The only reply this PR got, was from Bruce Evans who critiqued my use of a simple (long) cast, which appears to have derailed this PR, sticking it in the usual never getting fixed limbo where unfortunately most of my PR's appear to end up.
Looks to me like Bruce gave you some valuable advice. You spent more time complaining about the handling of your PR and documenting the issue on your blog than it would have taken you to fix your patch.
Looks to me like Bruce gave you some valuable advice. You spent more time complaining about the handling of your PR and documenting the issue on your blog than it would have taken you to fix your patch.