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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=843301712-01052008>I do
not agree. Xalex patch make us much closer to have a solution to the 32/64
support than just removing the __ptr64.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=843301712-01052008></SPAN><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>It is true that there are still some bugs with 32/64 support, but we thought we need to do the change<SPAN
class=843301712-01052008>s</SPAN> now, and address this (less critical) support later.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>S<SPAN
class=843301712-01052008>aying that a program with a bug is the same as an empty
program is not true. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=843301712-01052008>;-) That reminds me of the old saying that a watch
that stopped working is better than a watch that is delayed by 5 seconds, the
former will have the correct time twice a day, while the latter will always be
wrong.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=843301712-01052008>Ishai</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: Calibri">It sounds like
the __ptr64 patch failed to meet its objective if 32/64 support is
broken. Just deleting the __ptr64 attribute would have accomplished the
same end result and been ‘cleaner’.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I
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