# File lib/sass/util.rb, line 793
    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.
      return @ruby1_8 if defined?(@ruby1_8)
      @ruby1_8 = ironruby? ||
                   (RUBY_VERSION_COMPONENTS[0] == 1 && RUBY_VERSION_COMPONENTS[1] < 9)
    end