1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/bitbake/bin/bitbake b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
index bc762bfc15..382983e087 100755
--- a/bitbake/bin/bitbake
+++ b/bitbake/bin/bitbake
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import warnings
+warnings.simplefilter("default")
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
                                 'lib'))
@@ -23,10 +25,9 @@ except RuntimeError as exc:
 from bb import cookerdata
 from bb.main import bitbake_main, BitBakeConfigParameters, BBMainException
 
-if sys.getfilesystemencoding() != "utf-8":
-    sys.exit("Please use a locale setting which supports UTF-8 (such as LANG=en_US.UTF-8).\nPython can't change the filesystem locale after loading so we need a UTF-8 when Python starts or things won't work.")
+bb.utils.check_system_locale()
 
-__version__ = "1.49.2"
+__version__ = "2.9.0"
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if __version__ != bb.__version__: