Re: [WIP PATCH] Add 'git fast-export', the sister of 'git fast-import'

From: Geert Bosch <bosch@adacore.com>
Date: Nov 21, 2007, 12:43 UTC
Message-ID: <2348F06A-F9A2-4A8F-8501-D0B696F34388@adacore.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0711210336210.27959@racer.site>

On Nov 20, 2007, at 22:40, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> 	Oh, and it relies on "int" being castable to void * and vice
> 	versa.  Is anybody aware of a platform where this can lead to
> 	problems?

Like any 64-bit system? int is 32 bit and void * is 64. So, casting a pointer to an int drops half the bits. When you convert it back it will point to a funny place...

   -Geert

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