From: Geert Bosch <bosch@adacore.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:43:43 GMT
Subject: Re: [WIP PATCH] Add 'git fast-export', the sister of 'git fast-import'
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