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[Paolo Carlini]

Hi Marc,

> Hello,
>
> I attach a patch that does not break anything on i686-pc-linux-gnu.
> (I know I don't have the paperwork done yet, but if this isn't 
> considered a minor patch...)

yes, I think this one can be also accepted, and seems sound, by the way 
;) Seriously, I'm going to fully regtest it here and, in case, commit, 
but, at this point, you should really go ahead with the assignment. Then 
I would definitely welcome patches for the testsuite too!

Paolo.