# File lib/haml/util.rb, line 438
    def ruby1_8?
      # IronRuby says its version is 1.9, but doesn't support any of the encoding APIs.
      # We have to fall back to 1.8 behavior.
      ironruby? || (Haml::Util::RUBY_VERSION[0] == 1 && Haml::Util::RUBY_VERSION[1] < 9)
    end