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docs: warn users about non-ASCII paths on build 
The build breaks if there's a non-ASCII character on the path to the building
directory.

Ref: #16278
Ref: #14336
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Matheus Marchini authored and Matheus Marchini committed Dec 12, 2017
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Expand Up @@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ Prerequisites:
* **Optional** (to build the MSI): the [WiX Toolset v3.11](http://wixtoolset.org/releases/)
and the [Wix Toolset Visual Studio 2017 Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RobMensching.WixToolsetVisualStudio2017Extension).

If the path to your build directory contains a space, the build will likely fail.
If the path to your build directory contains a space or a non-ASCII character, the
build will likely fail.

```console
> .\vcbuild
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