Re: [Fractdev] 2 probs w the 20.99.8 Fractint 4 Windows

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Author: Richard
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Subject: Re: [Fractdev] 2 probs w the 20.99.8 Fractint 4 Windows

In article <480D101B.21077.52695E@???>,
"Tim Wegner" <twegner@???> writes:

> Any hardcoded assumption that int = 16 bits would have created a
> problem with the Linux port.


Indeed, but I've already found a bunch of places where the pointer logic
assumed that adding 2 to the pointer would advance it to the next integer.
In other words, even though the xfractin port appears OK, there are
still subtle bugs in it of this variety.
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