Fix compatibility issue with 64-bit cygwin.

diff --git a/src/support/os_cygwin.cpp b/src/support/os_cygwin.cpp
index e0c0bd17a04a0e45217d8e45f1f56b9b7729da65..572273ce2c9c670dc0f5ae7e1ed8965254ccd9e2 100644 (file)
--- a/src/support/os_cygwin.cpp
+++ b/src/support/os_cygwin.cpp
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ bool autoOpenFile(string const & filename, auto_open_mode const mode,
        // reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb762153.aspx
        string const win_path = to_local8bit(from_utf8(convert_path(filename, PathStyle(windows))));
        char const * action = (mode == VIEW) ? "open" : "edit";
-       bool success = reinterpret_cast<int>(ShellExecute(NULL, action,
+       bool success = reinterpret_cast<long>(ShellExecute(NULL, action,
                                        win_path.c_str(), NULL, NULL, 1)) > 32;
 
        if (!path.empty() && !lyxrc.texinputs_prefix.empty()) {

diff --git a/status.21x b/status.21x
index 7997e0f26a573902cbb5d84037967053942f2fe3..452841120db5650e271298d4fcb1863f1838796e 100644 (file)
--- a/status.21x
+++ b/status.21x
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ What's new
 
 * BUILD/INSTALLATION
 
+- Fix compatibility issue with 64-bit cygwin.
+
 
 
 ** Bug fixes: