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  r76108 | antoine.pitrou | 2009-11-04 20:25:14 +0100 (mer., 04 nov. 2009) | 6 lines

  Issue #7211: Allow 64-bit values for the `ident` and `data` fields of kevent
  objects on 64-bit systems.  Patch by Michael Broghton.

  I will revert this checkin if it causes problems on our BSD buildbots.
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+- Issue #7211: Allow 64-bit values for the `ident` and `data` fields of kevent
+  objects on 64-bit systems.  Patch by Michael Broghton.
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 - Issue #6896: mailbox.Maildir now invalidates its internal cache each time
   a modification is done through it.  This fixes inconsistencies and test
   failures on systems with slightly bogus mtime behaviour.