NB> I didn't realize it until very late, that I was trying all of this   
    NB> on a 64bit distro. :(   
      
   erk! this may be related to your problem... remember that quote i showed about   
   a long being 32bit on some platforms and 64bit on others? this sounds like   
   such...   
      
    NB> That's why I don't like having too many VMs. It doesn't matter what   
    NB> I name them.. if I have more than one or two open at once, I'll   
    NB> always mix them up at some point.    
      
   this is one reason why i always customize the prompt and background screens on   
   my machines... especially when i'm ssh'd into several at once... i've been   
   known to have upwards of a dozen ssh sessions open to my various machines...   
   more than one to the same machine and also to numerous machines... i'll be   
   comparing configs or even copy'n'pasting between them... i especially try to   
   be sure of the window title and that it depicts which machine and task i'm   
   working on at the time ;)   
      
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