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> From: David Engster <deng@randomsample.de>
> Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 19:38:20 +0200
> 
> David Engster writes:
> > avoid such problems. I lately learned that the new MSYS will even
> > deliberately break binary compatibility
> 
> Erm, I meant MinGW.

Ah, that...  Yes, MinGW runtime 4.x breaks binary compatibility,
although I practically begged them not to do that.  It is also buggy,
which is why I won't upgrade.