1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/reline/general_io.rb b/lib/reline/general_io.rb
index 291c14c7b3..85f1f13eed 100644
--- a/lib/reline/general_io.rb
+++ b/lib/reline/general_io.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 require 'timeout'
 
 class Reline::GeneralIO
+  def self.encoding
+    RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin|mingw/ ? Encoding::UTF_8 : Encoding::default_external
+  end
+
+  def self.win?
+    false
+  end
+
   RAW_KEYSTROKE_CONFIG = {}
 
   @@buf = []