gistfile1.txt

// JSHint chokes when a UTF8 file is read that includes the BOM.
// This bug is fixed in grunt versions >= 0.4, but include the fix
// for previous versions as well since 0.4 is still in development / unstable.
// https://github.com/cowboy/grunt/issues/338
// https://github.com/cowboy/grunt/commit/44b57274ceba147e24dcc121ed7d9b84e6ec4e49
if ( parseFloat(grunt.version) < 0.4 ) {
    var _readFile = grunt.file.read;
    
    grunt.file.read = function() {
        var src = _readFile.apply( this, arguments );
        
        if (typeof src === 'string' && src.charCodeAt(0) === 0xFEFF) {
          src = src.substring(1);
        }
        
        return src;
    };
}