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+To: vim_dev@googlegroups.com
+Subject: Patch 7.3.244
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.3.244
+Problem:    MS-Windows: Build problem with old compiler. (John Beckett)
+Solution:   Only use HandleToLong() when available. (Mike Williams)
+Files:	    src/gui_w32.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.3.243/src/gui_w32.c	2011-05-25 21:18:02.000000000 +0200
+--- src/gui_w32.c	2011-07-07 17:42:36.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 1574,1579 ****
+--- 1574,1583 ----
+  #endif
+  
+  #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
++ # if _MSC_VER < 1400
++ /* HandleToLong() only exists in compilers that can do 64 bit builds */
++ #  define HandleToLong(h) ((long)(h))
++ # endif
+      /* set the v:windowid variable */
+      set_vim_var_nr(VV_WINDOWID, HandleToLong(s_hwnd));
+  #endif
+*** ../vim-7.3.243/src/version.c	2011-07-07 17:36:52.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2011-07-07 17:43:21.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 711,712 ****
+--- 711,714 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     244,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
+262. Your computer has it's own phone line - but your daughter doesn't.
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
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