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+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.2.254
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.2.254
+Problem:    Compiler warning for assigning size_t to int.
+Solution:   Use size_t for the variable. (George Reilly)
+Files:	    src/fileio.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.2.253/src/fileio.c	2009-07-29 18:24:59.000000000 +0200
+--- src/fileio.c	2009-09-11 13:46:19.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 4568,4574 ****
+  	    c = TRUE;
+  	    if (write_info.bw_conv_error_lnum != 0)
+  	    {
+! 		int l = STRLEN(IObuff);
+  		vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff + l, IOSIZE - l, _(" in line %ld;"),
+  			(long)write_info.bw_conv_error_lnum);
+  	    }
+--- 4568,4574 ----
+  	    c = TRUE;
+  	    if (write_info.bw_conv_error_lnum != 0)
+  	    {
+! 		size_t l = STRLEN(IObuff);
+  		vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff + l, IOSIZE - l, _(" in line %ld;"),
+  			(long)write_info.bw_conv_error_lnum);
+  	    }
+*** ../vim-7.2.253/src/version.c	2009-09-11 14:19:41.000000000 +0200
+--- src/version.c	2009-09-11 15:03:42.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 678,679 ****
+--- 678,681 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     254,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
+230. You spend your Friday nights typing away at your keyboard
+
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