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Using Visual C++ 6 SP6:
…failed updating 24 targets…
…skipped 48 targets…
…updated 1052 targets…
Using gcc 3.4.2:
…updated 1041 targets…
So gcc 3.4.2 had no problems, while VC++ 6 had some… unfortunately they were in the serialize classes, which were what I was after to use in code shared across platforms… time to switch up to VC .net 2003 or VC 2005… to be continued…
