in reply to 64-bit *nix/gcc expertise required (THIS IS NOT OFF TOPIC!)

The OP looks OT and that's why it is up for such consideration. Perhaps if you explain what you are trying to do (give the big picture) instead of such a narrowly focused post, you might get better responses. Looking your recent posts, I can't help but wonder if this related to Module development: concurrent versions (Updated) where you are trying something with Devel::Size.

Update: I fixed the link, thanks for pointing that out BrowserUK.

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Re^2: 64-bit *nix/gcc expertise required (THIS IS NOT OFF TOPIC!)
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 25, 2010 at 18:52 UTC

    Your link points back to the post you've replied to, so your point is a little confusing.

    But, if the OP was off topic, I would have labelled it as such. Just as I have always done.

    Yes. This is directly related to my attempt to fix a bug in the 64-bit linux build of Devel::Size.


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        But, if the OP was off topic, I would have labelled it as such. Just as I have always done. ... Yes. This is directly related to my attempt to fix a bug in the 64-bit linux build of Devel::Size.

      Ah! The explanation that this was related to a problem in Devel::Size would have been useful to see in the first paragraph of your original post. Without that detail, your post was an interesting technical question about C compilers on different platforms, seemingly unrelated to Perl. Hence, my consideration request to mark the node off-topic.

      Alex / talexb / Toronto

      "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds

        seemingly unrelated to Perl.

        Dog forbid that we here discuss a little about what makes our language and many of its extensions tick without clearing it with hit&run considerers. Thanks mate.

        Maybe I'll just label every one of my future OPs as [OT]--just in case.


        Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
        "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
        In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.