669cbfd19e28c8191a610d083ae53a6d51
 F test/corruptH.test 79801d97ec5c2f9f3c87739aa1ec2eb786f96454
 F test/corruptI.test 9d8cbf6214e492abe9e822e759b9751ae336cec0a6fe3ff3b37bfbd8ff9c22ca
 F test/corruptJ.test 4d5ccc4bf959464229a836d60142831ef76a5aa4
-F test/corruptK.test 5b4212fe346699831c5ad559a62c54e11c0611bdde1ea8423a091f9c01aa32af
+F test/corruptK.test ac13504593d89d69690d45479547616ed12644d42b5cb7eeb2e759a76fc23dcb
 F test/corruptL.test 652fc8ac0763a6fd3eb28b951d481924167b2d9936083bcc68253b2274a0c8fe
 F test/corruptM.test 7d574320e08c1b36caa3e47262061f186367d593a7e305d35f15289cc2c3e067
 F test/corruptN.test 7c099d153a554001b4fb829c799b01f2ea6276cbc32479131e0db0da4efd9cc4
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ F test/cost.test cc434a026b1e9d0d98137a147e24e5daf1b1ad09e9ff7da63b34c83ddd136d9
 F test/count.test cd4bd531066e8d77ef8fe1e3fc8253d042072e117ccab214b290cf83f1602249
 F test/countofview.test 4088e461a10ee33e69803c177a69aa1d7bba81a9ffc2df66d76465a22ca7fdfc
 F test/coveridxscan.test f35c7208dedc4f98e471c569df64c0f95a49f6e072d8dc7c8f99bdee2697de1b
-F test/crash.test fb9dc4a02dcba30d4aa5c2c226f98b220b2b959f
+F test/crash.test f699152b8ae759bdf1c19c278b135f5d43fa4b6466e63489cd02edbc94aebad0
 F test/crash2.test 5b14d4eb58b880e231361d3b609b216acda86651
 F test/crash3.test 8f5de9d32ab9ab95475a9efe7f47a940aa889418
 F test/crash4.test fe2821baf37168dc59dd733dcf7dba2a401487bc
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ F test/eqp2.test 6e8996148de88f0e7670491e92e712a2920a369b4406f21a27c3c9b6a46b68d
 F test/errmsg.test eae9f091eb39ce7e20305de45d8e5d115b68fa856fba4ea6757b6ca3705ff7f9
 F test/eval.test 73969a2d43a511bf44080c44485a8c4d796b6a4f038d19e491867081155692c0
 F test/exclusive.test 7ff63be7503990921838d5c9f77f6e33e68e48ed1a9d48cd28745bf650bf0747
-F test/exclusive2.test 984090e8e9d1b331d2e8111daf6e5d61dda0bef7
+F test/exclusive2.test cd70b1d9c6fffd336f9795b711dcc5d9ceba133ad3f7001da3fda63615bdc91e
 F test/exec.test e949714dc127eaa5ecc7d723efec1ec27118fdd7
 F test/exists.test 79a75323c78f02bbe9c251ea502a092f9ef63dac
 F test/expr.test 5c06696478212e5a04e04b043f993373f6f8e5ce5a80f5548a84703b123b6caa
@@ -1247,14 +1247,14 @@ F test/func2.test 69f6ae3751b4ec765bdc3b803c0a255aa0f693f28f44805bef03e6b4a3fd24
 F test/func3.test 600a632c305a88f3946d38f9a51efe145c989b2e13bd2b2a488db47fe76bab6a
 F test/func4.test a3f9062487dbd826776f54f4e0e9517fe8c3cf689af92735308965774d51fac5
 F test/func5.test 863e6d1bd0013d09c17236f8a13ea34008dd857d87d85a13a673960e4c25d82a
-F test/func6.test 9cc9b1f43b435af34fe1416eb1e318c8920448ea7a6962f2121972f5215cb9b0
+F test/func6.test 3bc89ec0f2605736d3a118f43d25ef58115a7db4dba8ae939a363917d815c0bb
 F test/func7.test adbfc910385a6ffd15dc47be3c619ef070c542fcb7488964badb17b2d9a4d080
 F test/func8.test c4e2ecacf9f16e47a245e7a25fbabcc7e78f9c7c41a80f158527cdfdc6dd299d
 F test/func9.test b32d313f679aa9698d52f39519d301c3941823cb72b4e23406c210eadd82c824
 F test/fuzz-oss1.test 514dcabb24687818ea949fa6760229eaacad74ca70157743ef36d35bbe01ffb0
 F test/fuzz.test 4608c1310cff4c3014a84bcced6278139743e080046e5f6784b0de7b069371d8
 F test/fuzz2.test 76dc35b32b6d6f965259508508abce75a6c4d7e1
-F test/fuzz3.test 9c813e6613b837cb7a277b0383cd66bfa07042b4cf0317157c35852f30043c31
+F test/fuzz3.test 70ba57260364b83e964707b9d4b5625284239768ab907dd387c740c0370ce313
 F test/fuzz4.test c229bcdb45518a89e1d208a21343e061503460ac69fae1539320a89f572eb634
 F test/fuzz_common.tcl b7197de6ed1ee8250a4f82d67876f4561b42ee8cbbfc6160dcb66331bad3f830
 F test/fuzz_malloc.test f348276e732e814802e39f042b1f6da6362a610af73a528d8f76898fde6b22f2
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ F test/incrblobfault.test de274b1e329169c2c3438f9528994807ea8201ebf38ae9f157d34b
 F test/incrcorrupt.test 6c567fbf870aa9e91866fe52ce6f200cd548939a
 F test/incrvacuum.test 3fa6145f5e71f603554fd7b8ec3da4290b1341029682313285cb5f9e1893d6ba
 F test/incrvacuum2.test 7d26cfda66c7e55898d196de54ac4ec7d86a4e3d
-F test/incrvacuum3.test 75256fb1377e7c39ef2de62bfc42bbff67be295a
+F test/incrvacuum3.test 0bf0ffe7f2cbc87ba1d471e4bbadabbf10dacf8d4ee26b3a072708d575d637a9
 F test/incrvacuum_ioerr.test 6ae2f783424e47a0033304808fe27789cf93e635
 F test/index.test d866054c88b394fd42cbf2825628f127ca24dfac525fa019069a936674d92cbe
 F test/index2.test f835d5e13ca163bd78c4459ca15fd2e4ed487407
@@ -1329,11 +1329,11 @@ F test/interrupt2.test e4408ca770a6feafbadb0801e54a0dcd1a8d108d
 F test/intpkey.test aee694afed1a65c86c4e69ad030224b3fc268113d00685234d40079fca16bad3
 F test/intreal.test 68829a8bb073ee1610ca3f8f9e0f99b0371fb36e0fa64862dd5ced4ef03c2343
 F test/io.test f138f3fe696d1ed8c51dfea5b325910d319a1b29e1d25ea57231a02092f02cca
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-F test/ioerr5.test 2edfa4fb0f896f733071303b42224df8bedd9da4
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 F test/ioerr6.test a395a6ab144b26a9e3e21059a1ab6a7149cca65b
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-F test/memdb1.test 2fb27d5dadd4e7784d2229e570f6368b059fc0b7fe88ca25e46e17150ba8ad4c
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 F test/memdb2.test 4ba1fc09e2f51df80d148a540e4a3fa66d0462e91167b27497084de4d1f6b5b4
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 F test/memjournal2.test dbc2c5cb5f7b38950f4f6dc3e73fcecf0fcbed3fc32c7ce913bba164d288da1e
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ F test/pagesize.test 5769fc62d8c890a83a503f67d47508dfdc543305
 F test/parser1.test 6ccdf5e459a5dc4673d3273dc311a7e9742ca952dd0551a6a6320d27035ce4b3
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 F test/rbu.test 168573d353cd0fd10196b87b0caa322c144ef736
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 F test/reindex.test cd9d6021729910ece82267b4f5e1b5ac2911a7566c43b43c176a6a4732e2118d
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 F test/resolver01.test f4022acafda7f4d40eca94dbf16bc5fc4ac30ceb
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 F test/rollback2.test 3f3a4e20401825017df7e7671e9f31b6de5fae5620c2b9b49917f52f8c160a8f
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 F test/round1.test 29c3c9039936ed024d672f003c4d35ee11c14c0acb75c5f7d6188ff16190cfd4
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 F test/shell6.test e3b883b61d4916b6906678a35f9d19054861123ad91b856461e0a456273bdbb8
-F test/shell7.test 753c6ece5361df50025a50cadf378ea36db9cc05fb23d7a96cff7fa130626ef9
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 F test/shell8.test aea51ecbcd4494c746b096aeff51d841d04d5f0dc4b62eb42427f16109b87acd
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@@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ F test/subquery2.test 90cf944b9de8204569cf656028391e4af1ccc8c0cc02d4ef38ee3be8de
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-F test/superlock.test ec94f0556b6488d97f71c79f9061ae08d9ab8f12
+F test/superlock.test 85256830339a6871ce36a2ef591c3f67716a701b5497788fb2068b90159c2442
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@@ -1690,7 +1690,7 @@ F test/symlink.test 4368af0e213dd6e726a6240a16f2bb96a5a58f83f2d5d60652f27547b28c
 F test/symlink2.test 9531f475a53d8781c4f81373f87faf2e2aff4f5fb2102ec6386e0c827916a670
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-F test/syscall.test a39d9a36f852ae6e4800f861bc2f2e83f68bbc2112d9399931ecfadeabd2d69d
+F test/syscall.test a067468b43b8cb2305e9f9fe414e5f40c875bb5d2cba5f00b8154396e95fcf37
 F test/sysfault.test c9f2b0d8d677558f74de750c75e12a5454719d04
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 F test/table.test 7862a00b58b5541511a26757ea9c5c7c3f8298766e98aa099deec703d9c0a8e0
@@ -1704,7 +1704,7 @@ F test/temptable.test d2c9b87a54147161bcd1822e30c1d1cd891e5b30
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-F test/tester.tcl fe617b88c7eb08bdf983d2aaa31c20fbf439eee7b8e0d61ca636fcd0c305bbbf
+F test/tester.tcl f16465ee09897fc2bf5ea266146c5f15d507eb2a6a33129cffe135495192a3aa
 F test/testrunner.tcl 1386667c04207d0a540ce1a9bc5ee0b734f7a3ba856c14a03943fb4f32de55bb
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 F test/thread001.test a0985c117eab62c0c65526e9fa5d1360dd1cac5b03bde223902763274ce21899
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ F test/tkt3357.test 77c37c6482b526fe89941ce951c22d011f5922ed
 F test/tkt3419.test 1bbf36d7ea03b638c15804251287c2391f5c1f6b
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-F test/tkt3457.test 5651e2cbb94645b677ec663160b9e192b87b7d365aecdfb24e19f749575a6fc2
+F test/tkt3457.test 5b9cc2b6cbbf896e9b973db83f6520f43f326f4d08604372a7b0379625e28412
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 F test/tkt3508.test d75704db9501625c7f7deec119fcaf1696aefb7d
@@ -1973,7 +1973,7 @@ F test/vtab_shared.test 5253bff2355a9a3f014c15337da7e177ab0ef8ad
 F test/vtabdistinct.test 7688f0889358f849fd60bbfde1ded38b014b18066076d4bfbb75395804dfe072
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 F test/vtabrhs1.test 9b5ecbc74a689500c33a4b2b36761f9bcc22fcc4e3f9d21066ee0c9c74cf5f6c
-F test/wal.test b7cc6984709f54afbf8441747ced1f646af120bf0c1b1d847bfa39306fbea089
+F test/wal.test 519c550255c78f55959e9159b93ebbfad2b4e9f36f5b76284da41f572f9d27da
 F test/wal2.test 31f6e2c404b9f2cdf9ca19b105a1742fdc19653c2c936da39e3658c617524046
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 F test/wal4.test 4744e155cd6299c6bd99d3eab1c82f77db9cdb3c
@@ -1983,11 +1983,11 @@ F test/wal64k.test 2a525c0f45d709bae3765c71045ccec5df7d100ccbd3a7860fdba46c9addb
 F test/wal7.test 2ae8f427d240099cc4b2dfef63cff44e2a68a1bd
 F test/wal8.test d9df3fba4caad5854ed69ed673c68482514203c8
 F test/wal9.test 378e76a9ad09cd9bee06c172ad3547b0129a6750
-F test/wal_common.tcl a98f17fba96206122eff624db0ab13ec377be4fe
+F test/wal_common.tcl 4589f701d5527ace2eba43823c96c2177e1f9dd2a6098256ee2203a0a313c13a
 F test/walbak.test 018d4e5a3d45c6298d11b99f09a8ef6876527946
 F test/walbig.test f437473a16cfb314867c6b5d1dbcd519e73e3434
 F test/walblock.test be48f3a75eff0b4456209f26b3ce186c2015497d
-F test/walcksum.test bb234a1bb42248b3515d992b719708015c384278
+F test/walcksum.test ba02b4fe6d22cb42e57a323003cbae62f77a740983e1355b2b520e019ae261c7
 F test/walcrash.test 21038858cc552077b0522f50b0fa87e38139306a
 F test/walcrash2.test a0edab4e5390f03b99a790de89aad15d6ec70b36
 F test/walcrash3.test e426aa58122d20f2b9fbe9a507f9eb8cab85b8af
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@ F test/walrofault.test c70cb6e308c443867701856cce92ad8288cd99488fa52afab77cca6cf
 F test/walseh1.test bae700eb99519b6d5cd3f893c04759accc5a59c391d4189fe4dd6995a533442b
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-F test/walslow.test c05c68d4dc2700a982f89133ce103a1a84cc285f
+F test/walslow.test 0c51843836c9dcf40a5ac05aa781bfb977b396ee2c872d92bd48b79d5dd9aa23
 F test/walthread.test 14b20fcfa6ae152f5d8e12f5dc8a8a724b7ef189f5d8ef1e2ceab79f2af51747
 F test/walvfs.test e1a6ad0f3c78e98b55c3d5f0889cf366cc0d0a1cb2bccb44ac9ec67384adc4a1
 F test/where.test 59abb854eee24f166b5f7ba9d17eb250abc59ce0a66c48912ffb10763648196d
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ F test/writecrash.test f1da7f7adfe8d7f09ea79b42e5ca6dcc41102f27f8e334ad71539501d
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 F test/zerodamage.test 9c41628db7e8d9e8a0181e59ea5f189df311a9f6ce99cc376dc461f66db6f8dc
-F test/zipfile.test 416adb0ca9bb54f978fe2e77978b1b964ce5e1c0199f45e381caa771e9f8cfc1
+F test/zipfile.test b51e19c3bf19ef62486f275463ac7e83d026bacb1a73c93f53125048b79cd38b
 F test/zipfile2.test 9903388a602a3834189857a985106ff95c3bba6a3969e0134127df991889db5d
 F test/zipfilefault.test 44d4d7a7f7cca7521d569d7f71026b241d65a6b1757aa409c1a168827edbbc2c
 F tool/GetFile.cs 47852aa0d806fe47ed1ac5138bdce7f000fe87aaa7f28107d0cb1e26682aeb44
@@ -2196,12 +2196,12 @@ F vsixtest/Package.appxmanifest 6b6db1eb7df3a315c5d681059754d5f0e0c47a93
 F vsixtest/pch.cpp cb823cfac36f1a39a7eb0acbd7e9a0b0de8f23af
 F vsixtest/pch.h 9cab7980f2ac4baa40807d8b5e52af32a21cf78c
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.sln 77cadbe4e96c1fe1bf51cd77de9e9b0a12ada547
-F vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl 6a9a6ab600c25a91a7acc6293828957a386a8a93
+F vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl 6195aba1f12a5e10efc2b8c0009532167be5e301abe5b31385638080bb302912
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.data 2ed517e100c66dc455b492e1a33350c1b20fbcdc
 F vsixtest/vsixtest.vcxproj.filters 37e51ffedcdb064aad6ff33b6148725226cd608e
 F vsixtest/vsixtest_TemporaryKey.pfx e5b1b036facdb453873e7084e1cae9102ccc67a0
-P d54ec2de78c2aed12be643e59a30b6827fe4728a0ab6504dd64ee9116e5f885a
-R 7f4866a427091a29b1780632dea5351c
+P 6a63c472190dafb36582c116c925bbcbe48c3a2f3217fc1ffcb64a733b0151e1
+R 83dca5d41a8135b553aa7f3c66845d1d
 U drh
-Z 73c4c9a57f9fc1f499055df74c59b8ce
+Z cf1a87e83e012da81921b4e6790c3e27
 # Remove this line to create a well-formed Fossil manifest.
diff --git a/manifest.uuid b/manifest.uuid
index 167a28a68..31b8990f6 100644
--- a/manifest.uuid
+++ b/manifest.uuid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6a63c472190dafb36582c116c925bbcbe48c3a2f3217fc1ffcb64a733b0151e1
+e0d9670dd98a22d2e22aac8ba8720787a05e280e18ec9b2d4323f947c83718f5
diff --git a/test/backcompat.test b/test/backcompat.test
index 87ffc4b3e..d477d4466 100644
--- a/test/backcompat.test
+++ b/test/backcompat.test
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ proc read_file {zFile} {
   set zData {}
   if {[file exists $zFile]} {
     set fd [open $zFile]
-    fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+    fconfigure $fd -translation binary
 
     if {[file size $zFile]<=$::sqlite_pending_byte || $zFile != "test.db"} {
       set zData [read $fd]
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ proc read_file {zFile} {
 }
 proc write_file {zFile zData} {
   set fd [open $zFile w]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $fd $zData
   close $fd
 }
diff --git a/test/corrupt.test b/test/corrupt.test
index 62ead4d9a..ff61cc0bb 100644
--- a/test/corrupt.test
+++ b/test/corrupt.test
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ ifcapable oversize_cell_check {
   # detecting corruption was not possible at that point, and an assert() failed.
   #
   set fd [open test.db r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd [expr 1024+8]
   puts -nonewline $fd "\x03\x14"
   close $fd
diff --git a/test/corrupt2.test b/test/corrupt2.test
index 2e36cbd30..fc24cb376 100644
--- a/test/corrupt2.test
+++ b/test/corrupt2.test
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ do_test corrupt2-1.3 {
   forcedelete corrupt.db-journal
   forcecopy test.db corrupt.db
   set f [open corrupt.db RDWR]
-  fconfigure $f -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $f -translation binary
   seek $f 16 start
   puts -nonewline $f "\x00\xFF"
   close $f
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ do_test corrupt2-1.4 {
   forcedelete corrupt.db-journal
   forcecopy test.db corrupt.db
   set f [open corrupt.db RDWR]
-  fconfigure $f -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $f -translation binary
   seek $f 101 start
   puts -nonewline $f "\xFF\xFF"
   close $f
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ do_test corrupt2-1.5 {
   forcedelete corrupt.db-journal
   forcecopy test.db corrupt.db
   set f [open corrupt.db RDWR]
-  fconfigure $f -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $f -translation binary
   seek $f 101 start
   puts -nonewline $f "\x00\xC8"
   seek $f 200 start
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ do_test corrupt2-3.1 {
   # of the DROP TABLE operation below.
   #
   set fd [open corrupt.db r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd [expr 1024*3 + 12]
   set zCelloffset [read $fd 2]
   binary scan $zCelloffset S iCelloffset
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ do_test corrupt2-5.1 {
   # This block links a page from table t2 into the t1 table structure.
   #
   set fd [open corrupt.db r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd [expr 1024 + 12]
   set zCelloffset [read $fd 2]
   binary scan $zCelloffset S iCelloffset
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ corruption_test -sqlprep $sqlprep -corrupt {
   # 0x0D (interpreted by SQLite as "leaf page of a table B-Tree").
   #
   set fd [open corrupt.db r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd [expr 1024*2 + 8] 
   set zRightChild [read $fd 4]
   binary scan $zRightChild I iRightChild
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ corruption_test -sqlprep $sqlprep -corrupt {
   # The corruption is detected as part of an OP_Prev opcode.
   #
   set fd [open corrupt.db r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd [expr 1024*2 + 12] 
   set zCellOffset [read $fd 2]
   binary scan $zCellOffset S iCellOffset
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ corruption_test -sqlprep $sqlprep -corrupt {
   # 0x0A (interpreted by SQLite as "leaf page of an index B-Tree").
   #
   set fd [open corrupt.db r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd [expr 1024*1 + 8] 
   set zRightChild [read $fd 4]
   binary scan $zRightChild I iRightChild
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ corruption_test -sqlprep {
   CREATE TABLE x6(a, b, c); CREATE TABLE xD(a, b, c); CREATE TABLE xJ(a, b, c);
 } -corrupt {
   set fd [open corrupt.db r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd 108
   set zRightChild [read $fd 4]
   binary scan $zRightChild I iRightChild
diff --git a/test/corrupt4.test b/test/corrupt4.test
index 5b0965a83..544ac3305 100644
--- a/test/corrupt4.test
+++ b/test/corrupt4.test
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ proc put4byte {fd offset val} {
 # the second rightmost child page number of page 1 to 1.
 #
 set fd [open test.db r+]
-fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+fconfigure $fd -translation binary
 set nChild [get2byte $fd 103]
 set offChild [get2byte $fd [expr 100+12+($nChild-2)*2]]
 set pgnoChild [get4byte $fd $offChild]
diff --git a/test/corruptK.test b/test/corruptK.test
index 1569afe4a..0bdb3c45b 100644
--- a/test/corruptK.test
+++ b/test/corruptK.test
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ do_test 1.2 {
   sqlite3 db test.db
 
   set fd [db incrblob t1 x 3]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd 30
   puts -nonewline $fd "\x18"
   close $fd
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ do_test 2.2 {
 
   sqlite3 db test.db
   set fd [db incrblob t1 x 5]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
 
   seek $fd 22
   puts -nonewline $fd "\x5d"
diff --git a/test/crash.test b/test/crash.test
index c1901daec..f63163659 100644
--- a/test/crash.test
+++ b/test/crash.test
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ do_test crash-7.1 {
 
   # Change the checksum value for the master journal name.
   set f [open test.db-journal a]
-  fconfigure $f -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $f -translation binary
   seek $f [expr [file size test.db-journal] - 12]
   puts -nonewline $f "\00\00\00\00"
   close $f
diff --git a/test/exclusive2.test b/test/exclusive2.test
index 92fcd76ab..0a5d2b6eb 100644
--- a/test/exclusive2.test
+++ b/test/exclusive2.test
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ sqlite3_soft_heap_limit 0
 proc pagerChangeCounter {filename new {fd ""}} {
   if {$fd==""} {
     set fd [open $filename RDWR]
-    fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+    fconfigure $fd -translation binary
     set needClose 1
   } else {
     set needClose 0
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ proc pagerChangeCounter {filename new {fd ""}} {
 
 proc readPagerChangeCounter {filename} {
   set fd [open $filename RDONLY]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
 
   seek $fd 24
   foreach {a b c d} [list 0 0 0 0] {}
diff --git a/test/func6.test b/test/func6.test
index fe90a755d..acca490f3 100644
--- a/test/func6.test
+++ b/test/func6.test
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ do_execsql_test func6-100 {
 # string.
 proc loadhex {file} {
   set fd [open $file]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   set data [read $fd]
   close $fd
   binary encode hex $data 
diff --git a/test/fuzz3.test b/test/fuzz3.test
index bf778ed2b..8ac1f4d58 100644
--- a/test/fuzz3.test
+++ b/test/fuzz3.test
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ proc modify_database {iMod} {
   set offset [expr {$iMod>>8}]
 
   set fd [open test.db r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd $offset
   set old_blob [read $fd 1]
   seek $fd $offset
diff --git a/test/incrvacuum3.test b/test/incrvacuum3.test
index e901bfe1f..b4cbc8b0c 100644
--- a/test/incrvacuum3.test
+++ b/test/incrvacuum3.test
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ proc check_on_disk {} {
   set sz [file size test.db]
   set fd [open test.db]
   set fd2 [open test2.db w]
-  fconfigure $fd  -encoding binary -translation binary
-  fconfigure $fd2 -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd  -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd2 -translation binary
   if {$sz>$::sqlite_pending_byte} {
     puts -nonewline $fd2 [read $fd $::sqlite_pending_byte]
     seek $fd [expr $::sqlite_pending_byte+512]
diff --git a/test/ioerr.test b/test/ioerr.test
index 29a3dede8..fb54d8b38 100644
--- a/test/ioerr.test
+++ b/test/ioerr.test
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ if {$tcl_platform(platform)=="unix" && [atomic_batch_write test.db]==0} {
     }
     forcecopy test2.db-journal test.db-journal
     set f [open test.db-journal a]
-    fconfigure $f -encoding binary
+    fconfigure $f -translation binary
     puts -nonewline $f "hello"
     puts -nonewline $f "\x00\x00\x00\x05\x01\x02\x03\x04"
     puts -nonewline $f "\xd9\xd5\x05\xf9\x20\xa1\x63\xd7"
diff --git a/test/ioerr5.test b/test/ioerr5.test
index a430f5340..a0a74bd95 100644
--- a/test/ioerr5.test
+++ b/test/ioerr5.test
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ foreach locking_mode {normal exclusive} {
     # Read the contents of the database file into a Tcl variable.
     #
     set fd [open test.db]
-    fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+    fconfigure $fd -translation binary
     set zDatabase [read $fd]
     close $fd
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ foreach locking_mode {normal exclusive} {
     #
     do_test ioerr5-1.$locking_mode-$iFail.4 {
       set fd [open test.db]
-      fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+      fconfigure $fd -translation binary
       set zDatabase2 [read $fd]
       close $fd
       expr {$zDatabase eq $zDatabase2}
diff --git a/test/memdb1.test b/test/memdb1.test
index 3a31c8e28..c0510abae 100644
--- a/test/memdb1.test
+++ b/test/memdb1.test
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ if {[wal_is_capable]} {
   db close
   
   set fd [open test.db]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   set data [read $fd [expr 20*1024]]
   close $fd
   
diff --git a/test/pendingrace.test b/test/pendingrace.test
index ef42578f2..80160149a 100644
--- a/test/pendingrace.test
+++ b/test/pendingrace.test
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ proc my_db_restore {} {
   forcecopy sv_test.db-journal test.db-journal
 
   set fd1 [open sv_test.db r]
-  fconfigure $fd1 -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd1 -translation binary
   set data [read $fd1]
   close $fd1
 
   set fd1 [open test.db w]
-  fconfigure $fd1 -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd1 -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $fd1 $data
   close $fd1
 }
diff --git a/test/recover.test b/test/recover.test
index 5495b7a00..268d3a55b 100644
--- a/test/recover.test
+++ b/test/recover.test
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ proc compare_dbs {db1 db2} {
 proc recover_with_opts {opts} {
   set cmd ".recover $opts"
   set fd [open [list |$::CLI test.db $cmd]]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary
   fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   set sql [read $fd]
   close $fd
diff --git a/test/rollback.test b/test/rollback.test
index 423bf20fc..f32ce523e 100644
--- a/test/rollback.test
+++ b/test/rollback.test
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ if {$tcl_platform(platform) == "unix"
   ]
   set iOffset [expr (([file size testA.db-journal] + 511)/512)*512]
   set fd [open testA.db-journal a+]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd $iOffset
   puts -nonewline $fd $zAppend
 
diff --git a/test/shell5.test b/test/shell5.test
index 8727edaaf..31d5449fd 100644
--- a/test/shell5.test
+++ b/test/shell5.test
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ CREATE TABLE t4(a, b);
 #
 do_test shell5-3.1 {
   set fd [open shell5.csv w]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $fd "\"test 1\"\x1F,test 2\r\n\x1E"
   puts -nonewline $fd "test 3\x1Ftest 4\n"
   close $fd
diff --git a/test/shell7.test b/test/shell7.test
index dfd9e47c2..460789e54 100644
--- a/test/shell7.test
+++ b/test/shell7.test
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ do_execsql_test 1.0 {
 foreach {tn l x} [db eval { SELECT tn, length(x) AS l, x FROM f1 }] {
   forcedelete shell7_test.bin
   set fd [open shell7_test.bin w]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary
   fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $fd $x
   close $fd
diff --git a/test/superlock.test b/test/superlock.test
index 704b0677a..10e7caa29 100644
--- a/test/superlock.test
+++ b/test/superlock.test
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ do_multiclient_test tn {
 proc read_content {file} {
   if {[file exists $file]==0} {return ""}
   set fd [open $file]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   set content [read $fd]
   close $fd
   return $content
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ proc read_content {file} {
 
 proc write_content {file content} {
   set fd [open $file w+]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $fd $content
   close $fd
 }
diff --git a/test/syscall.test b/test/syscall.test
index 19313a5e6..fe4a4177f 100644
--- a/test/syscall.test
+++ b/test/syscall.test
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ forcedelete test.db test.db2
 
 proc create_db_file {nByte} {
   set fd [open test.db w]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $fd [string range "xSQLite" 1 $nByte]
   close $fd
 }
diff --git a/test/tester.tcl b/test/tester.tcl
index b96bc505d..f7f5347f5 100644
--- a/test/tester.tcl
+++ b/test/tester.tcl
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ proc catchsafecmd {db {cmd ""}} {
 proc catchcmdex {db {cmd ""}} {
   global CLI
   set out [open cmds.txt w]
-  fconfigure $out -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $out -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $out $cmd
   close $out
   set line "exec -keepnewline -- $CLI $db < cmds.txt"
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ proc catchcmdex {db {cmd ""}} {
   foreach chan $chans {
     catch {
       set modes($chan) [fconfigure $chan]
-      fconfigure $chan -encoding binary -translation binary -buffering none
+      fconfigure $chan -translation binary -buffering none
     }
   }
   set rc [catch { eval $line } msg]
diff --git a/test/tkt3457.test b/test/tkt3457.test
index 24b4f0eac..027349463 100644
--- a/test/tkt3457.test
+++ b/test/tkt3457.test
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ do_test tkt3457-1.1 {
   # start of the first journal-header has not been written by SQLite.
   # So write it now.
   set fd [open bak.db-journal a+]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd 0
   puts -nonewline $fd "\xd9\xd5\x05\xf9\x20\xa1\x63\xd7"
   close $fd
diff --git a/test/wal.test b/test/wal.test
index 234668240..50988debe 100644
--- a/test/wal.test
+++ b/test/wal.test
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ foreach {tn pgsz works} {
       set framehdr [binary format IIIIII $pg 5 22 23 $c1 $c2]
 
       set fd [open test.db-wal w]
-      fconfigure $fd -encoding binary -translation binary
+      fconfigure $fd -translation binary
       puts -nonewline $fd $walhdr
       puts -nonewline $fd $framehdr
       puts -nonewline $fd $framebody
diff --git a/test/wal_common.tcl b/test/wal_common.tcl
index 917ad598f..cdba53b5b 100644
--- a/test/wal_common.tcl
+++ b/test/wal_common.tcl
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ proc wal_set_walhdr {filename {intlist {}}} {
 
     set fd [open $filename r+]
     fconfigure $fd -translation binary
-    fconfigure $fd -encoding binary
     seek $fd 0
     puts -nonewline $fd $blob
     close $fd
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ proc wal_set_walhdr {filename {intlist {}}} {
 
   set fd [open $filename]
   fconfigure $fd -translation binary
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary
   set blob [read $fd 24]
   close $fd
 
@@ -89,5 +87,3 @@ proc wal_fix_walindex_cksum {hdrvar} {
   lset hdr 10 $c1
   lset hdr 11 $c2
 }
-
-
diff --git a/test/walcksum.test b/test/walcksum.test
index f3fc42711..10329ba6c 100644
--- a/test/walcksum.test
+++ b/test/walcksum.test
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ ifcapable !wal {finish_test ; return }
 #
 proc readfile {filename} {
   set fd [open $filename]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary
   fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   set data [read $fd]
   close $fd
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ proc log_checksum_write {filename iFrame endian} {
 
   set bin [binary format II $c1 $c2]
   set fd [open $filename r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary
   fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   seek $fd $offset
   puts -nonewline $fd $bin
@@ -114,7 +112,6 @@ proc log_checksum_writemagic {filename endian} {
   set val [expr {0x377f0682 | ($endian == "big" ? 1 : 0)}]
   set bin [binary format I $val]
   set fd [open $filename r+]
-  fconfigure $fd -encoding binary
   fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $fd $bin
 
diff --git a/test/walslow.test b/test/walslow.test
index 2a52a225d..6a0f147a0 100644
--- a/test/walslow.test
+++ b/test/walslow.test
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ foreach incr {1 2 3 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 253 254 255} {
 
       forcecopy test.db-wal test2.db-wal
       set fd [open test2.db-wal r+]
-      fconfigure $fd -encoding binary
       fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   
       seek $fd $iOff
diff --git a/test/zipfile.test b/test/zipfile.test
index 4d09e08b1..c406edeec 100644
--- a/test/zipfile.test
+++ b/test/zipfile.test
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if {[catch {load_static_extension db fileio} error]} {
 
 proc readfile {f} {
   set fd [open $f]
-  fconfigure $fd -translation binary -encoding binary
+  fconfigure $fd -translation binary
   set data [read $fd]
   close $fd
   set data
diff --git a/vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl b/vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl
index 5dce821dc..8b2288be3 100644
--- a/vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl
+++ b/vsixtest/vsixtest.tcl
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ proc readFile { fileName } {
   #       may contain binary data.
   #
   set file_id [open $fileName RDONLY]
-  fconfigure $file_id -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $file_id -translation binary
   set result [read $file_id]
   close $file_id
   return $result
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ proc writeFile { fileName data } {
   #       binary data.
   #
   set file_id [open $fileName {WRONLY CREAT TRUNC}]
-  fconfigure $file_id -encoding binary -translation binary
+  fconfigure $file_id -translation binary
   puts -nonewline $file_id $data
   close $file_id
   return ""