fixed #9816: Syndicated content asset fails on feeds including a UTF8 BOM

docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 7.7.4
+ - fixed #9816: Syndicated content asset fails on feeds including a UTF8 BOM
  - fixed: Spam in the wiki  (#10050)
  - fixed: Apply button applies but reloads old content in editor  (#9827)
  - fixed: maintenance tasks in parallel  (#9921)

docs/gotcha.txt

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ upgrading from one version to the next, or even between multiple
 versions. Be sure to heed the warnings contained herein as they will
 save you many hours of grief.
 
+
+7.7.4
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * WebGUI now requires XML::FeedPP version 0.40 or greater.
+
+
 7.7.2
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
    * WebGUI now requires Clone version 0.31 or greater.

lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ sub generateFeed {
         # care of any encoding specified in the XML prolog
         utf8::downgrade($value, 1);
         eval {
-            my $singleFeed = XML::FeedPP->new($value, utf8_flag => 1);
+            my $singleFeed = XML::FeedPP->new($value, utf8_flag => 1, -type => 'string');
             $feed->merge($singleFeed);
         };
         if ($@) {

sbin/testEnvironment.pl

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ checkModule("HTML::Highlight",              0.20         );
 checkModule("HTML::TagFilter",              0.07         );
 checkModule("HTML::Template",               2.9          );
 checkModule("HTML::Template::Expr",         0.05,      2 );
-checkModule("XML::FeedPP",                  0.37         );
+checkModule("XML::FeedPP",                  0.40         );
 checkModule("JSON",                         2.04         );
 checkModule("Config::JSON",                 "1.1.2"      );
 checkModule("Text::CSV_XS",                 "0.52"       );