Author gvanrossum
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Date 2007-10-26.19:39:38
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> Disabling Python's emulated InterlockedCompareExchange (for Win95
> compatibility) cures the problem, so the underlying question is why the
> existence of InterlockedCompareExchange is not being autodetected on 64
> bit systems -- and that is apparently because GetProcAddress
> (kernel,"InterlockedCompareExchange") returns NULL -- which makes sense
> since InterlockedCompareExchange appears to be implemented using macros
> instead of being served up through kernel32.dll.
>
> So is Win95 still a supported platform?

Heavens no!

> If not, then perhaps InterlockedCompareExchange emulation can simply be
> deleted.

Patch please?
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