Re: [Chicken-janitors] #979: chicken.h wrongly assumes that __x86_64__ implies 64 bits

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#979: chicken.h wrongly assumes that __x86_64__ implies 64 bits
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  Reporter:  iraikov       |       Owner:       
      Type:  defect        |      Status:  new  
  Priority:  major         |   Milestone:  4.9.0
 Component:  build system  |     Version:  4.8.x
Resolution:                |    Keywords:       
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Comment(by iraikov):

 Since this was filed by a Debian developer, it may very well be that only
 Linux platforms are meant by this suggestion. And actually, I am able to
 compile Chicken 4.8.x on both 64-bit and 32-bit systems in Debian testing,
 so I need to ask for clarification on the specific platform and compiler
 version that is causing compilation errors.


 Replying to [comment:1 felix]:
 > Hm. This fix looks like its compiler-dependent: is __LP64__ defined
 everywhere on a 64-bit machine? And what platforms are meant with this
 well-meant suggestion? (I assume MING64 isn't which is the only one I'm
 aware of because only stupid OSs that are paranoid and pathologic about
 backwards-compatibility take that half-assed, dangerous and error-prone
 measure to maintain the illusion that you can simply recompile your 32-bit
 code on such a system and expect things to work).
 >
 > In other words, what should we do?

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