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vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl said:
>  Your patch (tries to) transform a compile and link time check into a
> runtime check. Not nice.

It transforms a broken and cryptic compile-time check into a correct and
informative runtime check.

If you can provide a correct and informative compile-time check, that would 
be wonderful.

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dwmw2


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